Jasper Colebank
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1887 Evansville, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 1968 (aged 80) Enterprise, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | West Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | Grafton HS (WV) |
| 1924–1932 | Fairmont State |
| 1934–1939 | Fairmont State |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1941 | Fairmont State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1952 | Fairmont State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–169 (college basketball) |
Jasper Haymond Colebank (February 28, 1887 – January 6, 1968) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1924 to 1932 and again from 1934 to 1939.[1] From 1926 to 1941 he was also Fairmont State's men's basketball coach.[2] Colebank died on January 6, 1968, in Enterprise, West Virginia, of an apparent heart attack.[3]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. pp. 156–157. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Fairmont State Men's Basketball Record Book 2020-21" (PDF). Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Funeral Service For Colebank Tues". Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. United Press International. January 8, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- 20th-century American sportsmen