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George Cobb

1885 – 1957

American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1885 – 1957 (aged 71). George Cobb was an American basketball coach.

George Robert Cobb (August 26, 1885 – February 13, 1957) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Rhode Island State College—now known as the University of Rhode Island—from 1909 to 1911 and again from 1913 to 1914, compiling a record of a 17–16–5. Cobb was also the head basketball coach at Rhode Island State from 1910 to 1913, tallying a mark of 13–9, and the school's athletic director from 1909 to 1916. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1908. Cobb died on February 13, 1957, as Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland.

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University of Massachusetts
Also known as
George Robert Cobb

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People whose lives overlapped George Cobb's

Frequently asked questions

Who was George Cobb?

American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator

When was George Cobb born?

George Cobb was born on 26 August 1885 in Granby.

When did George Cobb die?

George Cobb died on 13 February 1957 in Wicomico County.

What was George Cobb's occupation?

George Cobb was a basketball coach.

What nationality was George Cobb?

George Cobb was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Cobb

· Wikidata: Q5538003

· DBpedia: George Cobb (coach)

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