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George Roark

1898 – 1993

American football player and coach

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Lived 1898 – 1993 (aged 94). George Roark was a baseball player and basketball coach.

George Wheeler Roark (October 7, 1898 – March 31, 1993) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and track. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1936 and at Washington & Jefferson College from 1937 to 1940, compiling a career college football record of 18–18–3. Roark also coached basketball and track at Westminster.

Roark was a native of Altavista, Virginia. He attended Bethany College in West Virginia, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball, and graduated with the class of 1925. He played catcher on the baseball team with pitcher Ed Wells, who went on to play Major League Baseball. Roarke resigned from his post at Washington & Jefferson in December 1940 to coach football at New Brighton, Pennsylvania's high school, where he had coached football and basketball from 1930 to 1935. In his first stint at New Brighton, his football teams tallied a mark of 33–9–3.

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Bethany College
Also known as
George W. Roark, George Wheeler Roark

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Frequently asked questions

Who was George Roark?

American football player and coach

When was George Roark born?

George Roark was born on 7 October 1898.

When did George Roark die?

George Roark died on 31 March 1993.

What was George Roark's occupation?

George Roark was a baseball player and basketball coach.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Roark

· Wikidata: Q16013077

· DBpedia: George Roark

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