Grover Cleveland Washabaugh

Grover Cleveland "Pappy" Washabaugh (September 21, 1892 – March 16, 1973) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College from 1937 to 1942, during which time he compiled a 16–26–6 record, and the head basketball coach from 1937 to 1956, during which time he compiled a 296–129 record.

Biography Washabaugh's first coaching experience came at Woodlawn High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, where he mentored the basketball team and taught physical education. In 1937, he took over as the head basketball and football coach at Westminster College. Washabaugh also served as the school's athletic director. In August 1943, Westminster College discontinued its football team.

In January 1959, he returned home to Pittsburgh after suffering a mild stroke. Washabaugh retired in 1961. He was inducted into the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. He was survived by his wife Grace, with whom he had a son and two daughters.