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Rex Gary

1893 – 1968

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Lived 1893 – 1968 (aged 74). Rex Gary was an American american football coach, basketball coach and baseball manager.

Rex Inglis Gary Sr. (February 28, 1893 – May 4, 1968) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach, executive for the Boy Scouts of America, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois for two seasons, from 1919 to 1920, compiling a record of 6–6. Gary was also the head basketball coach at Wheaton for two seasons, from 1919 to 1921, tallying a mark of 17–7, and the school's baseball coach in 1921, leading his team to a record of 3–7.

Gary attended Alton High School in Alton, Illinois, where he played football. He then went to Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he played football as a quarterback in 1913 and 1914. In 1919, Gary, then a U.S. Army lieutenant, was listed as slighted wounded by the United States Department of War.

In 1935, Gary left St. Joseph, Missouri to work for the Boy Scouts's Valley Forge Council of Philadelphia. He was later executive of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Gary was killed on May 4, 1968, in an automobile accident in Sarasota, Florida. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Important facts

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Education
Illinois College
Employers
Wheaton College, Scouting America

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People whose lives overlapped Rex Gary's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Rex Gary?

American sports coach (1893–1968)

When was Rex Gary born?

Rex Gary was born on 28 September 1893.

When did Rex Gary die?

Rex Gary died on 4 May 1968 in Sarasota.

What was Rex Gary's occupation?

Rex Gary was an american football coach, basketball coach and baseball manager.

What nationality was Rex Gary?

Rex Gary was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rex Gary

· Wikidata: Q16212964

· DBpedia: Rex Gary

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