George Krebs

George Krebs

File:GRKrebs.png Krebs pictured in The Monticola, West Virginia yearbook
Date of birth:	(1872-03-05)March 5, 1872
Place of birth:	New Martinsville, West Virginia
Date of death:	May 8, 1939(1939-05-08) (aged 67)
Place of death:	Charleston, West Virginia
Career information
Organizations
Career highlights and awards
Coaching record: 5–4–1

George R. Krebs (March 5, 1872 – May 8, 1939) was an American football player and coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for the 1897 season, in which he also captained the team. His coaching record at West Virginia was 5–4–1. A native of New Martinsville, Krebs graduated from West Virginia University in 1899 in with a degree in engineering.

Krebs also played professional football during this period for the Latrobe Athletic Association and was even a member of the 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team. He died in 1939 of heart problems.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1897)
1897	West Virginia	5–4–1
West Virginia:		5–4–1
Total:		5–4–1
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

External links

• George Krebs at Find a Grave