George Van Bibber|
| Born | 1909 |
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| Died | August 3, 1982(1982-08-03) (aged 72–73)
Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| 1928–1930 | Purdue |
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| Position | Tackle |
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| 1931–1933 | Central State (MI) |
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| 1934–1935 | Buffalo |
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| 1934–1936 | Buffalo |
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| 1936–1950 | Connecticut |
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| Overall | 16–19–3 |
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- Second-team All-American (1930)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1930)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1929)
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Edward George Van Bibber (1909 – August 3, 1982) was an American college football player and coach and university professor. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1931 to 1933 and at the University at Buffalo from 1934 to 1935, compiling a career college football record of 16–19–3. Van Bibber joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut in 1936 and was the director of the School of Physical Education there before retiring in 1969. He died on August 3, 1982, at the age of 73 after suffering a heart attack.[1]
In 1936, Van Bibber coached the first full season of wrestling at the University at Buffalo, finishing with a record of 0–6.[2]
Van Bibber was an alumnus of Purdue University, lettering in baseball and football. He was a member of the 1930 Big Ten Conference champion football team and was awarded the 1931 Big Ten Medal of Honor; other notable recipients include: John Wooden, Hank Stram, Bob Griese, Mike Phipps and Jim Everett.[3]
Head coaching record
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Team
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Overall
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Conference |
Standing
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Bowl/playoffs
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| Central State Bearcats (Independent) (1931–1933)
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| 1931
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Central State
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4–3 |
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| 1932
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Central State
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3–4–1 |
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| 1933
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Central State
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5–2–1 |
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| Central State:
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12–9–2 |
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| Buffalo Bulls (New York State Conference) (1934)
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| 1934
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Buffalo
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2–4–1 |
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| Buffalo Bulls (Independent) (1935)
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| 1935
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Buffalo
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2–6 |
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| Buffalo:
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4–10–1 |
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| Total: |
16–19–3 |
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References
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- Pete McCormick (1896)
- Carl Pray (1897–1899)
- Unknown (1900)
- No team (1901)
- Charles Tambling (1902–1905)
- No team (1906)
- Ralph Thacker (1907)
- Hugh Sutherland (1908)
- Harry Helmer (1909–1912)
- No team (1913–1915)
- Blake Miller (1916)
- Fred Johnson (1917)
- Charles Tambling (1918)
- Garland Nevitt (1919)
- Joe Simmons (1920)
- Wallace Parker (1921–1923)
- Lester Barnard (1924–1925)
- Wallace Parker (1926–1928)
- Butch Nowack (1929–1930)
- George Van Bibber (1931–1933)
- Alex Yunevich (1934–1936)
- Ron Finch (1937–1946)
- Lyle Bennett (1947–1949)
- Warren Schmakel (1950)
- Kenneth Kelly (1951–1966)
- Roy Kramer (1967–1977)
- Herb Deromedi (1978–1993)
- Dick Flynn (1994–1999)
- Mike DeBord (2000–2003)
- Brian Kelly (2004–2006)
- Jeff Quinn # (2006)
- Butch Jones (2007–2009)
- Steve Stripling # (2009)
- Dan Enos (2010–2014)
- John Bonamego (2015–2018)
- Jim McElwain (2019–2024)
- Matt Drinkall (2025– )
# denotes interim head coach
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Buffalo Bulls athletic directors |
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- George Van Bibber (1934–1936)
- Jim Peele (1936–1969)
- Lawrence Cappiello # (1969–1970)
- Bob Deming # (1970)
- Harry Fritz (1970–1976)
- Edwin Muto (1976–1987)
- Nelson Townsend (1987–1998)
- Bob Arkeilpane (1998–2003)
- Bill Maher # (2003–2005)
- Warde Manuel (2005–2012)
- John Lambert # (2012)
- Danny White (2012–2015)
- Allen Greene (2015–2018)
- Kathy Twist # (2018)
- Mark Alnutt (2018– )
# denotes interim athletic director
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- No coach (1894–1896)
- C. W. Dibble (1897)
- No coach (1898)
- Bemus Pierce (1899)
- No coach (1900–1902)
- Ray Turnbull (1903)
- No team (1904–1914)
- Frank Mount Pleasant (1915)
- Art Powell (1916–1921)
- Dim Batterson (1922)
- James Bond (1923)
- Russ Carrick (1924–1928)
- Jay L. Lee (1929–1930)
- William Pritchard (1931)
- James B. Wilson (1932–1933)
- George Van Bibber (1934–1935)
- Jim Peele (1936–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Jim Peele (1946–1947)
- Frank Clair (1948–1949)
- James B. Wilson (1950–1951)
- Fritz Febel (1952–1954)
- Dick Offenhamer (1955–1965)
- Doc Urich (1966–1968)
- Bob Deming (1969–1970)
- No team (1971–1976)
- Bill Dando (1977–1989)
- Sam Sanders (1990–1991)
- Jim Ward (1992–1994)
- Craig Cirbus (1995–2000)
- Jim Hofher (2001–2005)
- Turner Gill (2006–2009)
- Jeff Quinn (2010–2014)
- Alex Wood # (2014)
- Lance Leipold (2015–2020)
- Maurice Linguist (2021–2023)
- Pete Lembo (2024– )
# denotes interim head coach
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UConn Huskies athletic directors |
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- Roy J. Guyer (1919–1936)
- George Van Bibber (1936–1950)
- J. Orlean Christian (1950–1966)
- Jim Hickey (1966–1969)
- John Toner (1969–1987)
- Todd Turner (1987–1990)
- Lew Perkins (1990–2003)
- Jeff Hathaway (2003–2011)
- Warde Manuel (2012–2016)
- Rachel Rubin # (2016)
- David Benedict (2016– )
# denotes interim athletic director.
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