George Hembree
American sports coach (1893–1945)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | May 17, 1945(1945-05-17) (aged 51–52) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1928 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1929 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Baseball | |
| 1925–1927 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1930 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1936 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1920–1929 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–88 (basketball) |
George N. Hembree (1893 – May 17, 1945) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 1920 to 1929[1] He also served as EKU's head men's basketball coach[2] and baseball coach, in addition to being a faculty member.[3] A major in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Hembree died after being hit by a truck in May 1945.[4]
References
- ^ "2019 EKU Football Records Book" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Coaching Records". Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "George N. Hembree". Eastern Kentucky University. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Major Hembree, Former Coach, Killed In Texas". The Courier-Journal. May 18, 1945. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
External links
- George N. Hembree at Find a Grave
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Eastern Kentucky Colonels head football coaches
- Jim Park (1909)
- Clyde H. Wilson (1910–1911)
- Charles A. Keith (1912)
- Ben Barnard (1913–1916)
- No team (1917–1918)
- Clyde McCoy (1919)
- George Hembree (1920–1928)
- Turkey Hughes (1929–1934)
- Rome Rankin (1935–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Rome Rankin (1945–1946)
- Tom Samuels (1947–1953)
- Glenn Presnell (1954–1963)
- Roy Kidd (1964–2002)
- Danny Hope (2003–2007)
- Dean Hood (2008–2015)
- Mark Elder (2016–2019)
- Walt Wells (2020– )
