George Hembree
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1893 |
Died | May 17, 1945 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | (aged 51–52)
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
[edit]- ^ "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.