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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1884-09-19)September 19, 1884 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Died | May 21, 1980(1980-05-21) (aged 95) Upton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1903–1907 | Dartmouth |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1907–1909 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–19 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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George Warren Grebenstein (September 19, 1884 – May 21, 1980) was anAll-American basketball player atDartmouth College as ajunior in 1905–06. Aforward, he was the first Dartmouth player to be named an All-American while leading theBig Green to a 16–2 record.[2][3] TheHelms Athletic Foundation retroactively named Dartmouth the national championthat season since it occurred prior to theNCAA tournament. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1907. Grebenstein went on to coach theHarvard men's basketball team in 1907–08 and 1908–09. He compiled a record of 5–19.[4]
Grebenstein was a manufacturer of automobile tools and a member of theNewton, Massachusetts board of aldermen during the 1920s and 1930s.[5] In 1940, he moved toUpton, Massachusetts, where he was town moderator, deputy election warden, civil defense director and chairman of the local Red Cross branch.[1] DuringWorld War II, he managed small war plants in the Boston area. He then worked for theUnited States Department of Commerce inBoston and later for theUnited States Census Bureau until his retirement in 1965. He died on May 21, 1980, at his home in Upton.[1]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Harvard Crimson(Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League)(1907–1909) | |||||||||
| 1907–08 | Harvard | 4–12 | |||||||
| 1908–09 | Harvard | 1–7 | |||||||
| Harvard: | 5–19 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–19 | ||||||||
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