Eugene Oberst
American football player
1901 – 1991
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Who was Eugene Oberst?
Eugene G. "Gene" Oberst was an American football player, track and field athlete, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University, Canisius College, and John Carroll University.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1901
Owensboro - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 30, 1991
Cleveland
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on July 23, 2013
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