Wilbur V. Hubbard

Wilbur Virgil Hubbard (died c. 1986) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and golf coach.

Wilbur V. Hubbard
Biographical details
Diedc. 1986
Playing career
Football
1925–1928San Jose State
Basketball
1925–1929San Jose State
Position(s)Quarterback (football), guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1949San Jose State
Basketball
1935–1940San Jose State
1944–1945San Jose State
Baseball
1933–1934San Jose State
Golf
1948San Jose State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1950–1960San Jose State
Head coaching record
Overall36–11–1 (football)
65–57 (basketball)
18–12–1 (baseball)
Bowls2–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 CCAA (1946, 1948–1949)

Golf
1 NCAA (1948)

Playing career

San Jose State

Hubbard was an outstanding athlete at San Jose State University. He lettered four times as a quarterback in football and four times as a guard on the school's basketball team.

Stanford

He transferred to Stanford University in 1930 with the hopes of playing on the school's football team, but he was ruled ineligible due to playing for four years at San Jose State.[1]

Coaching career

He returned to his San Jose State to coach a number of sports, including being the head football (1947–1949),[2] basketball (1935–1940, 1944–1945),[3] and baseball coach.[4]

Perhaps his most notable achievement was leading the San Jose State men's golf team to a national championship in 1948.[5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
San Jose State Spartans (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1947)
1946 San Jose State 9–1–14–01stW Raisin
1947 San Jose State 9–33–22nd
1948 San Jose State 9–35–01st
1949 San Jose State 9–44–01stW Raisin
San Jose State: 36–11–116–2
Total:36–11–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
  1. Kullmann, Leonard (February 14, 1930). "Wilbur Hubbard, Versatile All-Around Athlete From San Jose, Is Ineligible". Stanford Daily. Stanford University. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. "The Rattle of Theta Chi". Theta Chi Fraternity. 1948. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. "Wilbur Hubbard". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. "San Jose State University". Baseball-Reference Bullpen. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. "Men's Golf". NCAA. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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