Tom Kibler
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John Thomas "Tom" Kibler (1886 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- 1971) was a coach at Washington College
, in various capacities, for over half a century. His duties included coaching the baseball
, basketball
and football
teams.
Prior to joining the Washington College staff, Kibler had been a baseball and basketball coach at the Ohio State University
. He coached the basketball team from 1908 to 1910 and compiled a record of 22-2. He still holds the school coaching record for highest winning percentage.
Kibler joined the Washington College staff in 1913. He coached the basketball team until 1939, going 272-98 during those years.
From 1937 to 1949, he was the President of the Eastern Shore League. He is perhaps best known for a decision he made in 1937 to forfeit all of the Salisbury Indians
's wins midway through the season, under shaky evidence. The ruling was later called "stupid," "unjust," and "unfair." Salisbury eventually came back to win the league championship.
Kibler was inducted into the Washington College Hall of Fame on October 9, 1981.
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County is a county located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 47,798. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place...
- 1971) was a coach at Washington College
Washington College
Washington College is a private, independent liberal arts college located on a campus in Chestertown, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782...
, in various capacities, for over half a century. His duties included coaching the baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
teams.
Prior to joining the Washington College staff, Kibler had been a baseball and basketball coach at the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. He coached the basketball team from 1908 to 1910 and compiled a record of 22-2. He still holds the school coaching record for highest winning percentage.
Kibler joined the Washington College staff in 1913. He coached the basketball team until 1939, going 272-98 during those years.
From 1937 to 1949, he was the President of the Eastern Shore League. He is perhaps best known for a decision he made in 1937 to forfeit all of the Salisbury Indians
Salisbury Indians
The Salisbury Indians were a United States minor league baseball team which played in Salisbury, Maryland. The team began operation in 1922 as a founding member of the Eastern Shore Baseball League, which operated out of cities on the Delmarva Peninsula....
's wins midway through the season, under shaky evidence. The ruling was later called "stupid," "unjust," and "unfair." Salisbury eventually came back to win the league championship.
Kibler was inducted into the Washington College Hall of Fame on October 9, 1981.