Greg Kabat
American gridiron football player (1911–1994)
| Date of birth | (1911-05-21)May 21, 1911 |
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| Place of birth | Wisconsin, United States |
| Date of death | January 12, 1994(1994-01-12) (aged 82) |
| Place of death | Malheur County, Oregon |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | RB/G/Flying wing |
| US college | University of Wisconsin |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1933–1940 | Winnipeg 'Pegs/Blue Bombers |
| 1941 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Gregory Stanley Kabat (May 21, 1911 – January 12, 1994) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played Canadian football professionally as a running back for eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (NFL). He helped the Blue Bombers to two Grey Cup championships in 1935 and 1939. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin, where he was named to the 1932 College Football All-America Team as a guard. Kabat later coached football at Vancouver College, the University of British Columbia, and Cantwell High School in Montebello, California. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
Coaching career
In 1948, Kabat was hired at the head football and head track coach at Cantwell High School in Montebello, California.[1] He resigned as football and track coach in 1966, but remained a member of the teaching faculty at the school.[2]
References
- ^ "Greg Kabat Is Leaving Coach Grid". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian Press. August 24, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved November 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Cantwell Signs Grid Mentor". The Tidings. Los Angeles, California. February 26, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved November 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- University of Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame profile
- Greg Kabat at Find a Grave
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coaches
- Jack Millidge (1930)
- Pete Barnes (1931)
- Carl Cronin (1932–1933)
- Greg Kabat (1934)
- Bob Fritz (1935–1937)
- Red Threlfall (1938–1944)
- Bert Warwick (1945)
- Charles A. West (1946–1948)
- Frank Larson (1949–1950)
- George Trafton (1951–1953)
- Allie Sherman (1954–1956)
- Bud Grant (1957–1966)
- Joe Zaleski (1967–1969)
- Jim Spavital (1970–1973)
- Bud Riley (1974–1977)
- Ray Jauch (1978–1982)
- Cal Murphy (1983–1986)
- Mike Riley (1987–1990)
- Darryl Rogers (1991)
- Urban Bowman # (1992)
- Cal Murphy (1993–1996)
- Jeff Reinebold (1997–1998)
- Gary Hoffman # (1998)
- Dave Ritchie (1999–2004)
- Jim Daley (2004–2005)
- Doug Berry (2006–2008)
- Mike Kelly (2009)
- Paul LaPolice (2010–2012)
- Tim Burke (2012–2013)
- Mike O'Shea (2014– )
# denotes interim head coach
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