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William A. Gibney

William A. Gibney

  • Class
    1941
  • Induction
    2001
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball

- Baseball, Springfield College

- Captain, Springfield College Baseball, 1941

- All-Star Pan American baseball team member, Cuba, 1941

- Leading hitter with Pan American baseball team with a .370 average

- Selected as All New England, 1941

- During WWII, member of Gene Tunney Fitness Program for the U.S. Navy

- Head Football Coach, Berlin High School, Connecticut, 1946-1958

- Led Berlin High School football to 2 consecutive undefeated seasons, 1947 & 1948

- Connecticut Intercollegiate Athletic Association Merit Award Winners, 1947

- Head Basketball Coach, Berlin High School, 1946-1970

- Head Baseball Coach, Berlin High School, 1946-1978

- Athletics Director, Berlin High School, 1946-1980

- William A. Gibney Gymnasium at Berlin High School named in his honor, 1988

- Inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Hall of Fame

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