American college athletics administrator (1918–1968)
Ben Kribbs
Biographical details
Born
(1918-11-17)November 17, 1918 Knox, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
January 12, 1968(1968-01-12) (aged 49) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1935
Clarion
1937–1938
Clarion
Position(s)
End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1949
Waynesboro HS (PA)
1950–1951
Clarion
Basketball
1950–1952
Clarion
1952–1962
Bucknell
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1962–1968
Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall
6–7–1 (college football) 131–127 (college basketball) 8–20—3 (high school football)
Benton Albert Kribbs (November 17, 1918 – January 12, 1968) was an American college athletics administrator. He attended Clarion State College (now, Clarion University of Pennsylvania) and served as the head coach of that school's football, basketball, and baseball teams from 1949 to 1952. He was hired as the head basketball coach at Bucknell University in 1952 and held that job for 10 years until 1962 when he became Bucknell's athletic director. He held that job until his death in 1968.[1][2]
^"Kribbs Named A.D. At Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. July 17, 1962. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Benton Kribbs of Bucknell Succumbs". Wilkes-Barre Record. January 13, 1968. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
his death in 1968. "Kribbs Named A.D. At Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. July 17, 1962. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com. "Benton Kribbs of Bucknell Succumbs"...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Bison athletic directors John Plant (1926–1947) Al Humphreys (1947–1962) BenKribbs (1962–1968) Bob Latour (1968–1978) Bruce Corrie (1978–1987) Rick Harzell...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Bison athletic directors John Plant (1926–1947) Al Humphreys (1947–1962) BenKribbs (1962–1968) Bob Latour (1968–1978) Bruce Corrie (1978–1987) Rick Harzell...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
Sitarsky (1942–1943) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1943–1947) Jack Guy (1947–1952) BenKribbs (1952–1962) Gene Evans (1962–1964) Don Smith (1964–1972) Jim Valvano (1972–1975)...
William A. Stone (R) A. Stewart (R) Eugene P. Gillespie (D) Matthew Griswold (R) George F. Kribbs (D) 52nd (1891–1893) A. K. Craig (D) W. A. Sipe (D)...
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