March 20, 1973(1973-03-20) (aged 51) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–?
Bartlesville (OK)
?–1951
Cleveland HS (OK)
1952–1954
Breckenridge HS (TX)
1955–1957
Amarillo HS (TX)
1958–1959
Texas Tech (assistant)
1960–1970
West Texas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969–1971
West Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall
68–42–1 (college)
Bowls
2–0
Joseph Edward Kerbel (May 3, 1921 – March 20, 1973) was an American football coach. He is the second winningest coach in West Texas A&M Buffaloes history.
After a successful coaching career at Bartlesville and Cleveland High School in Oklahoma, Kerbel became head coach at Breckenridge High School in 1952. Breckenridge had won its first 3A state title in 1951 under coach Cooper Robbins who had just left for Texas A&M, raising the expectations high for Kerbel. He did not disappoint, as he won two additional state championships in 1952 and 1954. He then left for Texas football powerhouse Amarillo High School, which had won four state championships under coaches Blair Cherry and Howard Lynch.
After coaching at Amarillo High School for three seasons, Kerbel became an assistant under DeWitt Weaver at Texas Tech University in 1957. He then took over a West Texas A&M football program in 1960 that had won just two games in two years under head coach Clark Jarnagin. Kerbel turned the program around, amassing a 68–42–1 record the next eleven years and winning two bowl games, the 1962 Sun Bowl and 1967 Junior Rose Bowl, along the way. Notable players for Kerbel included Stan Hansen, Mercury Morris, Duane Thomas, Jerry Don Logan and three-time All Texas Defensive Back, Thomas Krempasky. Kerbel retired in 1971 after the school chose not to renew his contract. He was succeeded by Gene Mayfield, a native of Quitaque in Briscoe County, Texas. Kerbel died of a heart attack at the age of 51.
Joseph Edward Kerbel (May 3, 1921 – March 20, 1973) was an American football coach. He is the second winningest coach in West Texas A&M Buffaloes history...
Kerbel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Janice Kerbel (born 1969), British artist JoeKerbel (1921–1973), American football coach...
hired to succeed JoeKerbel at Breckenridge High School, then a state powerhouse in the second-highest UIL classification. Under coach Kerbel and his predecessor...
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educator. He played defensive end and many other positions under coach JoeKerbel at West Texas State University (WTSU) and later went on to play professionally...
Buckaroos formed a true dynasty under head coaches Cooper Robbins (1945–51), JoeKerbel (1952–54) and Emory Bellard (1955–59). Breckenridge appeared in five Class...
A&M coach since Alonzo P. George's 3–0 record in 1918. As of 2008, only JoeKerbel (68–42–1) and Frank Kimbrough (54–52–2) won more games for West Texas...
and currently ranks third on the schools all-time winning list behind JoeKerbel (68–42–1) and Frank Kimbrough (54–52–2). He was also the head basketball...
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selection in 1952. The teams were coached by Cooper Robbins (1951) and JoeKerbel (1952), who would go on to the college ranks. Tubbs lost only three games...
record. In 1935, he again won the PCL batting title, edging out 20-year-old Joe DiMaggio, .399 to .398. This finally earned him a slot on a major league...
Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) JoeKerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis...
fullback alongside Mercury Morris, while running through defenses for JoeKerbel's teams. After a freshman year with just 10 carries for 42 yards, he led...
losing to Austin Reagan each time. In 1971 Mayfield succeeded legendary Joe E. Kerbel at his alma mater West Texas State University. He had only mediocre...
Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) JoeKerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis...
Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) JoeKerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis...
left in 1955, being replaced by JoeKerbel, who had previously won two state championships at Breckenridge High. Kerbel, in three years, guided the Sandies...
University Division football season. In its third season under head coach JoeKerbel, the team compiled a 9–2 record, defeated Ohio in the 1962 Sun Bowl, and...
Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) JoeKerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis...
Holgorsen Victor Houston Berl Huffman Bubba Jennings Mike Jinks Art Kaufman JoeKerbel J. T. King Kliff Kingsbury Jack Kiser Trish Kissiar-Knight Wes Kittley...
Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) JoeKerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis...
Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) JoeKerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis...
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