Clem Parberry
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1911 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1976 (aged 64) McCall, Idaho, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Pacific (OR) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1951 | College of Idaho |
| 1953–1956 | Idaho (freshman) |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1951 | College of Idaho |
| Baseball | |
| 1939–1952 | College of Idaho |
| 1954–1957 | Idaho |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1951 | College of Idaho |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–34–5 (football) 124–138 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 NWC (1948–1949) | |
Clem Parberry | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–46, 1951–53 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant commander |
| Battles / wars | World War II, Korean War |
Clement Hughes Parberry (December 30, 1911 – July 11, 1976) was an American coach and athletic administrator in Idaho, at the College of Idaho in Caldwell and the University of Idaho in Moscow.[1]
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Parberry graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.[1][2] After coaching in Gooding, Idaho, he became the athletic director at the College of Idaho in 1938, and its head coach in football, basketball, and baseball.[3]
Parberry served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.[3] After his second tour ended in 1953, he joined the athletic staff at the University of Idaho as head baseball coach and assistant in football and basketball.[3][4] Previously, the head basketball coach at UI also led the baseball program, but increasing overlap between the seasons led to his hiring, taking over from Charles Finley.[3]
Parberry led the Vandal baseball program for four seasons,[5][6] then transferred to the physical education department; and Wayne Anderson succeeded him as head coach.[7] Parberry ran the intramural program and retired from the university in 1975; he and his wife Viola and relocated to McCall, where they had owned and operated summer cabins on Payette Lake for decades. The following summer, Parberry died there of a heart attack at age 64,[1] and is buried at the city cemetery.
A scholarship at the University of Idaho in physical education is awarded in his honor.
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Idaho Coyotes (Northwest Conference) (1938–1950) | |||||||||
| 1938 | College of Idaho | 2–6–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1939 | College of Idaho | 4–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1940 | College of Idaho | 4–2–2 | 2–0–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | College of Idaho | 5–5 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1942 | College of Idaho | 0–3–1 | 0–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1943 | No team | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team | ||||||||
| 1946 | College of Idaho | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947 | College of Idaho | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948 | College of Idaho | 9–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | College of Idaho | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950 | College of Idaho | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| College of Idaho: | 47–34–5 | 24–18–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–34–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Former coach Clem Parberry dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (obituary). July 13, 1976. p. 6A.
- ^ "First Team, All-Northwest Conference". Pacific University football. (media guide). 2013. p. 99.
- ^ a b c d "Clem Parberry hired as baseball coach at Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 11, 1953. p. 8.
- ^ "Clem Parberry new Vandal coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 11, 1953. p. 12.
- ^ "Baseball: 1954 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1954. p. 200.
- ^ "Baseball: 1957 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1957. p. 258.
- ^ Derr, Alan (August 20, 1957). "Idaho coaches keep busy at pre-season school". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
External links
[edit]- College of Idaho Athletics – Hall of Fame – Clem Parberry
- 1911 births
- 1976 deaths
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- College of Idaho Coyotes baseball coaches
- College of Idaho Coyotes football coaches
- College of Idaho Coyotes men's basketball coaches
- Idaho Vandals baseball coaches
- Idaho Vandals football coaches
- Idaho Vandals men's basketball coaches
- Pacific Boxers football players
- United States Navy officers
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Players of American football from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Military personnel from Colorado