Clement Hughes Parberry (December 30, 1911 – July 11, 1976) was an American coach and athletic administrator in

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at the

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in Caldwell and the

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. Born in

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, Parberry graduated from

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. After coaching in

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, he became the athletic director at the College of Idaho in 1938 and its head coach in

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, and

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. Parberry served in the

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during

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and the

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, rising to lieutenant commander. After his second tour ended in 1953, he joined the athletic staff at the University of Idaho as head

coach and assistant in

and

. 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. Parberry led the Vandal baseball program for four seasons, then transferred to the physical education department, where Wayne Anderson succeeded him as head coach. Parberry ran the intramural program and retired from the university in 1975. He and his wife Viola 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 and is buried at the city cemetery. A scholarship in physical education at the University of Idaho is awarded in his honor.

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

College of Idaho Athletics
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