George Warren Grebenstein (September 19, 1884 – May 21, 1980) was an
All-America
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n basketball player at
Dartmouth College
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as a
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in 1905–06. A
forward
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, he was the first Dartmouth player to be named an All-American while leading the
Big Green to a 16–2 record. The
Helms Athletic Foundation
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retroactively named Dartmouth the national champion
that season since it occurred prior to the
NCAA tournament. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1907. Grebenstein went on to coach the
Harvard men's basketball team in 1907–08 and 1908–09. He compiled a record of 5–19.
Grebenstein was a manufacturer of automobile tools and a member of the
Newton, Massachusetts
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board of aldermen during the 1920s and 1930s.
In 1940, he moved to
Upton, Massachusetts
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History
Upton was orig ...
, where he was town moderator, deputy election warden, civil defense director and chairman of the local Red Cross branch.
During
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, he managed small war plants in the Boston area. He then worked for the
United States Department of Commerce
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in
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and later for the
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until his retirement in 1965. He died on May 21, 1980, at his home in Upton.
Head coaching record
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