Rex Gary
Rex Inglis Gary Sr. (February 28, 1893 – May 4, 1968) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach, executive for the Boy Scouts of America, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois for two seasons, from 1919 to 1920, compiling a record of 6–6. Gary was also the head basketball coach at Wheaton for two seasons, from 1919 to 1921, tallying a mark of 17–7, and the school's baseball coach in 1921, leading his team to a record of 3–7. Gary attended Alton High School in Alton, Illinois, where he played football. He then went to Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he played football as a quarterback in 1913 and 1914. In 1919, Gary, then a U.S. Army lieutenant, was listed as slighted wounded by the United States Department of War. In 1935, Gary left St. Joseph, Missouri to work for the Boy Scouts's Valley Forge Council of Philadelphia. He was later executive of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Gary was killed on May 4, 1968, in an automobile accident in Sarasota, Florida. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1893 |
| Died | May 4, 1968 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1914 | Illinois College |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1921 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–6 (football) 17–7 (basketball) 3–7 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 IIAC (1920) | |
Rex Inglis Gary Sr. (February 28, 1893 – May 4, 1968) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach, executive for the Boy Scouts of America, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois for two seasons, from 1919 to 1920, compiling a record of 6–6.[1][2] Gary was also the head basketball coach at Wheaton for two seasons, from 1919 to 1921, tallying a mark of 17–7, and the school's baseball coach in 1921, leading his team to a record of 3–7.[3][4]
Gary attended Alton High School in Alton, Illinois, where he played football. He then went to Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he played football as a quarterback in 1913 and 1914.[5][6] In 1919, Gary, then a U.S. Army lieutenant, was listed as slighted wounded by the United States Department of War.[7]
In 1935, Gary left St. Joseph, Missouri to work for the Boy Scouts's Valley Forge Council of Philadelphia. He was later executive of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Gary was killed on May 4, 1968, in an automobile accident in Sarasota, Florida.[8] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[9]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Crusaders (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Wheaton | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1920 | Wheaton | 4–3 | T–1st | ||||||
| Wheaton: | 6–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Crusaders (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919–20 | Wheaton | 13–4 | |||||||
| 1920–21 | Wheaton | 4–3 | |||||||
| Wheaton: | 17–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–7 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Wheaton Football Coaching Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "The Sport Log". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. January 27, 1929. p. 11B. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Men's Basketball Coaching Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Baseball Coaching Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Sport News; Illinois Wins From Shurtleff". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. November 24, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Shurtleff Takes Beating 66-0". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. October 24, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "[untitled]". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. June 12, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Former Scout Executive Rex Gary Dies in Crash". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. May 8, 1968. p. 7A. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Army Cemeteries Explorer". United States Army. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Wheaton Football Year-By-Year Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Rex Gary". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Year by Year Results". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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