Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Washabaugh is one of tlie more colorful dis- trict basketball coaches. Known as Pappy to district sportswriters, he is well known for his slow, easy drawl and his dry sense of humor. Ad- mittedly superstitious, he always wears a green shirt and tie when his team is playing and issues a rabbit ' s foot and a siK er (juarter to each mem- ber of liis s(juad as standard equipment before the opening game of the season. He, himself, still has the same rabbit s foot he started out with at Westminster 15 years ago. In the e eninj; after basketball practiee, Mr. W ' aslialjaugh likes to catch up on the day ' s news. In his own playing days, Washabaugh was a topnotch athlete at Connellsville High School and at Indiana. There he played both tackle and fullback in football, guard in basketball, and second base in baseball. At the conclusion of his playing days, Washabaugh coached four years at Woodlawn High School, Aliquippa, Pa. Fol- lowing four more years as coach at South Hills High School, Pittsburgh, he moved to Pitts- burgh ' s South High where he attained top-notch recognition during his 10 year tenure. Then, in 1937, Washabaugh came to Westminster, where he has continued his amazing coaching record Mr. Washabaugli advises a player during half- tinu ' of a game. by winning 74 per cent of his games over a 14- year period. His teams went undefeated on their home court for 80 games in a row from December 1942 up imtil St. Bonaventure ended the streak last January. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that we dedicate this issue of the Argo to Westmin- ster ' s Athletic Director, Grover C. Washabaugh. Mr. Washabaugh is an outdoorsman and fish- ing and hunting are his fa orite pastimes. 15

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