Joe Kerbel
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1921 Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, 1973 (aged 51) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–? | Bartlesville (OK) |
| ?–1951 | Cleveland HS (OK) |
| 1952–1954 | Breckenridge HS (TX) |
| 1955–1957 | Amarillo HS (TX) |
| 1958–1959 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 1960–1970 | West Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1969–1971 | West Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–42–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
Joseph Edward Kerbel (May 3, 1921 – March 20, 1973) was an American football coach. He is the second winningest coach in West Texas A&M Buffaloes history.
After a successful coaching career at Bartlesville and Cleveland High School in Oklahoma, Kerbel became head coach at Breckenridge High School in 1952. Breckenridge had won its first 3A state title in 1951 under coach Cooper Robbins who had just left for Texas A&M, raising the expectations high for Kerbel. He did not disappoint, as he won two additional state championships in 1952 and 1954. He then left for Texas football powerhouse Amarillo High School, which had won four state championships under coaches Blair Cherry and Howard Lynch.
After coaching at Amarillo High School for three seasons, Kerbel became an assistant under
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes (NCAA University Division independent) (1960–1970) | |||||||||
| 1960 | West Texas State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1961 | West Texas State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1962 | West Texas State | 9–2 | W Sun | ||||||
| 1963 | West Texas State | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1964 | West Texas State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1965 | West Texas State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1966 | West Texas State | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1967 | West Texas State | 8–3 | W Junior Rose | ||||||
| 1968 | West Texas State | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1969 | West Texas State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1970 | West Texas State | 7–3 | |||||||
| West Texas State: | 7–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 68–42–1 | ||||||||
Further reading
- Cashion, Ty (1998). Pigskin Pulpit: A Social History of Texas High School Football Coaches. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 0-87611-168-1.
- Harris, Jack (1990). A Passion for Victory, The Coaching Life of Texas Legend Joe Kerbel. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company.
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