Claire Cribbs

Claire Cribbs
College	Pittsburgh
Sport	Basketball
Position	Guard
Jersey #	30
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality	American
Born	August 13, 1912 Irwin, Pennsylvania
Died	September 14, 1985(1985-09-14) (aged 73) Bellaire, Ohio
High school	Jeannette Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Awards
1934 Consensus NCAA All-American 1935 Consensus NCAA All-American 3x All Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1933, 1934, 1935)
Championships
3× Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1933, 1934, 1935)

Claire Linton Cribbs (August 13, 1912 – September 14, 1985) was an American basketball player and high school coach. He was a two-time All-American at the University of Pittsburgh and won over 400 games as a high school coach in the state of Ohio.

Cribbs, a 6'0 (1.83 m) guard from Jeannette High School in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, chose to attend the nearby University of Pittsburgh and play for Hall of Fame coach Doc Carlson. Cribbs led the Panthers to a 53–15 record in his three varsity seasons, winning the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference in 1933 and 1934 and tying for the championship with West Virginia in 1935. Cribbs was the star of these teams, garnering all-conference honors all three years and consensus All-American honors as a junior and senior.^[1]

After graduating from Pitt, Cribbs briefly played baseball as a pitcher for the International League's Baltimore Orioles. He then became a teacher and coach at Warren Consolidated High School in Tiltonsville, Ohio, where he coached future baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski. After a tour in the U. S. Navy during World War II, he became a history teacher and boy's basketball coach at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Ohio in 1949. He remained coach there until his retirement in 1977, winning over 400 games and at one point leading the Big Reds to victory for 54 consecutive home games.^[2]

Claire Cribbs is enshrined in the University of Pittsburgh Hall of Fame, as well as the Ohio basketball coaches, Dapper Dan, and Westmoreland County (PA) halls of fame. He died on September 14, 1985 in Bellaire.

References

1. ^ 2009-10 Pittsburgh men's basketball media guide, accessed October 16, 2010
2. ^ Porter, David L. (2005). Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0313309523. p. 94

Persondata
Name	Cribbs, Claire
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 13, 1912
Place of birth	Irwin, Pennsylvania
Date of death	September 14, 1985
Place of death	Bellaire, Ohio