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Corum pictured in The Monticola 1963, West Virginia yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 29, 1921 Huntington, West Virginia |
| Died | January 2, 2010 (aged 88) Frederick, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1942 | West Virginia |
| 1946–1947 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948–1949 | Point Marion HS (PA) |
| 1950–1959 | West Virginia (ends) |
| 1960–1965 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–30–2 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SoCon (1964–1965) | |
Gene Corum (May 29, 1921 – January 2, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 1960 to 1965, compiling a record of 29–30–2. Corum played college football as a guard at West Virginia in the 1940s and graduated in 1948. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.