Corum pictured in The Monticola 1963, West Virginia yearbook
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Huntington, West Virginia |
May 29, 1921
Died | January 2, 2010 Frederick, Maryland |
(aged 88)
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.