Gene Wettstone
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Eugene Wettstone (July 15, 1913 – July 30, 2013), was an American gymnastics coach, known as the "Dean of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches", for leading Pennsylvania State University to a record nine N.C.A.A. championships in the sport, and for coaching the United States men's teams in the 1948 and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Born | July 15, 1913 West Hoboken, New Jersey |
Died | July 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 100) State College, Pennsylvania |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1939–1976 | Penn State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | –– (–) |
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9 National Championships (1948, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1976) | |
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