Eugene Oberst

Eugene Oberst

Eugene G. "Gene" Oberst (July 23, 1901 – May 30, 1991) was an American football player, track and field athlete, football coach, and college athletics administrator. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst later served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University (1929–1930), Canisius College (1931–1932), and John Carroll University (1946).

Read more about Eugene Oberst:  Football Career, Javelin Throw, Coaching Career, Later Years