Tom Kibler

John Thomas "Tom" Kibler (1886 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland - 1971^[1]) was a coach at Washington College, in various capacities, for over half a century. His duties included coaching the baseball, basketball and football teams.

Prior to joining the Washington College staff, Kibler had been a baseball and basketball coach at the Ohio State University. He coached the basketball team from 1908 to 1910 and compiled a record of 22-2. He still holds the school coaching record for highest winning percentage.

Kibler joined the Washington College staff in 1913. He coached the basketball team until 1939, going 272-98 during those years.^[2]

From 1937 to 1949, he was the President of the Eastern Shore League. He is perhaps best known for a decision he made in 1937 to forfeit all of the Salisbury Indians's wins midway through the season, under shaky evidence. The ruling was later called "stupid," "unjust," and "unfair."^[3] Salisbury eventually came back to win the league championship.^[4]

Kibler was inducted into the Washington College Hall of Fame on October 9, 1981.^[5]

References

↑ "Washington College Hall of Fame". washcoll.edu. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
↑ "Washington College Hall of Fame". washcoll.edu. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
↑ James, Bill. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2001), p. 163.
↑ "1937 Salisbury Indians". minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
↑ "Washington College Hall of Fame". washcoll.edu. Retrieved 2010-10-17.

Preceded by vacant (eventually C. W. Dickerson)	Ohio State Buckeyes Head Baseball Coaches 1913-1928	Succeeded by Lynn St. John
Preceded by F. Stanley Porter	Washington College Shoremen Men's Head Basketball Coaches 1914-1939	Succeeded by Fred Dumschott
Preceded by Homer Smoot	Washington College Shoremen Head Baseball Coaches 1914-1942	Succeeded by Henry W. Carrington
Preceded by Henry W. Carrington	Washington College Shoremen Head Baseball Coaches 1946-1947	Succeeded by Frank Apichella
Preceded by Frank Apichella	Washington College Shoremen Head Baseball Coaches 1952-1959	Succeeded by Ed Athey

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball head coaches

Unknown (1898–1901)
No team (1901–1902)
D. C. Huddleson (1902–1904)
Unknown (1904–1908)
Tom Kibler (1908–1910)
Unknown (1910–1911)
Lynn St. John (1911–1919)
George Trautman (1919–1922)
Harold Olsen (1922–1946)
Tippy Dye (1946–1950)
Floyd Stahl (1950–1958)
Fred Taylor (1958–1976)
Eldon Miller (1976–1986)
Gary Williams (1986–1989)
Randy Ayers (1989–1997)
Jim O'Brien (1997–2004)
Thad Matta (2004– )

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