Gregory Stanley Kabat (May 21, 1911 – January 12, 1994) was an American
player and coach. He played
Canadian football professionally as a
running back for eight seasons with the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the
Canadian Football League (NFL). He helped the Blue Bombers to two
Grey Cup
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championships in 1935 and 1939. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
University of Wisconsin, where he was named to the
1932 College Football All-America Team
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as a
guard. Kabat later coached football at
Vancouver College, the
University of British Columbia, and
Cantwell High School in
Montebello, California. He was inducted into the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
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in 1966.
Coaching career
In 1948, Kabat was hired at the head football and head
track
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Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...
coach at
Cantwell High School in
Montebello, California. He resigned as football and track coach in 1966, but remained a member of the teaching faculty at the school.
References
External links
University of Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame profile*
1911 births
1994 deaths
American players of Canadian football
American football guards
UBC Thunderbirds football coaches
Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaches
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Wisconsin Badgers football players
High school football coaches in California
High school track and field coaches in the United States
Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Coaches of American football from Wisconsin
Players of American football from Wisconsin
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