Perrin Busbee (February 10, 1872 – January 9, 1935) was an
American football
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and
baseball
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coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now
North Carolina State University
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, in 1892 again from 1896 to 1897, compiling a record of 3–2. Busbee was also the first head baseball coach at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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, coaching from 1891 to 1893 and tallying a mark of 9–6.
On Jan. 9, 1935, he died in Raleigh and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Head coaching record
Football
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1872 births
1935 deaths
NC State Wolfpack football coaches
North Carolina Tar Heels baseball coaches
Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
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