Edgar Garbisch
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| Army Black Knights No. 10 | |
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| Position | Center, Guard |
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| Date of birth | April 7, 1899 |
| Place of birth | La Porte, Indiana |
| Date of death | December 13, 1979 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Maryland |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1954) | |
Edgar William "Ed" Garbisch (April 7, 1899 – December 13, 1979) was an American college football player, military officer, businessman and art collector. He played eight years of college football at Washington & Jefferson College (1917-1920) and the United States Military Academy (1921-1924) and was an All-American each year from 1922 to 1924. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
Garbisch was the sales manager of the Postum cereal company in the late 1920s and early 1930s and president of Cellulose Products Corp. and Tisch Inc., in the 1930s. During World War II, he served as a colonel in the U.S. Army and was responsible for directing all military construction in New England and New York, including 39 Army airfields and embarkation camps. From 1945 to 1971, he was affiliated with Grocery Store Products, Inc., first as president and then as chief executive officer and chairman.
Garbisch was married for more than 50 years to Bernice Chrysler, the daughter of Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler, and they became important art collectors. Their collection of American Naïve art paintings, consisting of more than 2,600 pieces, was considered the most comprehensive ever assembled with much of it being given to museums during their lifetimes.
Garbisch was born in La Porte, Indiana in 1899. His parents were Henry Christian and Sophia Carolina Garbisch. He attended Washington High School in Washington, Pennsylvania, played at the tackle position on the school's football team and was also a "star tennis player."
Garbisch enrolled at Washington & Jefferson College in the fall of 1917. He played football and tennis all four years at Washington & Jefferson and was captain of the college's 1920 football team. Garbisch received a bachelor of arts degree from Washington & Jefferson in 1921.
Garbisch next enrolled at the United States Military Academy in July 1921. While attending the Military Academy, he played at the center, guard and place-kicker position for the Army Black Knights football team from 1921 to 1924. He was credited with developing the "roving center method" of playing defensive football in 1921.
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