John Cherberg
| John Cherberg | |
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| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Washington | |
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In office January 14, 1957 – January 11, 1989 |
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| Governor |
Albert Rosellini Daniel J. Evans Dixy Lee Ray John Spellman Booth Gardner |
| Preceded by | Emmett T. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Joel Pritchard |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 17, 1910 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 1992 (aged 81) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Washington, Seattle (BA) |
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Playing career | |
| 1930–1932 | Washington |
| Position(s) | Backfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1933–1937 | Cleveland HS (WA) |
| 1938–1945 | Queen Anne HS (WA) |
| 1946–1947 | Washington (backfield) |
| 1948–1952 | Washington (freshmen) |
| 1953–1955 | Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–18–2 (college) |
John Andrew Cherberg (October 17, 1910 – April 8, 1992) was an American football coach, teacher, television executive, and politician. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1953 to 1955, compiling a record of 10–18–2. Cherberg played college football at Washington. He served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 1957 to 1989, which is longer than any other lieutenant governor in the state's history.
Born in Pensacola, Florida, Cherberg was the youngest of twelve children from a butcher father who emigrated from Europe. In 1919, his family moved to Seattle, Washington. He played football at Queen Anne High School before graduating in 1929. He attended the University of Washington (UW) and played halfback on the football team. Cherberg graduated in 1933 with a degree in economics. After graduation, he taught classes and coached football at Cleveland and Queen Anne high schools in Seattle, where he led both schools to state football championships.
He joined the UW football staff in 1946. The three seasons he served as head coach of the UW football team were controversial. His record of 10 wins, 18 losses, and 2 ties was identified as the second worst in Seattle's history in a 2006 article by Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Jim Moore. The team was involved in a payoff scandal that led to NCAA sanctions for the school and the firing of Cherberg in 1955.
He was inaugurated as Washington's lieutenant governor on January 16, 1957, under fellow Democrat Albert D. Rosellini. For his first 15 years in office, he also worked at Seattle-area TV station KIRO to supplement his then-low lieutenant governor salary.
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