John Christenbury
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John Boyd Christenbury was East Carolina Teachers College
sixth head football
coach
. He was also the head basketball
and baseball
coach. He coached during the 1940 and 1941 seasons. His 1941 team went 7-0. This is currently the only time an ECU team has gone undefeated. He finished his two years with a 13-2 record. He did not coach in 1942 because of the outbreak of World War II
. The Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium was named in the honor of Coach Christenbury on January 6, 1953. Christenbury was killed in an explosion at Port Chicago, California
on July 1, 1944. He was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1993.
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
sixth head football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
. He was also the head basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
and baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
coach. He coached during the 1940 and 1941 seasons. His 1941 team went 7-0. This is currently the only time an ECU team has gone undefeated. He finished his two years with a 13-2 record. He did not coach in 1942 because of the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium was named in the honor of Coach Christenbury on January 6, 1953. Christenbury was killed in an explosion at Port Chicago, California
Port Chicago, California
Port Chicago was a town on the southern banks of Suisun Bay, in Contra Costa County, California. It was located east-northeast of Martinez, at an elevation of 13 feet...
on July 1, 1944. He was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1993.