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Nov 17, 1998 · May 6, 1907 – d. November 17, 1998. Wilbur “Weeb” Charles Ewbank was born on May 6, 1907 in Richmond, Indiana. He was very active as a child playing every sport imaginable. This was apparent when he came to Miami University and played football, basketball and baseball. In football he was coached by Chester Pittser and was a teammate of ...
When Weeb Ewbank started his National Football League head coaching career with the 1954 Baltimore Colts, he was 47, not the age you ordinarily look for in a rookie coach. But the popular Ewbank stayed in command for the next 20 years, the first nine in Baltimore and the final 11 with the New York Jets.
Sep 18, 1994 · Throughout the three-hour tour of his museum, Weeb Ewbank sounded more attached to the Jets than to the Colts, even though that franchise is now in Indianapolis, only two hours away on Interstate 70.
Nov 19, 1998 · Former players and coaches recall career of late Weeb Ewbank, former coach of New York Jets and Baltimore Colts who died at age 91; photo (M)
Weeb Ewbank. 1907-1998. American football coach. W eeb Ewbank was small in stature, and could often get lost on the sideline among the players he coached. But he had a large heart and was well liked by most everyone he encountered. As head coach with the Baltimore Colts (1954-1962) and then with the New. York Jets (1963-1973), he would mentor ...
Weeb Ewbank was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1949 to 1973, finishing his career as the head coach of the New York Jets. Over his twenty-five years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 179-138-9.
Nov 18, 1998 · Weeb Ewbank was buried Saturday, remembered as a championship coach and caring man who left an enduring stamp on his teams and players. ... coaching the Colts from 1954 to 1962 and the Jets from ...
