John Christenbury

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John Christenbury

Christenbury pictured in The Tecoan 1942, East Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1907-02-13)February 13, 1907 North Carolina
Died	July 17, 1944(1944-07-17) (aged 37) Port Chicago, California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938–1939	Brevard
1940–1941	East Carolina
Basketball
1940–1943	East Carolina
Baseball
1941	East Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	19–11–2 (football) 25–15 (basketball) 6–4 (baseball)

John Boyd Christenbury (February 13, 1907 – July 17, 1944) 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 17, 1944. He was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1993.

Head coaching record[]

Football[]

References[]

External links[]

• East Carolina Hall of Fame profile
• East Carolina University Icons Gallery profile
• John Christenbury at Find a Grave

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