Adolph Samborski
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Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
York, Maine, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1904 Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1977 (aged 73) York, Maine, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1925 | Harvard |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1925 | Harvard |
| Football | |
| 1923 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Guard (basketball) Catcher (baseball) Fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1934–1946 | Harvard (JV) |
| 1947–1948 | Harvard |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1928 | Harvard (freshmen) |
| 1933–1934 | Harvard (freshmen) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1961 | Harvard (dir. of intramural sports) |
| 1961–1963 | Harvard (assistant AD) |
| 1963–1964 | Harvard (associate AD) |
| 1964–1970 | Harvard |
| 1971–1975 | Yankee Conference (commissioner) |
Adolph Walter Samborski (February 10, 1904 – December 8, 1977) was an American coach and administrator who served as athletic director and head baseball coach at Harvard University.
Samborski attended Harvard after graduating from Westfield High School. He was captain of the freshman basketball team and the starting catcher on the freshman baseball team. He became a starting guard on the varsity basketball team his sophomore season and became the team captain as a junior. He was the backup varsity catcher his sophomore before taking over the starting job his junior year. He was also a fullback on the 1923 Harvard Crimson football team.[1]
Coaching
Samborski graduated from Harvard College in 1925 and remained with the Crimson as freshman basketball coach while he earned master's degrees in education and European history.[2][3] He also coached the Crimson's junior varsity baseball team and was the varsity baseball coach in 1947 and 1948.[4][5] He gave up coaching in 1948 to focus on his job as director of intramural sports.[6]