Gene Corum

Earl Eugene Corum (May 29, 1921 – January 2, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 1960 to 1965, compiling a record of 29–30–2. Corum played college football as a guard at West Virginia in the 1940s and graduated in 1948. He began his coaching career at Point Marion High School in Point Marion, Pennsylvania for two seasons before returning to West Virginia as an assistant coach in 1950.^[1]

Gene Corum

Corum pictured in The Monticola 1963, West Virginia yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1921-05-29)May 29, 1921 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2010(2010-01-02) (aged 88) Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
1941–1942	West Virginia
1945	Fort Benning
1946–1947	West Virginia
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1949	Point Marion HS (PA)
1950–1959	West Virginia (ends)
1960–1965	West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall	29–30–2 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SoCon (1964–1965)

Corum was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. He died on January 2, 2010, in Frederick, Maryland.^[2]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
West Virginia Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1960–1965)
1960	West Virginia	0–8–2	0–2–1	9th
1961	West Virginia	4–6	2–1	T–3rd
1962	West Virginia	8–2	4–0	2nd
1963	West Virginia	4–6	3–1	2nd
1964	West Virginia	7–4	5–0	1st	L Liberty
1965	West Virginia	6–4	4–0	1st
West Virginia:		29–30–2	18–4–1
Total:		29–30–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Gene Corum Appointed As Acing Head Coach". Beckley Post-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. Associated Press. April 19, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Earl Eugene {Gene} Corum". Stauffer Funeral Homes. Retrieved February 16, 2023.