Renowned college football coach Carl Torbush passed away at 72 after a remarkable 42-year career.
He served as head coach for institutions including UNC and East Tennessee State University.
Torbush’s death was announced by the ETSU athletics department, WRAL-TV reported.
Who was Carl Torbush?
Born in East Spencer, North Carolina, Carl Torbush relocated with his family to Knoxville, Tennessee, at age 11.
He attended Austin-East High School in Knoxville, where he played in multiple sports.
He received athletic scholarship offers from various Division I schools, but decided to walk-on at the University of Tennessee.
After having no playing time as a freshman, he transferred to Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City.
As a senior at Carson-Newman, he received first-team NAIA All-American honors in both baseball and football. Torbush graduated from Carson-Newman in 1974.
After college, Torbush coached briefly at Carter High School in Knoxville. In February 1975, he signed with the Kansas City Royals.
Following his one-season professional baseball career, he went to Baylor University to begin his collegiate coaching career.
He received his master’s degree in physical education and health from Baylor in 1976.
Carl Torbush Career
Torbush had a long and successful career as a coach in both football and baseball. Here are some of the highlights of his career:
He started his coaching career in 1974 as an assistant coach at Ole Miss.
He coached at several colleges, including Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama, North Carolina, Texas A& M, Kansas, and East Tennessee State.
He was the head coach of North Carolina from 1997 to 2000, leading them to two bowl victories and a 17-18 record.
He was the head coach of East Tennessee State from 2015 to 2017, reviving the football program after a 10-year hiatus and posting a 11-22 record.
He retired from coaching in 2017.
Carl Torbush cause of death
No cause of death was given, although Torbush had battled cancer through the years, according to AL.com.
When is Carl Torbush funeral
As of now, the funeral date of the late Carl Torbush has not been disclosed by his family.
Having said that, we are still following up on his death, we will update you as soon as we get important information about Carl Torbush funeral service.
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