John Christenbury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Christenbury

American sports coach

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1907

Place of Birth: North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1944

Profession: military officer, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.