# Rex Gary

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American sports coach (1893–1968)

Rex Gary Biographical details Born (1893-02-28)February 28, 1893 Died (1968-05-04)May 4, 1968 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. Playing career Football 1913–1914 Illinois College Position Quarterback Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football 1919–1920 Wheaton (IL) Basketball 1919–1921 Wheaton (IL) Baseball 1921 Wheaton (IL) Head coaching record Overall 6–6 (football) 17–7 (basketball) 3–7 (baseball) Accomplishments and honors Championships Football 1 IIAC (1920)

**Rex Inglis Gary Sr.** (February 28, 1893 – May 4, 1968) was an American [college football](/source/College_football), [college basketball](/source/College_basketball), and [college baseball](/source/College_baseball) coach, executive for the [Boy Scouts of America](/source/Boy_Scouts_of_America), and [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) officer. He served as the head football coach at [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)) in [Wheaton, Illinois](/source/Wheaton%2C_Illinois) for two seasons, from 1919 to 1920, compiling a record of 6–6.[1][2] Gary was also the head basketball coach at Wheaton for two seasons, from 1919 to 1921, tallying a mark of 17–7, and the school's baseball coach in 1921, leading his team to a record of 3–7.[3][4]

Gary attended [Alton High School](/source/Alton_High_School) in [Alton, Illinois](/source/Alton%2C_Illinois), where he played football. He then went to [Illinois College](/source/Illinois_College) in [Jacksonville, Illinois](/source/Jacksonville%2C_Illinois), where he played football as a [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) in 1913 and 1914.[5][6] In 1919, Gary, then a U.S. Army lieutenant, was listed as slighted wounded by the [United States Department of War](/source/United_States_Department_of_War).[7]

In 1935, Gary left [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Missouri) to work for the Boy Scouts's Valley Forge Council of [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia). He was later executive of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Gary was killed on May 4, 1968, in an automobile accident in [Sarasota, Florida](/source/Sarasota%2C_Florida).[8] He was buried at [Arlington National Cemetery](/source/Arlington_National_Cemetery).[9]

## Head coaching record

### Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Wheaton Crusaders (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1919–1920) 1919 Wheaton 2–3 1920 Wheaton 4–3 T–1st Wheaton: 6–6 Total: 6–6 National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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### Basketball

Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Wheaton Crusaders (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1919–1921) 1919–20 Wheaton 13–4 1920–21 Wheaton 4–3 Wheaton: 17–7 Total: 17–7

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Wheaton Football Coaching Records"](https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/2015/8/14/FB_0814150358.aspx?id=416). [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Sport Log"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-gazette/162153652/). *[St. Joseph Gazette](/source/St._Joseph_Gazette)*. [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Missouri). January 27, 1929. p. 11B. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Men's Basketball Coaching Records"](https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/2020/3/23/mens-basketball-coaching-records.aspx?id=550). [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Baseball Coaching Records"](https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/2019/7/17/baseball-coaching-records.aspx?id=522). [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sport News; Illinois Wins From Shurtleff"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph/162183535/). *[Alton Evening Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Alton%2C_Illinois))*. [Alton, Illinois](/source/Alton%2C_Illinois). November 24, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Shurtleff Takes Beating 66-0"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph/162183382/). *[Alton Evening Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Alton%2C_Illinois))*. [Alton, Illinois](/source/Alton%2C_Illinois). October 24, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["\[untitled\]"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph/162183312/). *[Alton Evening Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Alton%2C_Illinois))*. [Alton, Illinois](/source/Alton%2C_Illinois). June 12, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Former Scout Executive Rex Gary Dies in Crash"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press-obituary-for-rex-i/162153774/). *[St. Joseph News-Press](/source/St._Joseph_News-Press)*. [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Missouri). May 8, 1968. p. 7A. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Army Cemeteries Explorer"](https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#/search-all/results/1/CgRHYXJ5EgNSZXg-/). [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Wheaton Football Year-By-Year Records"](https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/2015/8/13/FB_0813154506.aspx?id=414). [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["NCAA Statistics; Coach; Rex Gary"](https://stats.ncaa.org/people/32317?sport_code=MBB). [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Men's Basketball Year by Year Results"](https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/2015/11/17/MBB_1117152406.aspx?id=436). [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

v t e Wheaton Thunder head football coaches No coach (1900) No team (1901–1911) No coach (1912) No team (1913) Jasper Turnbell (1914–1915) Bob Robinson (1916) No coach (1917) No team (1918) Rex Gary (1919–1920) Robert S. Woodruff (1921) Jack Conley (1922–1924) Dave Gillespie (1925) Ed Coray (1926–1928) Vic Gustafson (1929–1934) Wendell Smith (1935) Mysterious Walker (1936–1939) Harvey Chrouser (1940–1941) Albert Graff (1942) Carl E. DeVries (1943–1945) Harvey Chrouser (1946–1960) Jack Swartz (1961–1968) Mal Pearson (1969–1970) Gary Taylor (1971–1972) Dewey King (1973–1979) Clift Schimmels (1980) Jim Rexilius (1981) J. R. Bishop (1982–1995) Mike Swider (1996–2019) No team (2020) Jesse Scott (2021– )

v t e Wheaton Thunder men's basketball head coaches C. S. Byrne (1901–1903) Elwood Brown (1903–1906) Tommy Byrne (1906–1907) Art Guild (1907–1908) Clarence Jones (1908–1909) McBean (1909–1910) Herb Immenhausen (1910–1912) Mathias Elsen (1912–1913) Wiggins (1913–1914) Jasper Turnbell (1914–1916) Bob Robinson (1916–1917) Alvin Coleman (1917–1918) Charles Mitchell (1918–1919) Rex Gary (1919–1921) Robert S. Woodruff (1921–1922) Jack Conley (1922–1924) Henry Lipp (1924–1926) Ed Coray (1926–1936) Mysterious Walker (1936–1940) Del Nelson (1940–1942) Morris Nelson (1942–1943) Ed Coray (1942–1951) Lee Pfund (1951–1975) Dick Helm (1975–1983) Bill Harbeck (1983–1991) Bill Harris (1991–2009) Mike Schuaer (2009– )

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