Hal Sherbeck

{{Short description|American football and baseball coach (1928–2014)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Hal Sherbeck

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|3|16}}

| birth_place = Paynesville, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|8|10|1928|3|16}}

| death_place = Temecula, California, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1950–1951

| player_team2 = Montana

| player_sport3 = Basketball

| player_years4 = 1950–1952

| player_team4 = Montana

| player_sport5 = Baseball

| player_years6 = {{circa|1950}}

| player_team6 = Montana

| player_positions =

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1952–1955

| coach_team2 = Missoula HS (MT)

| coach_years3 = 1956–1960

| coach_team3 = Montana (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1961–1991

| coach_team4 = Fullerton

| coach_sport5 = Basketball

| coach_years6 = 1956–1961

| coach_team6 = Montana (assistant)

| coach_sport7 = Baseball

| coach_years8 = 1956–1961

| coach_team8 = Montana

| overall_record = 241–70–8 (junior college football)
46–69–1 (college baseball)

| bowl_record = 9–4

| tournament_record = Football
8–3 (California JC large division playoffs)

| championships = Football
3 junior college national (1965, 1967, 1983)
4 Eastern Conference (1964–1967)
9 SCC (1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1980–1981, 1983)
2 Pac-9 (1984–1985)
1 Mission Conference Central Division (1988)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Harold Embret Sherbeck (March 16, 1928 — August 3, 2014) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California from 1961 to 1991, compiling a record of 241–70–8. His teams at Fullerton won three junior college national championships, in 1965, 1967, and 1983. Sherbeck was also the head baseball coach at the University of Montana from 1956 to 1961, tallying a mark of 46–69–1.

Sherbeck was born on March 16, 1928, in Paynesville, Minnesota. The child of Norwegian immigrants, he moved during his youth to Big Sandy, Montana.{{cite web |author= |title=Harold Embret Sherbeck Obituary |url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/12324122/Harold-Sherbeck |publisher=Tribute Archive |access-date=April 6, 2024 }} He died on August 3, 2014, in Temecula, California.{{cite news |last=Neighbor |first=Fritz |title=Former Griz standout's greatest achievements came late |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian/144911627/ |newspaper=Missoulian |location=Missoula, Montana |date=August 16, 2014 |page=D1 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Neighbor |first=Fritz |title=Sherbeck (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian/144914752/ |newspaper=Missoulian |location=Missoula, Montana |date=August 16, 2014 |page=D6 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

=Junior college football=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Fullerton Hornets

| conf = Eastern Conference

| startyear = 1961

| endyear = 1967

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1961

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname = Orange Show Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1962

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 6–2–1

| conference = 6–2–1

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1963

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 3–5–1

| conference = 3–5–1

| confstanding = T–6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1964

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Potato Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 1965

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–0

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Junior Rose Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1966

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 9–0–1

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Potato Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 1967

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 12–0

| conference = 8–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = California JC large division championship

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Fullerton Hornets

| conf = South Coast Conference

| startyear = 1968

| endyear = 1983

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1968

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 8–1

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1969

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = California JC large division championship

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1970

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 11–1

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = California JC large division championship

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1971

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1972

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 4–4–1

| conference = 2–2–1

| confstanding = 4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1973

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 5–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = California JC large division semifinal

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1974

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 5–3–1

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1975

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 7–2

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1976

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Avocado Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1977

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Avocado Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1978

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1979

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1980

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = Avocado Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1981

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 9–1

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1982

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname = Pony Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 1983

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–0–1

| conference = 5–0–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Potato Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Fullerton Hornets

| conf = Pac-9 Conference

| startyear = 1984

| endyear = 1985

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1984

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = Pony Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1985

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 8–3

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Pony Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Fullerton Hornets

| conf = South Coast Conference

| startyear = 1986

| endyear = 1987

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1986

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1987

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 5–3–2

| conference = 4–1–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Fullerton Hornets

| conf = Mission Conference

| startyear = 1988

| endyear = 1991

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 1988

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 5–0

| confstanding = 1st (Central)

| bowlname = Potato Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1989

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 3–2

| confstanding = 3rd (Central)

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1990

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 2–3

| confstanding = T–4th (Central)

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1991

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 8–3

| conference = 7–2 / 3–2

| confstanding = T–2nd (Central)

| bowlname = Potato Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Fullerton

| overall = 241–70–8

| confrecord = 158–38–6

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 241–70–8

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Fullerton College Football History & Records |url=https://www.fchornets.com/sports/fball/2023-24/files/2024_FOOTBALL_History_Records.pdf |publisher=Fullerton College |pages=8–10 |access-date=April 6, 2024 }}