Gregg Friberg

Gregg Friberg was born on March 2, 1931, in Tacoma. The retired coach, athletic director and teacher graduated from Stadium High School in 1949 and headed off to Pullman to play football for Washington State University.

Gregg played three years of football as a center and linebacker at Stadium and in 1948 he was an All-City and All-State First team selection. He also was named honorary captain that same season when the Mooreheart, Illinois team traveled to Tacoma to play the Tigers. His senior season Greg was selected to the All-State team and competed in the annual State vs. Seattle game.

Friberg played three varsity seasons (1950-52) for the Cougars, starting all three years at linebacker.

In 1951, Friberg was part of a defense that helped WSU win the Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division title. After he graduated from WSU, Friberg immediately began his coaching career as an assistant with the Cougars freshman team.

In 1956, Friberg became the football and baseball coach at Gault Junior High. In 1960 and 1961, the Gault football team won Tacoma city championships with undefeated seasons.

Also in 1961, Friberg became the first-ever football coach at Mount Tahoma High School. He spent four seasons on the sidelines before becoming athletic director at Mount Tahoma from 1965-82.