Hiram Conibear

Hiram Boardman Conibear
Conibear circa 1911
Born(1871-09-05)September 5, 1871
DiedSeptember 9, 1917(1917-09-09) (aged 46)
Known forConibear stroke
Spouse
Grace Eminent Miller
(m. 1898⁠–⁠1917)
Children1

Hiram Boardman Conibear (September 5, 1871 – September 9, 1917) was an American football and rowing coach. He served as head football coach for the University of Montana from 1903 to 1904, compiling a record of 5–7. Conibear was head rowing coach at the University of Washington from 1907 to 1917, coaching both the men's and women's rowing teams. He developed the distinctive style that became known as the Conibear stroke that "had an effect on the sport that lasted for 30 years".[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hiram Boardman Conibear". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  3. ^ It is also called the Washington stroke and the American stroke