Keith Gilbertson Sr. Photo Galleries

Keith Gilbertson Sr. Memorial

: Wood for the pillar housing the Gilb bust inside the Keith Gilbertson Sr. Sports and Fitness Center was salvaged from the old B Building gym at Snohomish High. (Keith Olson photo)

: Another closeup photo of the Gilb bust by Seattle sculptor Louise McDowell. (Keith Olson photo)

: NW corner of the Gilbertson Memorial at Snohomish High School showing the Greatest Panther tribute plaque and profile of the Gilbertson bust

: Close-up Memorial Donor Recognition Plaques – add your name to join the Gilbertson Legacy

: View of Donor Recognition Plaques, June 2013

: Memorial SE corner showing donor recognition plaques and Lifetime Achievements tribute plaque

: The Keith Gilbertson Sr. bust was commissioned by family and friends and done by Seattle sculptor Louise McDowell, who also did the Dick Armstrong statue at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The work included a pair of Gilby’s own spectacles cast in bronze. (Jay Adams photo)

Gilbertson Memorial dedication night

: Keith Gilbertson Jr. gave symbolic family status to all students, athletes and colleagues associated with his father over his 61-year career at Snohomish High School. (Keith Olson photo)

: Keith Gilbertson Jr. addresses Panther fans during the dedication ceremony for the bronze bust of his father. (Keith Olson photo)

: Family and close friends of Keith Gilbertson Sr. sit together at the basketball game where a bronze bust of the Snohomish High School coaching icon was formally dedicated during a halftime ceremony on Jan. 18, 2013. (Keith Olson photo)

: Snohomish football great Curt Marsh spoke glowingly of Coach Gilbertson’s genius as an athletic trainer and selfless devotion to his life’s work. (Keith Olson photo)

: Head coach Ken Roberts, left, and his 2013 Snohomish High basketball players listen during the halftime dedication ceremony for the bronze bust of Panther coaching icon Keith Gilbertson Sr. (Keith Olson photo)

Keith Gilbertson Sr. Sports and Fitness Center dedication

: This is a southside view of the newly named Keith Gilbertson Sr. Sports and Fitness Center, entering the Snohomish High School gym. (Keith Olson photo)

: Keith Olson photo

: This is a north view of the Keith Gilbertson Sr. Sports and Fitness Center at Snohomish High School. (Keith Olson photo)

: Supporters of the effort to rename the SHS Sports and Fitness Center in honor of Keith Gilbertson Sr. gather for a group photo at the school board meeting where the measure was approved. (Kristin Foley photo)

2011 County Sports Hall of Fame inductions

: Curt Marsh accepts his induction plaque from Frank Foster, chairman of the Snohomish County Hall of Fame committee. (Keith Olson photo)

: Members of the Panthers’ 1976 state-championship football team pose for photographs after their hall of fame induction. (Keith Olson photo).

: Chris Utt spoke on behalf of the Panthers’ 1976 football team during their hall of fame induction. (Keith Olson photo)

: SHS football great Curt Marsh, inducted into the County Sports Hall of Fame as an individual, spoke warmly of Coach Gilbertson during his own induction speech. (Keith Olson photo)

: Seattle Pacific basketball star Daesha Henderson, a 2006 SHS graduate, was introduced as the Herald’s Female Sports Star of the Year for 2010 at the hall of fame induction ceremony. Keith Gilbertson Sr. coached Henderson during her Panther days as an assistant on SHS head coach Ken Roberts’ girls basketball staff. (Keith Olson photo)

: Here’s a close-up image of Keith Gilbertson’s plaque from the Washington State Coaches Association Cross Country Hall of Fame. (Keith Olson photo)

: Here’s a close-up image of Keith Gilbertson’s induction plaque from the Snohomish High School Hall of Fame. (Keith Olson photo).

: Here’s a close-up of Keith Gilbertson’s induction plaque from the Washington State Coaches Association Football Hall of Fame. (Keith Olson photo)

: Clippings and mementos from Keith Gilbertson’s coaching career were on display at the hall of fame induction banquet. (Keith Olson photo)

: Leigh Gilbertson Henry, flanked by her uncle Jim Gilbertson, left, and father Jay Gilbertson, right, holds the clock plaque awarded to her grandfather Keith Gilbertson Sr. for his posthumous induction into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame. (Keith Olson photo)

Coach Gilbertson Family

: Keith and Eileen Gilbertson on their wedding day, Aug. 31, 1946. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith and Eileen Gilbertson as college students in Pullman. (Gilbertson family photo)

: In the early 1960s, Eileen Gilbertson centered an all-male household that included (counter-clockwise from top) sons Keith Jr., Jim and Jay in addition to the Coach. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson Jr., later a college head coach and NFL assistant coach, got an early start in his football education. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Coach Gilb with his mother Helen, brother George and son Keith Jr. in Pullman. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Coach Gilbertson with his first grandchild, Ann, in the mid-1970s. (Gilbertston family photo)

: Coach Gilbertson with Keith Jr. at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., when Keith Jr. was the head coach at Cal. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Coach Gilb’s grandkids David and Krissy, offspring of Barbara and Keith Jr., in Berkeley , Calif., in the early 1990s (Gilbertson family photo)

: Granddaughters Ann and Leigh pay a summer visit to Keith and Eileen Gilbertson, along with son Jay in the early 1990s. (Gilbertson family photo).

: Four generations are represented with Coach Gilbertson and son Keith Jr. flanking granddaughter Ann Gilbertson Haggart and great-granddaughter Zoe Haggart. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Family gathering on Coach Gilb’s 80th birthday in 2007. Coach Gilbertson, flanked by grandson David Gilbertson and granddaughter Ann Gilbertson Haggart holding great-granddaughter Zoe with papa Greg Haggart in back, nieces Teri and Kris flanking their dad George Gilbertson and, at right, Keith Jr.’s wife Barbara Gilbertson. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Jr.’s son David Gilbertson, left, is a quarterback at Washington State, where his granddad, right, also played football in 1946. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Greg and Ann Haggart with Coach Gilb and great-granddaughter Zoe. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Jim, Jay and Keith Gilbertson Jr. join their dad for a backyard photo in more recent times. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Coach Gilbertson with granddaughter Leigh Gilbertson and her fiancee Dan Henry. Leigh is Jay Gilbertson’s daughter. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Young parents in Pullman. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Eileen Gilbertson with sons Jim and Jay swimming at Silver Lake. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Jim and Tracy Gilbertson on their wedding day in 1995, with niece Krissy in background. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Leigh Gilbertson with cousins David and Krissy at Uncle Jim’s wedding in 1995. (Gilbertson family photo)

Coach Gilbertson in High School

: Keith S. Gilbertson’s senior photo from the 1945 Kla Ta Wa yearbook. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson and Eileen Amundson were high school sweethearts before their marriage in 1946. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson with his dad, Steven Gilbertson, in the mid-1940s at the family home near the corner of Second and Avenue C. Steven Gilbertson was a longtime Snohomish druggist. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson with his mother, Helen, outside the family home near the corner of Second and Avenue C in the mid-1940s. (Gilbertson family photo)

: The 1944 Panther football team posted the first unbeaten/untied season in school history while going 9-0 en route to county and Northwest League titles, outscoring league foes 200-0. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson was a two-time Most Inspirational player for the SHS football team. (Gilbertson family archives)

: The 1944-45 Panther basketball team finished sixth at the state tournament, giving Snohomish it’s highest state finish up to that time. Keith Gilbertson is seonc from the right in the front.(SHS photo)

: Gilby won two letters in basketball. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson was already a three-year tennis letterman, entering his senior year. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson played just one year of football at Washington State before a head injury ended his playing career. (Gilbertson family photo)

: The 1943 Panther football team lost just one game and won the county league title. Keith Gilbertson (19) played center and linebacker. (SHS photo)

: The 1943-44 Panther basketball team, with Keith Gilbertson fourth from right in back row. (SHS photo)

: The 1944 Panther tennis team. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson (19) started at center for the 1942 Panthers, while older brother George (12) started at end. The team won the county league title, giving the Panthers their first football championship since 1929. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, second from right in front row, played on the junior varsity basketball team as a sophomore. Brother George Gilbertson is fourth from the left in back. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, front row center, poses with the 1943 SHS tennis team in the spring of his sophomore year. (SHS photo)

Coach Gilbertsonâ€™s State Championship Teams

: 1960 SHS CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONS: Front row, from left, Lyman Pease, Tom Gilpin, Kirby Naff, Gordon Prentice, Craig Thompson, Rick Yoder, Phil Swezey and Ernie Goshorn; second row John Hesseltine, Gary Countryman, Bill Bartlett, Stan Posey, Guy Kinkead, Kelly McKennon, Mike McNeely, John Schilaty and John Harkinson; top row head coach Keith Gilbertson, Ed Telgenhoff, Owen McCandlis, Jerry Knittel, Gary Howell, Bill Knittel, Richard Douglas and Ron Rabenstein. (SHS photo)

: 1965 SHS CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONS: Front row, from left, Ron Stjern, Tim Storey, Steve Linse, Steve Brown, Chuck Wieland, Doug Williams, Mac Bates and Paul Howell; back row Dwayne Overholser, Dan Stjern, Walt Hoerath, John Funk, Terry Phillips, Cliff Hurn, Scott Baker, Ken Armstrong and Dan Hendrickson. (SHS photo)

: 1970 SHS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONS: Kneeling in front, left to right, co-captains Jerry Ingalls and Doug Love and trainer Rod Reed; back row manager Rick Gandee, Craig Clayton, Mark Williams, Evan Thomas, Gordon Taylor, Tom Poier, Randy Recor, Bob Wahlstrom, Tom Bannwarth, Ben Krause, head coach Jack de Kubber, Steve Kirstein and assistant coach Keith Gilbertson. Not pictured is manager Don Greiert. (Tribune photo)

: 1976 SHS FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS: Front row, left to right, managers David Pierce and Ken Loomis, Ken Emmil, Todd Martina, Shane Hendrickson, manager Bob Barth, Jon Quilliam and Paul Marks; second row assistant coach Keith Gilbertson, Bruce Kreutzer, Jim Price, Tom Morse, Kevin Kuhlman, Greg Trumbull, Dave Stevens, Lance McIntosh, David Martina, Randy Fretland, Tracy Kreutzer and assistant coach Jerry Simicich; third row Eric Shelton, Doug Olds, Sam Mock, Ed McBride, Jim Potter, Curt Marsh, co-captain Jerry McLain, Scott Olson, Steve Fuchs, Mike Fenton and Jeff Cauffman; fourth row head coach Dick Armstrong, Jim Burke, Kevin Skalsky, Steve Mitchell, John Schilaty, Bret Ingalls, co-captain Chris Utt, Dave Johnson, Dave Bonneywell, John Weed, Brian Melnyk and coach Perry Stangvik; back row Dan Potter, Dan Stevens, Jim Mundell, Jeff Rozelle, Brad Bennett, Doug Brickman, Kevin Higgins, Jon Ramberg, Scott Fredrickson, Greg Van De Casteele, Craig West and assistant coach Mark Albertine. (Tribune photo)

: 1978 SHS FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS: Front row, seated from left, Dan Recor and co-captains Ken Emmil and Greg Kramer. First row, Randy Pierce, Bett Elliott, Lewis Widman, Joel Brotten, Randy Utt, Kevin Morris, Shawn Blansett, Felix Paulino, Jim Duce, Brian Haley, Dan Auckland and Rob Brotten; third row Tyler Hartford, Mike Hinthorne, Vince Smith, Bill Bonneywell, Bruce Hammer, Dick Arnett, Rob Treece, Jeff Fugier, Jim Brotten, Ted Barker, Ray Sutton and Scott Witherow; fourth row Randy Lawson, Rod Nelson, Gary Shrauner, Jeff Bueler, Todd West, Mike Miller, Scott Pellham, Darren Ricci, Leno Malgesini, Jim Schuler, Wes Johnson and Russ Guy; fifth row Jay Gutherie, Fred Rooker, Steve Mounsey, Jeff Fenney, Garry Young, Reid Jensen, Scott Anderson, Bill Johnson, Dale Draper, Mark Schneider, DavePhipps and Burt Bartley. Not pictured are Tony Krause, Greg Lindquist, Andy Rysell, Randy Johnson, Lee Dring and Rodger Flint. (Tribune photo)

Keith Gilbertson Sr.â€™s Coaching Colleagues

: Keith Gilbertson Sr., left, with Stan Bates, center, and Everett Woodward, two of his closest friends and coaching colleagues at Snohomish High School in the early 1950s. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, second from right, joined head coach Dick Armstrong’s SHS football staff in 1964. Others, from left, are Jerry Parrish, Don Baker, Armstrong, Gary Mose and Don Gibbons. At the time, Gilbertson was serving double duty as head cross country coach while also assisting in football. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, second from right, watches court action from the bench alongside SHS head coach Jack de Kubber in the mid-1970s. De Kubber and Gilbertson coached the Panthers to a state title in 1970. (SHS photo)

: The staff that coached Snohomish to its second state football title in 1978 featured, kneeling from left, Keith Gilbertson and head coach Dick Armstrong, and, back row from left, Mark Albertine, Perry Stangvik, Ed Lucero and Mike Moe. (SHS photo)

: Dick Armstrong’s SHS football staff in 1967 included, from left, Jerry Simicich, Rod Vroman, Keith Gilbertson and Carl Roth. (SHS photo)

: Ray Johnson, left, joined Keith Gilbertson and Jerry Simicich as SHS assistant football coaches under Dick Armstrong in 1969 and all three assistants remained on staff when Snohomish won its first state football title in 1976. Johnson later became SHS principal. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson assisted SHS head baseball coach Perry Stangvik for three seasons in the early 1970s. (SHS photo)

: After retiring as a teacher in 1981, Keith Gilbertson Sr., left, continued to coach the SHS boys basketball team as a varsity assistant for head coach Jim Adams, right, while George Fowler, front, took over as junior varsity coach. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, right, joined head Mark Albertine’s SHS girls basketball staff in 1995 as a volunteer assistant coach. Albertine, center, and assistant Wayne McMaster, left, had previous ties to Gilbertson as SHS football assistant coaches under Dick Armstrong. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, right, joined Mark Perry’s SHS football staff as a volunteer assistant in 1995 in Perry’s first season as head coach and remained a key staff member through the 2010 season. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, left, chats with fellow coach Wayne McMaster at an SHS girls basketball practice. Both men coached girls basketball under head coach Mark Albertine and remained with the program under Ken Roberts after Albertine retired in 1999-2000. (Sarah Gravelle photo)

: Dick Armstrong’s 1988 SHS football staff. Back row, from left, Mike Moe, Ed Lucero, Coach Armstrong, Mark Albertine, Perry Stangvik and Keith Gilbertson; front row , from left, Mark Perry, Barry Rodland, Marvin Rodgers and Ken Emmil. (SHS photo)

: Dick Armstrong’s football staff, early 1990s. Back row, from left, Coach Armstrong, Mike Moe, Ed Lucero, Mike Moe, Perry Stangvik and Keith Gilbertson. Front row, from left, Mark Perry, John Mitchell, Wayne McMaster and Barry Rodland. (SHS photo).

: Mark Perry’s 2000 SHS football staff. Back row, from left, Jeff Armstrong, Al Harrington, Tony Stapleton, Mark Albertine, Ed Lucero, Eric Cahan and Mike Cahan; front row, Vince Ivelia, Keith Gilbertson, Barry Rodland, Coach Perry, Frank Lopez and Chris Utt. (SHS photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, second from left in front row, began his 61st and final year of SHS coach as a member of Mark Perry’s 2010 football staff. (SHS photo)

Young Coach Gilbertson

: Keith Gilbertson Sr. as a baby, ca. 1927. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson was a dog lover at an early age. (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson, right, and older brother George were both high fliers. (Gilbertson family photo)

: The Gilbertson brothers, George and Keith, in the early 1930s. (Gilbertson family photo)

: “Yeah, it’s an apron! Want to make something of it?” (Gilbertson family photo)

: Keith Gilbertson played the trombone in his junior high years. (Gilberson family photo)

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