Eugene S. Libby

General Facts

Born: April 28, 1865 in Gardiner, Maine

Died: 1948 of a heart attack in front of the Loma Linda Church, survived by his sister, Miss A.B. Libby of Gardiner Maine

Item of Interest

  • Among the 18 Original Team members inducted into the inaugural class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 3, 1959

Important Dates

1892: Graduated from the Secretarial Department of the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College)

1892: Reporter for several newspapers, the first of which was “The Redlands (CA) Daily Facts." He received one cent per line

1892-1904: Member of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Membership Committee, YMCA, Redlands, California

1898-1908: Assistant Superintendent of the First Methodist Sunday School in Reddlands, California

1908-1913: Superintendent of First Methodist Sunday School in Redlands, California

  • Member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church for over 40 years
  • Teacher in the First Methodist Sunday School for 10 years
  • Served as Superintendent of the Sunday Schools of San Bernardino County for two years

General Facts