| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1911 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1976 (aged 64) McCall, Idaho, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Pacific (OR) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1951 | College of Idaho |
| 1953–1956 | Idaho (freshman) |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1951 | College of Idaho |
| Baseball | |
| 1939–1952 | College of Idaho |
| 1954–1957 | Idaho |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1951 | College of Idaho |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–34–5 (football) 124–138 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 NWC (1948–1949) | |
Clem Parberry | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–46, 1951–53 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II, Korean War |
Clement Hughes Parberry (December 30, 1911 – July 11, 1976) was an American coach and athletic administrator in Idaho, at the College of Idaho in Caldwell and the University of Idaho in Moscow.[1]
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Parberry graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.[1][2] After coaching in Gooding, Idaho, he became the athletic director at the College of Idaho in 1938, and its head coach in football, basketball, and baseball.[3]
Parberry served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.[3] After his second tour ended in 1953, he joined the athletic staff at the University of Idaho as head baseball coach and assistant in football and basketball.[3][4] Previously, the head basketball coach at UI also led the baseball program, but increasing overlap between the seasons led to his hiring, taking over from Charles Finley.[3]
Parberry led the Vandal baseball program for four seasons,[5][6] then transferred to the physical education department; and Wayne Anderson succeeded him as head coach.[7] Parberry ran the intramural program and retired from the university in 1975; he and his wife Viola and relocated to McCall, where they had owned and operated summer cabins on Payette Lake for decades. The following summer, Parberry died there of a heart attack at age 64,[1] and is buried at the city cemetery.
A scholarship at the University of Idaho in physical education is awarded in his honor.