Ferrum College

Played football as quarterback on the 1965 Championship Team and was the starting quarterback for the 1966 National Championship game. He also played baseball in which he was named captain in 1967, Most Valuable Player in 1967 and All Region in 1966 and 1967. DeBoe was the first recipient of the Ferrum College President’s Award in 1967. After leaving Ferrum, DeBoe went on to play baseball for the University of Virginia where he was voted Most Valuable Player in 1968 and elected captain in 1969. He coached football at George Washington High School from 1969-1982 (9 district, 4 regional, 1 state championship) as well as baseball from 1971-1983 (6 district championships) before becoming principal in 1996 and retiring in 2003.