Claire Linton Cribbs (August 13, 1912 – September 14, 1985) was an American basketball player and high school coach.

He was a two-time All-American at the University of Pittsburgh and won over 400 games as a high school coach in the state of Ohio.

Cribbs, a 6'0 (1.83 m) guard from Jeannette High School in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, chose to attend the nearby University of Pittsburgh and play for Hall of Fame coach Doc Carlson.

Cribbs led the Panthers to a 53–15 record in his three varsity seasons, winning the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference in 1933 and 1934 and tying for the championship with West Virginia in 1935.

[1] After graduating from Pitt, Cribbs briefly played baseball as a pitcher for the International League's Baltimore Orioles.