Edgar William Garbisch (April 7, 1899 – December 13, 1979) was an American college football player, military officer, businessman and art collector.

Garbisch was the sales manager of the Postum cereal company in the late 1920s and early 1930s and president of Cellulose Products Corp. and Tisch Inc., in the 1930s.

Their collection of American Naïve art paintings, consisting of more than 2,600 pieces, was considered the most comprehensive ever assembled with much of it being given to museums during their lifetimes.

[1] While attending the Military Academy, he played at the center, guard and place-kicker position for the Army Black Knights football team from 1921 to 1924.

[1] At the end of the 1922 season, Garbisch was selected as a consensus All-American,[7] receiving first-team honors from Walter Camp,[8] the New York Tribune,[9] Norman E. Brown,[10] and the Romelke Press Clipping Bureau.

[13] Garbisch also received second-team All-American honors from Athletic World magazine, selected based on votes cast by 500 coaches,[14] and Davis J. Walsh, sports editor for the International News Service.

[15] On November 30, 1924, with President Calvin Coolidge in attendance at the annual Army–Navy Game, Garbisch kicked four field goals to lead Army to a 12-0 victory over Navy.

[1] After graduating from the Military Academy, Garbisch was commissioned as a lieutenant and assigned to the Fifteenth Engineers at Fort Humphrey, Virginia.

[28] In 1937, Garbisch became a director of Grocery Store Products Co.[5] He rejoined the Army during World War II and served with the rank of colonel.

[5] He served for four years from January 1942 to December 1945 as an engineer responsible for directing all military construction in New England and New York, including 39 Army airfields and embarkation camps.

Their collection of American Naïve art paintings, consisting of more than 2,600 pieces, was considered the most comprehensive ever assembled at the time of their death.