Hall of Fame College Basketball Player, Coach. At six feet, three inches tall and weighing two hundred and fifteen pounds, he was a “basketball giant” that turned Notre Dame into a national collegiate basketball power in the 1930s. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1932 to 1934. During that time the basketball team earned fifty-four wins against only twelve losses. He was one of the first players to average double digit scoring for a season and was the second player in collegiate basketball history to be named an All- American three consecutive years (Purdue’s John Wooden was the first). His size and quickness underneath the basket led to the establishment of basketball’s three second rule. After graduation he went on to coach at Saint Mary’s College in Minnesota and Holy Cross before returning to coach at Notre Dame. He was the head coach of his alma mater for six seasons leading his teams to ninety-eight wins and only forty-eight losses. In 1948 he gave up coaching to become Notre Dame’s athletic director, a position he held for thirty years. In 1976 the Chicago native was inducted as a player into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame College Basketball Player, Coach. At six feet, three inches tall and weighing two hundred and fifteen pounds, he was a “basketball giant” that turned Notre Dame into a national collegiate basketball power in the 1930s. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1932 to 1934. During that time the basketball team earned fifty-four wins against only twelve losses. He was one of the first players to average double digit scoring for a season and was the second player in collegiate basketball history to be named an All- American three consecutive years (Purdue’s John Wooden was the first). His size and quickness underneath the basket led to the establishment of basketball’s three second rule. After graduation he went on to coach at Saint Mary’s College in Minnesota and Holy Cross before returning to coach at Notre Dame. He was the head coach of his alma mater for six seasons leading his teams to ninety-eight wins and only forty-eight losses. In 1948 he gave up coaching to become Notre Dame’s athletic director, a position he held for thirty years. In 1976 the Chicago native was inducted as a player into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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