Bob Spessard
American basketball player and coach (1915–1989)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1915-12-11)December 11, 1915 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | July 26, 1989(1989-07-26) (aged 73) Floyd, Virginia, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Jefferson (Roanoke, Virginia) |
College | Washington and Lee (1935–1938) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1948–1949 | Washington and Lee |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Woods Spessard (December 11, 1915 – July 26, 1989)[1] was an American basketball player known for his collegiate career at Washington and Lee University in the 1930s.[2] He was a two-time NCAA All-American in 1937 and 1938 as well as a three-time first-team all-Southern Conference choice from 1936 to 1938.[2][3]
He also coached his alma mater for the 1948–49 season, compiling a 10–12 record in his lone season.[4]
References
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bob Spessard '39". Hall of Fame. Washington and Lee University. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Spessard – Class of 1972". Inductees. Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Spessard coaching history". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball head coaches
- C. L. Krebs (1906–1909)
- F. J. Pratt (1909–1910)
- J. W. H. Pollard (1910–1913)
- W. C. Raftery (1913–1923)
- K. E. Hines (1923–1924)
- Eddie Cameron (1924–1925)
- Richard Smith (1925–1930)
- Ray Ellerman (1930–1932)
- Harry Young (1932–1939)
- Cookie Cunningham (1939–1942)
- George Proctor (1942–1943)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Harry Young (1945–1946)
- Carl Wise (1946–1948)
- Bob Spessard (1948–1949)
- Conn Davis (1949–1950)
- Scotty Hamilton (1950–1952)
- Billy McCann (1952–1957)
- Weenie Miller (1957–1958)
- Robert McHenry (1958–1964)
- Verne Canfield (1964–1995)
- Kevin Moore (1995–1999)
- Jeff Lafave (1999–2003)
- Adam Hutchinson (2003–2017)
- Chris McHugh (2017– )
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