Virgil Ballard
American basketball coach
Biographical details | |
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Born | December 18, 1903[1][2] De Leon, Texas, U.S. |
Died | August 23, 1990(1990-08-23) (aged 86) Fort Davis, Texas, U.S.[3] |
Alma mater | Austin College[4] |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1934 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1934–1935 | Texas Tech |
Charles Virgil Ballard[3] (December 18, 1903 – August 23, 1990) was the fifth head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team during the Matador's 1934–35 season. He garnered a 15–9 record, including the team's 100th win, a one-point victory over House of David.[5] Ballard also served as an assistant football coach under Texas Tech head coach Pete Cawthon during the Matador's 1934 season.[6]
References
- ^ Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955. FamilySearch. Retrieved April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Orville, Lee (May 1, 1940). "The Sports Barker". The Paris News. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Staff (December 2, 1990). "Obituaries: Charles Virgil Ballard". The McAllen Monitor. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Staff (June 30, 1935). "Tech Graduate and Coach Are Wed Saturday". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball: Past Season Results". Texas Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ "2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. p. 68. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders head basketball coaches
- Grady Higginbotham (1925–1927)
- Victor Payne (1927–1930)
- W. L. Golightly (1930–1931)
- Dell Morgan (1931–1934)
- Virgil Ballard (1934–1935)
- Berl Huffman (1935–1942)
- Polk Robison (1942–1946)
- Berl Huffman (1946–1947)
- Polk Robison (1948–1961)
- Gene Gibson (1961–1969)
- Bob Bass (1969–1970)
- Gerald Myers (1971–1991)
- James Dickey (1991–2001)
- Bob Knight (2001–2008)
- Pat Knight (2008–2011)
- Billy Gillispie (2011–2012)
- Chris Walker # (2012–2013)
- Tubby Smith (2013–2016)
- Chris Beard (2016–2021)
- Mark Adams (2021–2023)
- Grant McCasland (2023–)
# denotes interim head coach
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