Bob MacKinnon
American baseball player and coach (1927–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For his son, see Bob MacKinnon Jr.
Robert MacKinnon (December 5, 1927 – July 7, 2015) was an American college and professional basketball coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career; the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, and the NBA's Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets. MacKinnon also served as the Nets' general manager.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1927-12-05)December 5, 1927 Dunkirk, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 7, 2015(2015-07-07) (aged 87) Williamsville, New York, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Baseball | |
1954–1959 | Canisius |
Basketball | |
1959–1972 | Canisius |
1972–1974 | Buffalo Braves (assistant) |
1974–1975 | Spirits of St. Louis |
1977 | Buffalo Braves |
1977–1978 | Buffalo Braves (assistant) |
1978–1979 | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
1979–1981 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
1980–1981 | New Jersey Nets |
1985–1987 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
1987–1988 | New Jersey Nets |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1959–1972 | Canisius |
1975–1977 | Buffalo Braves (GM) |
1981–1983 | New Jersey Nets (GM) |
1986–1987 | New Jersey Nets (GM) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame (1995) | |
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