Ray Meyer
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond Joseph Meyer (December 18, 1913 – March 17, 2006) was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois.[1] He was well known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record.[2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1913-12-18)December 18, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 17, 2006(2006-03-17) (aged 92) Wheeling, Illinois, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1930-1932 | St. Patrick Academy |
1935–1938 | Notre Dame |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1942–1984 | DePaul |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1945–1974 | DePaul |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 724–354 |
Tournaments | 14–16 (NCAA Division I) 10–8 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1943, 1979) NIT (1945) | |
Awards | |
2× AP Coach of the Year (1980, 1984) 2x Henry Iba Award (1978, 1980) NABC Coach of the Year (1979) 2× UPI Coach of the Year (1980, 1984) | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1979 (profile) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
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