W. Harold Anderson

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W. Harold Anderson (born September 11, 1902 in Akron , Ohio - † June 13, 1967 ) was an American basketball player and coach . Anderson was one of the first coaches to mark the 500-point milestone in college basketball. Between 1942 and 1963 he headed the basketball team of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) for 21 seasons and from 1934 to 1942 that of the University of Toledo . Anderson managed with these two teams as the first coach in history to lead two different teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

player

Anderson distinguished himself early on as a player at his high school in Akron, Ohio. After moving to Otterbein College , Columbus , Ohio, Anderson was successful in various sports. As a player on the basketball team, he was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1923 and 1924 .

Trainer

After graduating from college, W. Harold Anderson served as a high school coach for nine years before becoming head coach of the Toledo Rockets at the University of Toledo in 1934 . In the period between 1934 and 1942 he achieved a record of 142 wins and 41 defeats with the team, which corresponds to a victory rate of 77.6 percent. He also brought the team to its first participation in the NIT.

For the following 21 years Anderson took over the trainer position at the BGSU. He led the “Falcons” team to a record of 362 wins and 185 defeats, a win rate of 66.2 percent until his departure. Anderson reached with the team a total of six NIT participations and three participations in the NCAA tournament . He trained at the BGSU, among other things, the later NBA star Nate Thurmond .

Awards

The university's sports hall, built by the BGSU in 1960, was officially given the name "Anderson Arena" in 1963 in recognition of Anderson. Since then, the sports facility formerly known as “Memorial Hall” (in honor of former students who died in action for the US armed forces ) has been given the double name “Memorial Hall / Anderson Arena”.

In 1985, W. Harold Anderson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for career achievement as a college basketball coach .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography in the BGSU Hall of Fame , accessed on May 5, 2011
  2. ↑ Short biography on the Toledo Rockets website , accessed on May 5, 2011
  3. ↑ Brief portrait on the BGSU website , accessed on May 5, 2011
  4. ↑ Report on the BGSU website ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 5, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bgsu.edu
personal data
SURNAME Anderson, W. Harold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Akron , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 1967