Bob Spear (basketball)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. | July 8, 1918
Died | October 26, 1995 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 77)
Alma mater | DePauw |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–1971 | Air Force |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 177–175 |
Robert B. Spear (July 8, 1918 – October 26, 1995) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at United States Air Force Academy from the inception of the Air Force Falcons men's basketball program in 1956 until 1971. He was a graduate of DePauw University.[1][2]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Air Force Falcons (NCAA University Division independent) (1956–1971) | |||||||||
1956–57 | Air Force | 11–10 | |||||||
1957–58 | Air Force | 17–6 | |||||||
1958–59 | Air Force | 14–9 | |||||||
1959–60 | Air Force | 12–10 | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||||
1960–61 | Air Force | 12–12 | |||||||
1961–62 | Air Force | 16–7 | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||||
1962–63 | Air Force | 10–12 | |||||||
1963–64 | Air Force | 11–12 | |||||||
1964–65 | Air Force | 9–14 | |||||||
1965–66 | Air Force | 14–12 | |||||||
1966–67 | Air Force | 6–18 | |||||||
1967–68 | Air Force | 10–14 | |||||||
1968–69 | Air Force | 11–13 | |||||||
1969–70 | Air Force | 12–12 | |||||||
1970–71 | Air Force | 12–14 | |||||||
Air Force: | 177–175 | ||||||||
Total: | 177–175 |
References
- ^ "Spear Is Chosen Air Force Coach; Former Basketball Aide at Annapolis Named to Post With Service Academy". The New York Times. January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Archives : The Rocky Mountain News". Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
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- Navy Midshipmen men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Mansfield, Ohio
- 20th-century American sportsmen