Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Coaches - Dale Brown, Kelvin Sampson, Dick Bennett, Homer Drew, George Raveling, Ken Bone (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dale Brown, Kelvin Sampson, Dick Bennett, Homer Drew, George Raveling, Ken Bone, Tony Bennett, Marv Harshman, Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball, John R. Bender, Everett Sweeley, James N. Ashmore, Mike Burns, Paul Graham, Kevin Eastman, Mike Heideman, Gary Stewart. Excerpt: Dale Duward Brown Dale Duward Brown (born October 31, 1935 in Minot, North Dakota ) is the winningest coach in LSU men's basketball history and led the Tigers to Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He coached the team for one quarter of a century. He is also remembered as one of the most vocal critics of the NCAA because he said it legislated against human dignity. Life in North Dakota: 1935 64 Brown was a star football, basketball, and track performer at St. Leo's High School in Minot, graduating in 1953. During his senior season, he posted the highest scoring average in state basketball history and also set a school record in the quarter mile. Brown then went to Minot State Teacher's College, where he was a star athlete, earning 12 varsity letters in football, basketball, and track; the only person to accomplish this in these three sports. Brown graduated from Minot State in 1957 and received a masters degree at the University of Oregon in 1964. 1957 59: Head Coach Basketball, Wrestling, and Track - Columbus H.S. - Columbus, ND 1959 64: Head Basketball Coach - Bishop Ryan High School - Minot, ND 1961 - Called back to military service due to Berlin Crisis, Head Coach Basketball and Track - Fort Riley, KS (received an honorable discharge from US Army as a Sgt.) He is a member of the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame and Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. Leaving North Dakota: 1964 72 Taking the LSU Job: 1972 He came to LSU in 1972, replacing Press Maravich as head coach. The LSU program had rece...