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Arthur Schabinger
College basketball coaching and the organisation of the coaching profession.
Founding work · Twenty seasons
- Born
- 6 August 1889
- Birthplace
- Sabetha
- Died
- 13 October 1972
More people
Arthur Schabinger
American coach and athletics administrator whose career included Ottawa, Emporia and Creighton. He helped establish the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Early life
College sport
Played football at the College of Emporia under Bill Hargiss and experimented with the forward pass during the sport’s early development.
Career
- 1915–1919
Ottawa football
Served as head coach.
- 1961
Hall of Fame
Was inducted as a contributor.
Achievements
Founding work
Helped organise the coaches’ association and wrote its constitution and bylaws.
Twenty seasons
Coached basketball at several colleges.
Beyond sport
Building a coaches' association
Helped found the National Association of Basketball Coaches, wrote its constitution and bylaws, and served as its president in 1932.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Photographer not identified in source. Fair use · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.