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Howard Hobson
Coaching Oregon to the first NCAA basketball tournament championship.
Oregon championship · Hall of Fame
- Born
- 4 July 1903
- Birthplace
- Portland
- Died
- 9 June 1991
More people
Howard Hobson
American coach who worked across basketball, baseball and football. His Oregon basketball side won the inaugural NCAA tournament in 1939.
Early life
Oregon education
Captained teams at Franklin High School and the University of Oregon. Later earned postgraduate degrees at Columbia.
Career
- 1932
Southern Oregon
Began coaching at the normal school.
- 1939
National championship
Led Oregon’s Tall Firs to the NCAA title.
- 1947–1956
Yale
Continued his college basketball coaching career.
Achievements
Oregon championship
Won the first NCAA tournament.
Hall of Fame
Entered the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.
Beyond sport
Study and writing
Combined coaching with academic study, completing a doctorate in 1945 and writing books about basketball.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Unknown University of Oregon. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.