Al McGuire
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 7, 1928 New York City, New York |
| Died | January 26, 2001 (aged 72) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1951 | St. John's |
| 1951–1953 | New York Knicks |
| 1953–1954 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1957 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1957–1964 | Belmont Abbey |
| 1964–1977 | Marquette |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship: (1977) Regional Championships - Final Four (1974, 1977) NIT Champions (1970) |
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| Awards | |
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AP, UPI, and USBWA Coach of the Year (1971) NABC Coach of the Year (1974) |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1992 |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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| Al McGuire | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports | |
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In office 1980–1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Jerry Apodaca |
| Succeeded by | George Allen |
Alfred Emanuel McGuire (September 7, 1928 – January 26, 2001) was the head coach of the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship at Marquette and was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also well known as a longtime national television basketball broadcaster and for his colorful personality.
He played three years of basketball at St. John's Prep, Brooklyn, New York (graduated 1947), and went on to star at St. John's University (1947–1951), where he played for four years and captained the 1951 team that posted a 26–5 mark and finished third in the NIT.
After college, McGuire played in the NBA, first with the New York Knicks (1951–53) and then with the Baltimore Bullets (1954). While with the Knicks, he once famously pleaded with his coach for playing time, with this guarantee: "I can stop Cousy." Inserted into the lineup, McGuire proceeded to foul him on his next six trips down the court.
McGuire began his coaching career as an assistant at Dartmouth College (1955–1957) for head coach Alvin "Doggie" Julian. McGuire coached the freshman team at Dartmouth. One of his players was Dave Gavitt. McGuire then took his first head coaching job at Belmont Abbey College (1957–1964), in Belmont, North Carolina, where he recruited many high school players off the streets of New York.
McGuire became head coach at Marquette University in 1964 where he enjoyed success, including the NIT Championship in 1970 and a Final Four appearance in 1974, where McGuire became the first coach ejected from a championship game.
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