Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Poland |
September 20, 1907
Died | August 7, 1999 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania |
(aged 91)
Playing career | |
1927–1930 | Temple |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1952–1973 | Temple |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 373–193 (.659) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 7-6 (.538) NIT: 9-6 (.600) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2x NCAA Final Four (1956, 1958) NIT Champion (1969) 2x MAC Champion (1964, 1972) |
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Awards | |
1921 Helms Foundation All-American | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1976 (profile) |
Harold "Chief" Litwack (September 20, 1907 – August 7, 1999) was a college basketball coach. He served as head men's coach of Temple University from 1952 to 1973, compiling a 373-193 record.
Litwack was born in Poland, but raised in Philadelphia, USA. He graduated from Temple in 1930. He began his coaching career at Simon Gratz High School (1930–31), then he became head coach of the freshman team at Temple. Meanwhile, he was playing pro basketball with Eddie Gottlieb's all-Jewish Philadelphia Sphas, from 1930 to 1936. Before he became head coach at Temple in 1952, he also served briefly as assistant coach for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–51). He died at the age of 91 in 1999.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion