Bill Borcher
Biographical details | |
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Born | International Falls, Minnesota, U.S. | July 12, 1919
Died | April 6, 2003 Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 83)
Playing career | |
1937–1939 | Sacramento CC |
1939–1941 | Oregon |
Position(s) | Forward, center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1945–1951 | Marshfield HS |
1951–1956 | Oregon |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 69–68 (college) |
William J. Borcher (July 12, 1919 – April 6, 2003)[1] was an American basketball coach, the head coach at the University of Oregon from 1951 to 1956.[2]
Early years
Born in
Head coach
From 1945 to 1951, Borcher was the head basketball coach at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay. His 1947 team won the state championship and that year he founded the Oregon Jazz Band. After six seasons at Marshfield, Borcher moved up to the collegiate level in 1951 as the head coach at Oregon. He compiled a 69–68 (.504) record in five seasons, and resigned in March 1956.[2] He was succeeded by Steve Belko, who remained for fifteen seasons.
Jazz festival
An accomplished musician, he excelled on the
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, which is the largest jazz festival in the world.[6] He was inducted into the North Bend High School hall of fame in 2001, and posthumously into Marshfield's in 2003.[4]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) (1951–1956) | |||||||||
1951–52 | Oregon | 14–16 | 8–8 | 3rd (North) | |||||
1952–53 | Oregon | 14–14 | 8–8 | T–2nd (North) | |||||
1953–54 | Oregon | 17–10 | 9–7 | T–2nd (North) | |||||
1954–55 | Oregon | 13–13 | 8–8 | 2nd (North) | |||||
1955–56 | Oregon | 11–15 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
Oregon: | 69–68 | 38–42 | |||||||
Total: | 69–68 |
References
- ^ "Borcher". faqs.org. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Strite, Dick (March 27, 1956). "Borcher Resigns at Oregon". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 2B.
- ^ "Webfoot hoopers battle to upset victory over Beavers, 41 to 31". Eugene Register-Guard. January 19, 1941. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Marshfield High School. 2003. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Strite, Dick (June 26, 1964). "Borcher more than coach and musician; now novelist, too". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 2B.
- ^ "Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Official Program, 1993"
External links
- Sports-Reference.com – William Borcher