George E. Rody
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George Edward Rody (1899 - September 13, 1956) was the team captain and leading scorer of the 1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, which is recognized as the first national championship basketball team at the University of Kansas. He later served as head basketball and baseball coach at Oklahoma A&M University and head basketball coach at Tulane University.
Early life
Rody grew up in
Athletic career
Player
Rody entered the
According to Spalding’s Official Basketball Guide for 1922, Rody was given the “first team captaincy” of the all Missouri Valley Conference team, the forerunner of the conference “Most Valuable Player” award. Rody was described as “the high point scorer in the Conference, combining goals from the field with shots from the foul line. The Kansas captain was a speed flash, a good shot, a brilliant dribbler, a shifty dodger, side-stepping, pivoting and out-witting his guards frequently. Also, Rody is 'one of the finest and cleanest players in the Valley,' quoting the coach of a rival team. . . Rody led the Kansas team through a strenuous schedule and held up his play nearly all the way. He is worthy of the honor in every way." (pp. 74–75)
The 1921-22 Jayhawk team, which also included future
Following the completion of his college career, Rody spent three years with the Hillyard Shine Alls, one of the top Amateur Athletic Union basketball teams in the United States, while also playing semi-pro baseball.
Coach
After his stint with the Hillyards, Rody entered the coaching ranks in 1926, heading Central High School's basketball squad in
In 1929, Rody was named as head basketball and baseball coach of the
Head coaching record
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma A&M (Missouri Valley Conference) (1929–1931) | |||||||||
1929–30 | Oklahoma A&M | 1–15 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
1930–31 | Oklahoma A&M | 7–9 | 5–3 | T–1st | |||||
Oklahoma A&M: | 8–24 (.250) | 5–11 (.313) | |||||||
Tulane (Southern Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
1931–32 | Tulane | 6–10 | |||||||
1932–33 | Tulane | 8–15 | |||||||
Tulane: | 14–25 (.359) | ||||||||
Total: | 22–49 (.310) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Baseball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma A&M Cowboys (Missouri Valley Conference) (1930) | |||||||||
1930 | Oklahoma A&M | 9–3 | |||||||
Oklahoma A&M: | 9–3 (.750) | ||||||||
Total: | 9–3 (.750) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys Index".
- ^ "Big Eight Conference Year-By-Year History" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys". Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- Wentworth Military Academy yearbook. 1918. pp. 47, 70–72.
- 1922 Jayhawker, published by the Senior Class of Kansas University. pp. 136–164.
- Spalding’s Official Basketball Guide. 1922–23. American Sports Publishing Co. New York. pp. 74–75.
- The Redskin 1931, Published by the Student Association of Oklahoma A&M. pp. 351–363.
- The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball: the AAU Tournament, 1921–1968. By Adolph H. Grundman. p. 10.
- Kansas Historical Quarterly - Some Notes on College Basketball in Kansas. by Harold C. Evans. May 1942 (Vol. 11, No. 28). pp. 199–215.