Harry Litwack
Biographical details | |
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Born | Galicia, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Poland) | September 20, 1907
Died | August 7, 1999 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 91)
Playing career | |
1927–1930 | Temple |
1930–1936 | Philadelphia Sphas |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1948–1951 | Philadelphia Warriors (assistant) |
1952–1973 | Temple |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 373–193 |
Tournaments | 7–6 ( MAC (1964, 1967, 1969, 1972) |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1976 (profile) |
Harold "Chief" Litwack (September 20, 1907 – August 7, 1999) was an American
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1973.
Coaching career
Litwack was born in
Philadelphia Warriors (1948–51). He died at the age of 91 in 1999.[1]
He coached Team USA's gold-medal winning team at the 1957 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and its silver medal-winning team at the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[2][3]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Temple Owls (Independent) (1952–1958) | |||||||||
1952–53 | Temple | 16–10 | |||||||
1953–54 | Temple | 15–12 | |||||||
1954–55 | Temple | 11–10 | |||||||
1955–56 | Temple | 27–4 | NCAA Third Place | ||||||
1956–57 | Temple | 20–9 | NIT Third Place | ||||||
1957–58 | Temple | 27–3 | NCAA University Division Third Place | ||||||
Middle Atlantic Conference ) (1958–1973)
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1958–59 | Temple | 6–19 | 4–7 | 9th | |||||
1959–60 | Temple | 17–9 | 9–2 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
1960–61 | Temple | 20–8 | 9–1 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1961–62 | Temple | 18–9 | 8–2 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1962–63 | Temple | 15–7 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
1963–64 | Temple | 17–8 | 6–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
1964–65 | Temple | 14–10 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1965–66 | Temple | 21–7 | 5–3 | 4th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1966–67 | Temple | 20–8 | 7–0 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
1967–68 | Temple | 19–9 | 5–3 | 4th | NIT First Round | ||||
1968–69 | Temple | 22–8 | 6–1 | 1st | NIT Champions | ||||
1969–70 | Temple | 15–13 | 6–2 | T–3rd (Eastern) | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
1970–71 | Temple | 13–12 | 3–3 | 4th (Eastern) | |||||
1971–72 | Temple | 23–8 | 5–0 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
1972–73 | Temple | 17–10 | 4–1 | 2nd (Eastern) | |||||
Temple: | 373–193 | 87–32 | |||||||
Total: | 373–193 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (9 August 1999). "Harry Litwack, 91, Dies; Basketball Coach". The New York Times.
- ^ "Americans Capture Basketball Title at Maccabiah Games; U. S. FIVE DOWNS ISRAELS, 79 TO 62 Wins Championship for Third Straight Time--Israel Takes Swim Crown American Bid Fails New Yorker Fifth". The New York Times.
- ^ Blaustein, Esther (5 July 1981). "Sports; COACH SET FOR ISRAELI GAMES". The New York Times.