Joe Daher
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1913 Morris Harvey |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 52–76 (basketball) |
Joseph G. Daher (1913 – September 21, 1993) was an American
Coaching career
Daher began coaching at
Following a year in Manhattan, Daher then joined the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia as the tight ends football coach, as well as head basketball coach. In two seasons, the Keydets were 2–24 under Daher, an .077 winning percentage.[3] This ranks Daher 26th at VMI in total wins and 27th (last) in terms of winning percentage.[3]
Personal life
Daher was born in 1913 to his parents George Joseph and Selma Daher. He had a sister, Sadie, and three brothers, Vincent, Bernard, and Mitchell. He graduated from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[1] At Juniata, Daher played and lettered in three sports. Daher then earned his master's degree at Bucknell University, where he was a pitcher on the Bison's baseball team.[4]
In the latter stages of World War II, Daher took a hiatus from coaching and enlisted in the Army in 1945.[5] At the time he was residing in Roanoke, Virginia. Daher spent the later part of his life living in Dayton, Ohio.[6] He was married for 49 years to his wife Marguerite Alouf, who died in June 2015. They are survived by their four children: Richard, Selma, Joseph, and John. Daher was made an honorary member of the VMI Class of 1947.[1]
Head coaching record
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ) (1939–1942)
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1939–40 | Morris Harvey | 12–18 | |||||||
1940–41 | Morris Harvey | 11–15 | |||||||
1941–42 | Morris Harvey | 9–16 | |||||||
Morris Harvey: | 32–49 | ||||||||
Manhattan Jaspers (Metropolitan New York Conference ) (1942–1943)
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1942–43 | Manhattan | 18–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
Manhattan: | 18–3 | 5–2 | |||||||
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
1943–44 | VMI | 0–14 | 0–5 | 12th | |||||
1944–45 | VMI | 2–10 | 1–4 | 12th | |||||
VMI: | 2–24 | 1–9 | |||||||
Total: | 52–76 |
References
- ^ Lexington, VA: Virginia Military Institute. September 26, 1949. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Manhattan Jaspers Basketball – Year-by-year records
- ^ a b 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book
- Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Joseph G. Daher – Enlistment Record
- ^ Gill, Bo (July 5, 1964). "Bobby Knight's Success Attributed to Clair Bee". Newburgh-Beacon Evening News. Newburgh, NY. Retrieved July 13, 2014.