Bob Spessard
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | December 11, 1915
Died | July 26, 1989 Floyd, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 73)
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Jefferson (Roanoke, Virginia) |
College | Washington and Lee (1935–1938) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1948–1949 | Washington and Lee |
Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Woods Spessard (December 11, 1915 – July 26, 1989)[1] was an American basketball player known for his collegiate career at Washington and Lee University in the 1930s.[2] He was a two-time NCAA All-American in 1937 and 1938 as well as a three-time first-team all-Southern Conference choice from 1936 to 1938.[2][3]
He also coached his alma mater for the 1948–49 season, compiling a 10–12 record in his lone season.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bob Spessard '39". Hall of Fame. Washington and Lee University. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Spessard – Class of 1972". Inductees. Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Spessard coaching history". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1989 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Virginia
- Basketball players from Roanoke, Virginia
- Centers (basketball)
- Washington and Lee Generals football players
- Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball coaches
- Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs