![]() McGuire circa 1986 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Queens, New York, U.S. | September 7, 1928
Died | January 26, 2001 Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 72)
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. John's Prep (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | St. John's (1947–1951) |
NBA draft | 1951: 6th round, 55th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1951–1955 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 3, 16, 7 |
Coaching career | 1955–1977 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1951–1954 | New York Knicks |
1954–1955 | Baltimore Bullets |
As coach: | |
1955–1957 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
1957–1964 | Belmont Abbey |
1964–1977 | Marquette |
Career highlights and awards | |
As coach:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports | |
In office 1980–1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Jerry Apodaca |
Succeeded by | George Allen |
Alfred James McGuire (September 7, 1928 – January 26, 2001) was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final season at Marquette,[1] and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also well known as a longtime national television basketball broadcaster and for his colorful personality.[2][3]