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Biographical details | |
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Born | Murray City, Ohio, U.S. | July 4, 1894
Died | November 1, 1964 Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 70)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1914–1917 | Pittsburgh |
Basketball | |
1914–1917 | Pittsburgh |
Baseball | |
c. 1917 | Pittsburgh |
Position(s) | End (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1922–1953 | Pittsburgh |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 367–248 |
Tournaments | 1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Helms Athletic Foundation National (1928, 1930) Premo-Porretta National (1928) NCAA Final Four (1941) 4 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1933–1935, 1937) | |
Awards | |
NABC Most Contributions to the Game (1948) | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1959 | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson (July 4, 1894 – November 1, 1964) was an American basketball coach and football player. He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as the men's college basketball coach of his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, from 1922 to 1953. At Pitt he compiled a record of 367–247 record (.595). His 1927–28 team finished the season with a 21–0 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll; Carlson's Panthers would receive retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well.[2][3] Carlson also led Pitt to the Final Four in 1941. As a student at the university, Carlson was also a First Team All-American end on Pitt's football team under coach "Pop" Warner. Carlson also lettered in basketball and baseball.