 Bartow in 1975 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1930[1] Browning, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2012 (aged 81) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Truman State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961–1964 | Central Missouri State |
| 1964–1970 | Valparaiso |
| 1970–1974 | Memphis State |
| 1974–1975 | Illinois |
| 1975–1977 | UCLA |
| 1978–1996 | UAB |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1977–2000 | UAB |
| Head coaching record | |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
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| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 | |
Bobby Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 – January 3, 2012) was an American men's college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Bartow coached the Puerto Rico national basketball team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (5 January 2012). "Gene Bartow, Successor to John Wooden at U.C.L.A., Dies at 81". The New York Times.