&sq=&lang=&file=File:Gene_Johnson_WSU.jpg) Johnson from the 1930 Parnassus | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1902 Emporia, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 1989 (aged 87) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| ? | College of Emporia |
| Basketball | |
| ? | Emporia State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1933 | Wichita State |
| 1938–1943 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 1955–1957 | Wichita Vickers |
| 1957–1958 | Kansas City Kaycees |
| 1959–1960 | Buchan Bakers |
| Football | |
| 1938–1942 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 160–59 (basketball) 19–16–9 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football KCAC (1940) | |
Eugene Raymond Johnson (February 14, 1902 – December 27, 1989) was an American football and basketball coach. He was born and raised in Hartford, KS and is a graduate of Hartford High School. Some sources list him as the head coach of the 1936 United States Olympic basketball team[1] and other sources give that honor to Jimmy Needles and state that Johnson was the assistant coach.[2] His innovations in basketball include being credited with creating the full court press.[3]
- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal "Foster among inductees" By Kevin Haskin, May 23, 2004
- ^ The golden age of amateur basketball: the AAU Tournament 1921-1968 By Adolph H. Grundman, page 47
- ^ Wichita State University Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Gene Johnson (Basketball Coach, 1928-33)