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 Hobson in the 1944 Oregana | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1903 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1991 (aged 87) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1926 | Oregon |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1935 | Southern Oregon Normal |
| 1935–1944 | Oregon |
| 1945–1947 | Oregon |
| 1947–1956 | Yale |
| Football | |
| 1929 | Cortland Normal |
| 1932–1934 | Southern Oregon Normal |
| Baseball | |
| 1936–1947 | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 401–257 (college basketball) 15–11–1 (college football) 167–75–1 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 3–2 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball NCAA (1939) PCC (1939) EIBL (1949) 2 PCC North Division (1938, 1939) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1965 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson (July 4, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was an American basketball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head basketball coach at Southern Oregon Normal School—now Southern Oregon University—from 1932 to 1935, at the University of Oregon from 1935 to 1944 and again from 1945 to 1947, and at Yale University from 1947 to 1956, compiling a career college basketball record of 401–257. Hobson's 1938–39 Oregon basketball team won the inaugural NCAA basketball tournament. Hobson authored numerous books on the subject of basketball. He was also the head football coach at Southern Oregon for 1932 to 1934, tallying a mark of 12–7–1, and the head baseball coach at Oregon from 1936 to 1947, amassing a record of 167–75–1. Hobson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1965.