Rolland Todd

Rolland Todd
Todd as a member of the Oakland Oaks in 1962.
Personal information
Born (1934-06-26) June 26, 1934 (age 90)
Tulare County, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High schoolStrathmore (Strathmore, California)
College
Playing career1958–1962
PositionGuard
Coaching career1964–1982
Career history
As player:
1958–1960Buchan Bakers
1960Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1960–1962San Francisco Saints / Oakland Oaks
As coach:
1964–1965Cal State LA (assistant)
1965–1970UNLV
1970–1972Portland Trail Blazers
1975–1982Santa Ana College

Rolland Douglas Todd[1] (born April 26, 1934) is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball League, who also coached basketball at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was the first coach of the then-expansion Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to a 29–53 record in its inaugural season (best of the three expansion clubs who entered the NBA that year); though was let go the next season when the team failed to improve. According to Sports Illustrated his nickname while coaching the Blazers was "Mod Todd".

  1. ^ "Rolland Douglas Todd was born on April 26, 1934 in Tulare County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 23, 2020.