Russell Beichly

American basketball coach (1902–1996)
Russell Beichly
Biographical details
Born(1902-10-27)October 27, 1902
DiedApril 20, 1996(1996-04-20) (aged 93)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1941–1959Akron
Baseball
1947–1959Akron
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1958Akron
Head coaching record
Overall288–144 (basketball)
101–62–1 (baseball)

Russell J. Beichly (October 27, 1902 – April 20, 1996) was the Akron Zips men's basketball head coach[1] from 1941 to 1959. In 19 seasons, he guided the team to a 288–144 record. Beichly was named Columbus Dispatch Ohio College Basketball Coach of the Year in 1959, following a 21–2 season. A Wittenberg University graduate, Beichly coached Akron West High School to five straight OHSAA state tournament appearances (1931–1935), including a state championship in 1932.

References

  1. ^ Russell Beichly. sports-reference.com
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Akron Zips men's basketball head coaches
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  • Earl Williams (1904–1908)
  • Dwight Bradley (1908)
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  • Clarence Weed (1909–1910)
  • Frank Haggerty (1910–1915)
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  • Red Blair (1927–1936)
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  • Thomas Dowler (1939–1940)
  • Russell Beichly (1940–1959)
  • Tony Laterza (1959–1968)
  • Wyatt Webb (1968–1975)
  • Alex Adams (1975–1976)
  • Ken Cunningham (1976–1980)
  • Bob Rupert (1980–1984)
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  • Coleman Crawford (1989–1995)
  • Dan Hipsher (1995–2004)
  • Keith Dambrot (2004–2017)
  • John Groce (2017– )
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Akron Zips athletic directors
  • Fred Sefton (?–1946)
  • Russell Beichly (1946–1948)
  • Kenneth Cochrane (1948–1969)
  • Gordon K. Larson (1970–1984)
  • Dave Adams (1985)
  • Jim Dennison (1986–1993)
  • Richard L. Aynes # (1993–1994)
  • Mike Bobinski (1994–1998)
  • Mike Thomas (2000–2005)
  • Mike Waddell # (2005–2006)
  • Mack Rhoades (2006–2009)
  • Tom Wistrcill (2009–2015)
  • Nathan Mortimer # (2015)
  • Larry Williams (2015–2021)
  • Charles Guthrie (2021– )

# denotes interim athletic director

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  • Larry D. Ricker (1925–1926)
  • Fred Sefton (1927–1930)
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  • Russell Beichly (1947–1959)
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  • Jim DiLauro (1967–1968)
  • Harold Sloop (1969)
  • Tom Adolph (1970–1973)
  • Dave Fross (1974–2000)
  • Tim Berenyi (2001–2005)
  • Pat Bangtson (2006–2011)
  • Rick Rembielak (2012–2015)
  • No team (2016–2019)
  • Chris Sabo (2020–2022)
  • Tim Donnelly # (2023)
  • Bryan Faulds (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach


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