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American basketball player and coach, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
H. Lester Hooker
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American basketball player and coach, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Star sign
CancerAge
77 years
Sports Teams
William & Mary Tribe
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Biography
Henry Lester Hooker Jr. (July 17, 1921 – May 13, 1999) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the College of William & Mary from 1951 to 1952 and at University of Richmond from 1952 to 1963.He returned to William & Mary in 1963 to serve as athletic director.
In college, Hooker played basketball and baseball at William & Mary.Hooker was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and is also a member of the William & Mary and University of Richmond Athletics Halls of Fame.
Head coaching record
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | William & Mary | 15–13 | 10–6 | 8th | |||||
| William & Mary: | 15–13 | 10–6 | |||||||
| Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Richmond | 20–7 | 13–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Richmond | 23–8 | 10–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954–55 | Richmond | 19–9 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955–56 | Richmond | 16–13 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Richmond | 15–11 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Richmond | 14–12 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Richmond | 11–11 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Richmond | 7–18 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Richmond | 9–14 | 5–11 | 6th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Richmond | 6–21 | 5–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Richmond | 7–18 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
| Richmond: | 147–142 | 79–88 | |||||||
| Total: | 162–155 | ||||||||
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Notable American Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Baseball players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Sports coaches
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Basketball coaches
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Basketball players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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1921 births
1999 deaths
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Baseball players from Virginia
Basketball coaches from Virginia
Basketball players from Virginia
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
High school basketball coaches in the United States
People from Stuart, Virginia
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