George Babich
American basketball player (1918–1984)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1918-04-24)April 24, 1918 New York, New York |
Died | July 22, 1984(1984-07-22) (aged 66) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1940–1942 | Fordham |
Basketball | |
1940–1943 | Fordham |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1946–1949 | Saint Peter's |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–26 |
George Michael Babich (April 4, 1918 – July 22, 1984)[1][2] was an American professional wrestler and college basketball head coach. He had a school hall of fame basketball career at Fordham,[3] but also played for their football team.[2] Babich entered professional wrestling in the 1940s and continued through the 1950s.[2][4][5] Between 1946 and 1949 he also served as Saint Peter's basketball head coach.[2]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Saint Peter's Peacocks (Independent) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
1946–47 | Saint Peter's | 5–16 | |||||||
1947–48 | Saint Peter's | 16–5 | |||||||
1948–49 | Saint Peter's | 18–5 | |||||||
Saint Peter's: | 39–26 | ||||||||
Total: | 39–26 (.600) |
References
- ^ "George Babich, Sr". FindaGrave.com. 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9781476605050. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: George Babich – Class of 1943". FordhamSports.com. Fordham University. 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Katz, Seymour (April 10, 1953). "Wrestling Show at Beach Draws 1,250 Paying $1,800". The (New London) Day. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Match Statistics for George Babich". WrestlingData.com. The (New London) Day. April 10, 1953. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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Saint Peter's Peacocks men's head basketball coaches
- Tommy Meyers (1930–1933)
- Nicholas Landers (1933–1934)
- H. Morgan Sweetman (1934–1942)
- No team (1942–1946)
- George Babich (1946–1949)
- Pete Caruso (1949–1950)
- Don Kennedy (1950–1972)
- Bernie Ockene (1972–1974)
- Dick McDonald (1974–1977)
- Bob Kelly (1977–1979)
- Bob Dukiet (1979–1986)
- Ted Fiore (1986–1995)
- Roger Blind (1995–2000)
- Bob Leckie (2000–2006)
- John Dunne (2006–2018)
- Shaheen Holloway (2018–2022)
- Bashir Mason (2022– )
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