Howard Hobson
Inducted:
1965
Stats
Born
July 4,1903
Portland,Oregon,U.S.
Died
June 9,1991
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Position
Coach
College
University of Oregon (1923–1926)
Howard "Hobby" Hobson was one of the most influential college basketball coaches of the 20th century and a pioneer of modern basketball strategy. After starring as a player at the University of Oregon, he built an outstanding coaching career at Southern Oregon, the University of Oregon and Yale University.
Hobson guided Oregon's legendary "Tall Firs" to victory in the inaugural 1939 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, making them the first NCAA national champions. He also introduced intersectional scheduling by taking West Coast teams to compete against Eastern powers and authored several respected basketball coaching books that helped shape the game's development.
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 as a coach.
Hobson's Awards and Honor
- NCAA National Champion (1939)
- 3× Pacific Coast Conference Champion
- 5× Big Three Champion (Yale)
- Guided Yale to its First NCAA Tournament appearance in 1949
- President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches(1947)
- Member of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Committee
NBA Teams
Southern Oregon Normal School (1932–1935)
Oregon (1935–1944,1945–1947)
Yale University (1947–1956)
NBA Stats
Career/Tenor
1932-1956
Seasons Coached:
23
Career Record:
495–291 (overall)
College Record:
401–257
Winning Percentage:
.609
NCAA Champion:
1 (1939)