Cecil Crowley
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1908 Corsicana, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1991 (aged 82) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1935 | Haynesville HS (assistant) |
| 1936–1938 | Haynesville HS (football) |
| 1939 | Louisville Male HS |
| 1940–1941 | Louisiana Tech (line) |
| 1945–1956 | Louisiana Tech (line) |
| Basketball | |
| 1940–1942 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1945–1964 | Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 270–221 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1985) | |
Cecil Charles Crowley (August 31, 1908 – July 31, 1991) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program from 1940 to 1942 and 1945–1964. Crowley was a native of Corsicana, Texas and a graduate of North Dallas High School. He played football and basketball at Centenary College of Louisiana. In 1931, he began his coaching career as an assistant football coach at Haynesville High School.
Among players coached at Louisiana Tech by Crowley were Jackie Moreland and Ray Germany.
Career
[edit]Cecil Charles Crowley was born on August 31, 1908, in Corsicana, Texas. Crowley attended North Dallas High School and played football and basketball at Centenary College of Louisiana.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1940–1942) | |||||||||
| 1940–41 | Louisiana Tech | 7–10 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1941–42 | Louisiana Tech | 13–8 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1945–1948) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Louisiana Tech | 16–8 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1946–47 | Louisiana Tech | 12–6 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1947–48 | Louisiana Tech | 14–10 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1948–1964) | |||||||||
| 1948–49 | Louisiana Tech | 11–11 | 8–8 | ||||||
| 1949–50 | Louisiana Tech | 11–9 | 8–8 | ||||||
| 1950–51 | Louisiana Tech | 11–10 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 1951–52 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1952–53 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | 1st | |||||
| 1953–54 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1954–55 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | T–1st | |||||
| 1955–56 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1956–57 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1957–58 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1958–59 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | 1st | |||||
| 1959–60 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1960–61 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1961–62 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1962–63 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | ||||||
| 1963–64 | Louisiana Tech | – | – | T–1st | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | – | – | |||||||
| Total: | 270–221 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cecil Charles Crowley". The Times. August 7, 1991. p. 96. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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