George Fisher (basketball coach)

George Fisher
Biographical details
Born(1924-07-09)July 9, 1924
Greenbrier, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2014(2014-12-20) (aged 90)
Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1945–1948Austin Peay
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1971Austin Peay
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–1977Austin Peay
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • French League Best Coach (1987)
  • OVC Coach of the Year (1967)

George D. Fisher (July 9, 1924 – December 20, 2014) was an American college basketball coach and athletic administrator at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Fisher, a native of Greenbrier, Tennessee, also attended Austin Peay and played baseball, basketball and football at the school. In 1962, he was named head basketball coach at his alma mater, where he shepherded the program into Division I status and coached the first African-American player in school history.[1][2]

Following the close of his coaching career, Fisher became the Athletic director at the school and served in this capacity until 1977.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kirtley, Brad (December 20, 2014). "George Fisher, former Austin Peay star athlete, coach and AD, passes at age 90". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Negro Cager Finds Little Trouble in South". Moberly Monitor-Index. February 29, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved January 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "George D. Fisher Obituary". The Leaf-Chronicle. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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