Russell Beichly|
| Born | (1902-10-27)October 27, 1902 |
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| Died | April 20, 1996(1996-04-20) (aged 93) |
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| 1941–1959 | Akron |
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| 1947–1959 | Akron |
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| 1946–1958 | Akron |
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| Overall | 288–144 (basketball)
101–62–1 (baseball) |
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Russell J. Beichly (October 27, 1902 – April 20, 1996) was the Akron Zips men's basketball head coach from 1941 to 1959.[1] In 19 seasons, he guided the team to a 288–144 record. Beichly was named Columbus Dispatch Ohio College Basketball Coach of the Year in 1959, following a 21–2 season.
A Wittenberg University graduate, Beichly coached Akron West High School to five straight OHSAA state tournament appearances (1931–1935), including a state championship in 1932.
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Akron Zips men's basketball head coaches |
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- No coach (1901–1904)
- Earl Williams (1904–1908)
- Dwight Bradley (1908)
- Walter East (1908–1909)
- Clarence Weed (1909–1910)
- Frank Haggerty (1910–1915)
- Fred Sefton (1915–1924)
- James W. Coleman (1924–1925)
- Fred Sefton (1925–1927)
- Red Blair (1927–1936)
- Paul Bixler (1936–1939)
- Thomas Dowler (1939–1940)
- Russell Beichly (1940–1959)
- Tony Laterza (1959–1968)
- Wyatt Webb (1968–1975)
- Alex Adams (1975–1976)
- Ken Cunningham (1976–1980)
- Bob Rupert (1980–1984)
- Bob Huggins (1984–1989)
- Coleman Crawford (1989–1995)
- Dan Hipsher (1995–2004)
- Keith Dambrot (2004–2017)
- John Groce (2017– )
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Akron Zips athletic directors |
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- Fred Sefton (?–1946)
- Russell Beichly (1946–1948)
- Kenneth Cochrane (1948–1969)
- Gordon K. Larson (1970–1984)
- Dave Adams (1985)
- Jim Dennison (1986–1993)
- Richard L. Aynes # (1993–1994)
- Mike Bobinski (1994–1998)
- Mike Thomas (2000–2005)
- Mike Waddell # (2005–2006)
- Mack Rhoades (2006–2009)
- Tom Wistrcill (2009–2015)
- Nathan Mortimer # (2015)
- Larry Williams (2015–2021)
- Charles Guthrie (2021– )
# denotes interim athletic director
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- No team (1885–1889)
- No coach (1890–1893)
- John Heisman (1894)
- No coach (1895)
- No team (1896)
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- No coach (1901–1909)
- Frank Haggerty (1910–1913)
- No team (1914)
- Frank Haggerty (1915)
- Fred Sefton (1916–1917)
- No team (1918)
- Fred Sefton (1919–1924)
- Larry D. Ricker (1925–1926)
- Fred Sefton (1927–1930)
- Speed Bosworth (1931–1932)
- No team (1933–1946)
- Russell Beichly (1947–1959)
- Harold Sloop (1960)
- Jim Cook (1961–1963)
- Dave Adolph (1964–1965)
- Jim Dennison (1966)
- Jim DiLauro (1967–1968)
- Harold Sloop (1969)
- Tom Adolph (1970–1973)
- Dave Fross (1974–2000)
- Tim Berenyi (2001–2005)
- Pat Bangtson (2006–2011)
- Rick Rembielak (2012–2015)
- No team (2016–2019)
- Chris Sabo (2020–2022)
- Tim Donnelly # (2023)
- Bryan Faulds (2024– )
# denotes interim head coach
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