Biographical details | |
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Born | Kentucky, U.S. | November 19, 1903
Died | April 13, 1993 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 89)
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1935–1939 | North Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 65–25 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1938 - Southern Conference regular season 1936 - Southern Conference Tournament | |
Walter Dennis Skidmore (November 19, 1903 – April 13, 1993) was an American basketball coach. he was best known for being the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team from 1935 through 1939. [1] Skidmore had a record of 65–25 with the Tar Heels and led his team to win the Southern Conference Tournament in 1936 and Southern Conference regular season championship in 1938. [2] In his last year of coaching, Skidmore coached George Glamack who went on to become a star player at North Carolina. [3] Skidmore took over coaching after Bo Shepard left as head coach due to health problems. [4] Skidmore was a native of Harlan County, Kentucky, and the son of a coal miner. He attended Centre College in Kentucky, graduating in 1926. [5] [6] Before becoming the head basketball coach at North Carolina, Skidmore had coached the North Carolina junior varsity and Charlotte High School teams. [7] [5] [8] He retired from coaching in 1939 and moved to Letcher County, Kentucky. From 1955 to 1970, Skidmore operated the Tar Heel Motel in Clinton, North Carolina. [6] In April 1993, Skidmore died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at age 89.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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North Carolina Tar Heels ( Southern Conference) (1935–1939) | |||||||||
1935–36 | North Carolina | 21–4 | 13–3 | 2nd | |||||
1936–37 | North Carolina | 18–5 | 14–3 | 2nd | |||||
1937–38 | North Carolina | 16–5 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
1938–39 | North Carolina | 10–11 | 8–7 | 7th | |||||
North Carolina: | 65–25 | 48–16 | |||||||
Total: | 65–25 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Charles Doak basketball.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Kentucky, U.S. | November 19, 1903
Died | April 13, 1993 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 89)
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1935–1939 | North Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 65–25 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1938 - Southern Conference regular season 1936 - Southern Conference Tournament | |
Walter Dennis Skidmore (November 19, 1903 – April 13, 1993) was an American basketball coach. he was best known for being the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team from 1935 through 1939. [1] Skidmore had a record of 65–25 with the Tar Heels and led his team to win the Southern Conference Tournament in 1936 and Southern Conference regular season championship in 1938. [2] In his last year of coaching, Skidmore coached George Glamack who went on to become a star player at North Carolina. [3] Skidmore took over coaching after Bo Shepard left as head coach due to health problems. [4] Skidmore was a native of Harlan County, Kentucky, and the son of a coal miner. He attended Centre College in Kentucky, graduating in 1926. [5] [6] Before becoming the head basketball coach at North Carolina, Skidmore had coached the North Carolina junior varsity and Charlotte High School teams. [7] [5] [8] He retired from coaching in 1939 and moved to Letcher County, Kentucky. From 1955 to 1970, Skidmore operated the Tar Heel Motel in Clinton, North Carolina. [6] In April 1993, Skidmore died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at age 89.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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North Carolina Tar Heels ( Southern Conference) (1935–1939) | |||||||||
1935–36 | North Carolina | 21–4 | 13–3 | 2nd | |||||
1936–37 | North Carolina | 18–5 | 14–3 | 2nd | |||||
1937–38 | North Carolina | 16–5 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
1938–39 | North Carolina | 10–11 | 8–7 | 7th | |||||
North Carolina: | 65–25 | 48–16 | |||||||
Total: | 65–25 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Charles Doak basketball.