Al McGuire

Basketball Coach

Birthday September 7, 1928

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Jan 26, 2001 (72)

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About

Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 1992 who won a national championship as the head coach of Marquette University in 1977, his final year with the team. He later became a broadcaster for both NBC and CBS.

Before Fame

He played his college ball at St. John's and had a brief NBA career with the New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets.

Trivia

He was named the Coach of the Year by multiple sources, including the Associated Press, in 1971.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife Patricia.

Associated With

He was the coach of Marquette University where NBA superstar Dwyane Wade played his college ball.