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Doggie Julian
American sports player and coach
Alvin Fred "Doggie" Julian (April 5, 1901 – July 28, 1967) was a college football coach, a college basketball player and coach, and an NBA coach.
Julian from The 1939 Ciarella | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1901-04-05)April 5, 1901 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 1967(1967-07-28) (aged 66) White River Junction, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Bucknell |
| 1924 | Pottsville Maroons |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1922 | Bucknell |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1923 | Bucknell |
| 1923 | Reading Keystones |
| 1924 | Harrisburg Senators |
| 1924–1925 | York White Roses |
| 1926 | Chambersburg Maroons |
| 1926 | Lawrence Merry Macks |
| Position(s) | End (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1945 | Muhlenberg |
| 1945–1948 | Holy Cross |
| 1948–1950 | Boston Celtics |
| 1950–1967 | Dartmouth |
| Football | |
| 1925–1928 | Schuylkill |
| 1929–1930 | Albright |
| 1933–1935 | Ashland HS (PA) |
| 1936–1944 | Muhlenberg |
| Baseball | |
| 1942–1944 | Muhlenberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 379–332 (college basketball) 16–18 (college baseball) 47–81 (BAA/NBA) 77–63–3 (college football) 30–4 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 7–3 (NCAA) 0–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball NCAA (1947) 3 Ivy (1956, 1958, 1959) Football PIAA (1935) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Julian was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball, and from which he graduated in 1923
Playing career
From 1923 to 1926, Julian played minor league baseball with a number of clubs: the Reading Keystones, the Harrisburg Senators, the York White Roses, the Chambersburg Maroons, and the Lawrence Merry Macks.
Coaching career
Julian served as the head college basketball coach at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from 1936 to 1945, at the College of the Holy Cross from 1945 to 1948, and at Dartmouth College from 1950 to 1967, compiling a career college basketball record of 379–332. Julian led Holy Cross to the NCAA title in 1947. His team, which included later National Basketball Association (NBA) great Bob Cousy, almost repeated this feat in 1948, losing in the semifinals. Dartmouth reached the NCAA tournament three times under him, with their 1959 appearance being their last appearance in the tournament as of 2024; in the eight seasons following 1959, Dartmouth had a losing record six times.
Julian was hired by the Boston Celtics of the NBA after his college success, but he recorded only a 47–81 mark before he was dismissed in 1950. Julian was also the head football coach at Schuylkill College from 1925 to 1928, Albright College from 1929 to 1930, and Mulhlenberg from 1936 to 1944, amassing a career college football record of 77–63–3. In addition, he served as Mulhlenberg's head baseball coach from 1942 to 1944, tallying a mark of 16–18. Julian was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1968.
Julian died on July 28, 1967, at a nursing home in White River Junction, Vermont. He had suffered a stroke the previous December in Rochester, New York while coaching Dartmouth in the Kodak Classic basketball tournament.[1]
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg Mules (Independent) (1936–1945) | |||||||||
| 1936–37 | Muhlenberg | 9–9 | |||||||
| 1937–38 | Muhlenberg | 9–11 | |||||||
| 1938–39 | Muhlenberg | 13–8 | |||||||
| 1939–40 | Muhlenberg | 11–9 | |||||||
| 1940–41 | Muhlenberg | 13–10 | |||||||
| 1941–42 | Muhlenberg | 17–7 | |||||||
| 1942–43 | Muhlenberg | 13–8 | |||||||
| 1943–44 | Muhlenberg | 20–5 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1944–45 | Muhlenberg | 24–4 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
| Muhlenberg: | 129–71 | ||||||||
| Holy Cross Crusaders (Independent) (1945–1948) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Holy Cross | 12–3 | |||||||
| 1946–47 | Holy Cross | 27–3 | NCAA Champion | ||||||
| 1947–48 | Holy Cross | 26–4 | NCAA Third Place | ||||||
| Holy Cross: | 65–10 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth Indians (Ivy league) (1950–1967) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Dartmouth | 3–23 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Dartmouth | 11–19 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Dartmouth | 12–14 | 5–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Dartmouth | 13–13 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1954–55 | Dartmouth | 18–7 | 9–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Dartmouth | 18–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal | ||||
| 1956–57 | Dartmouth | 18–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Dartmouth | 22–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Final | ||||
| 1958–59 | Dartmouth | 22–6 | 13–1 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Regional Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1959–60 | Dartmouth | 14–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960–61 | Dartmouth | 5–19 | 4–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Dartmouth | 6–18 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Dartmouth | 7–18 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Dartmouth | 2–23 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Dartmouth | 4–21 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1965–66 | Dartmouth | 3–21 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
| 1966–67 | Dartmouth | 5–2 | 0–0 | 8th | |||||
| Dartmouth: | 183–236 | 54–86 | |||||||
| Total: | 377–317 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Orange and Black / Lions (Independent) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Schuylkill | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Schuylkill | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Schuylkill | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1928 | Schuylkill | 7–2 | |||||||
| Schuylkill: | 21–14–1 | ||||||||
| Albright Lions (Independent) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Albright | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Albright | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| Albright: | 14–3–1 | ||||||||
| Muhlenberg Mules (Independent) (1936–1944) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Muhlenberg | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | Muhlenberg | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1938 | Muhlenberg | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1939 | Muhlenberg | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1940 | Muhlenberg | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1941 | Muhlenberg | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1942 | Muhlenberg | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1943 | Muhlenberg | 1–10 | |||||||
| 1944 | Muhlenberg | 4–5 | |||||||
| Muhlenberg: | 42–46–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 77–63–3 | ||||||||
High school football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Black Diamonds (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) (1933–1935) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Ashland | 10–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | Ashland | 9–3 | |||||||
| 1935 | Ashland | 11–0 | 1st | ||||||
| Ashland: | 30–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 30–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- "Doggie Julian, 66, Basketball Coach; Leader of Dartmouth Team for 17 Years Is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. July 29, 1967. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- Doggie Julian at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Basketball-Reference.com profile Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine