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Fred Schaus

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Basketball Coach

The Resume

    (June 30, 1925-February 10, 2010)
    Born in Morgantown, West Virginia
    Attended West Virginia University
    Forward for the Fort Worth Pistons (1949-1953) and the New York Knicks (1953-1954)
    One All-Star Game appearance (1951)
    Head coach for West Virginia University (1954-1960), the Los Angeles Lakers (1960-1967) and Purdue University (1972-1978)
    General Manager for the Los Angeles Lakers (1967-1972)
    6'5

Why he might be annoying:

    His points per game average went down in the later stages of his playing career.
    He resembled Johnny Unitas.
    He coached West Virginia University to the NCAA Finals and lost to the University of California, Berkeley by one point, 71-70 (1959).
    He coached the Lakers to NBA Finals 4 times and lost to the Boston Celtics in each appearance (1962, 1963, 1965 and 1966).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was in the Navy during World War II.
    He was the first player from West Virginia University to score over 1,000 points.
    He was the first head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
    He was the architect behind the Lakers team that made a 33 game winning streak and also won the 1972 NBA Finals.
    He was the first coach to guide a team to the NIT Finals, the NCAA Finals, and the NBA Finals.
    He was considered a mentor of Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 74 Votes: 63.51% Annoying