John Lance (basketball)

John F. Lance (October 29, 1897 – September 10, 1981) was an American football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State University from 1918 to 1921.[1]

John Lance
Biographical details
Born(1897-10-29)October 29, 1897
Pittsburg, Kansas
DiedSeptember 10, 1981(1981-09-10) (aged 83)
Playing career
Football
1914–1917Pittsburg State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1921Southwestern Normal / State (OK)
Basketball
1918–1922Southwestern Normal / State (OK)
1922–1934Pittsburg State
1935–1963Pittsburg State
Head coaching record
Overall643–345 (basketball)

Lance's greatest coaching feats occurred on the hardwood, where he amassed a career record of 643 wins and 345 losses serving as the head men's basketball coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State (1918–1921) and at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas (1922–1934, 1935–1963). He became just the fifth coach in college basketball history to reach 600 career wins, joining the ranks of Ed Diddle, Hank Iba, Adolph Rupp, and Phog Allen. He led Pittsburg State to a 47-game win streak from 1929 to 1932, a record that stood for nearly a quarter of a century until the Bill Russell-led San Francisco Dons eclipsed that mark from 1955 to 1957.[2]

References
  1. "John Lance". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "John Lance". Pittsburg State Gorillas men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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