Jule Rivlin

Jule Rivlin
Personal information
Born	February 2, 1917; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	September 23, 2002; Los Angeles, California
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school	Tridelphia (Wheeling, West Virginia)
College	Marshall (1937–1940)
Playing career	1940–1948
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1939–1941	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1945–1946	Toledo Whites
1946–1948	Toledo Jeeps
1948–1952	Wheeling
As coach:
1946–1948	Toledo Jeeps
1955–1963	Marshall
Career highlights and awards
	AAU All-American (1944); West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame;

Julius Leon "Jule" Rivlin (February 2, 1917 – September 23, 2002) was a college men's basketball coach and professional basketball player. He was the head coach of Marshall from 1955 to 1963. He coached Marshall to a 100-88 record, winning one Mid-American Conference championship and making one NCAA tournament appearance.

Rivlin played college basketball at Marshall before playing three seasons in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and the Toledo Jeeps, with a break for service in World War II at Fort Warren, Wyoming.[1][2]

Prior to the war, Jules played semi-pro basketball for the Clarksburg (West Virginia) Pure Oilers where he was a close friend and teammate of Press Maravich (father of "Pistol" Pete Maravich).

Rivlin also served as the Jeeps' coach. In 1974, Julie coached Maccabi Union's basketball team to the Europe Maccabiah Games Championships. Rivlin was named second team All-Century Marshall University Basketball Team, and is a member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1955–1963)
1955–56	Marshall	18–5	10–2	1st	NCAA First Round
1956–57	Marshall	15–9	8–4	2nd
1957–58	Marshall	17–7	9–3	2nd
1958–59	Marshall	12–12	6–6	T–3rd
1959–60	Marshall	10–13	4–8	6th
1960–61	Marshall	11–13	5–7	4th
1961–62	Marshall	10–13	6–6	4th
1962–63	Marshall	7–16	1–11	T-6th
Marshall:		100–88 (.532)	49–47 (.510)
Total:		100–88 (.532)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

http://huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue81/rivlin.php
"Rivlin, Jule". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-16.

Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, and Roy Silver (1965). Encyclopedia of Jewin sports. New York: Bloch Publishing Co.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
William G. Mokray, ed. (1962). Ronald Encyclopedia of Basketball. Ronald Press.
Zander Hollander, ed. (1979). The Modern Encyclopedia of Basketball. New York: Doubleday.

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[1] ttp://huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue81/rivlin.php

[2] "Rivlin, Jule". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-16.