American basketball and baseball coach (1898–1993)
Everett Sterling Dean (March 18, 1898 – October 26, 1993) was an American college basketball and baseball coach.
Biography
Born in Livonia, Indiana , Dean played basketball for three years at Indiana University , where he was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and was named the 1921 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America team.[ 1] He began his coaching career at Carleton College .
Dean was the head baseball and basketball coach at his alma mater , Indiana University , from 1924 to 1938. In 1938, Dean was named head basketball coach at Stanford University , where he coached the team to the 1942 NCAA championship .[ 2] Dean was named baseball coach at Stanford in 1950, and led Stanford's baseball team to the 1953 College World Series .
Dean is the only coach named to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame .[ 3] He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965. He also has the distinction of being the first basketball All-American from Indiana University.
Dean wrote two books, Indiana Basketball in 1933 and Progressive Basketball in 1942.[ 4]
His fondness for the local history of his native Washington County, Indiana led him to push for the creation of the John Hay Center of Salem, Indiana .[ 5]
Head coaching record
Basketball
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References
Further reading
NCAA, NCAA March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the NCAA Men's Final Four : Chicago: Triumph Books, 2004. ISBN 1-57243-665-4
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