Carroll Dawson

Carroll Dawson is a retired American assistant coach and general manager in the National Basketball Association. He worked for the Houston Rockets franchise for twenty-seven years, until announcing his retirement in 2007.

College playing career

A native of Alba, Texas, Dawson played collegiate basketball at Paris Junior College, where he attained the nickname, "Big Orange" and at Baylor University, during the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1960, the 6'5" center earned All-Southwest Conference honors, after averaging 16.4 points per game for the Baylor Bears.

Career biography

After his college career, he was drafted into the Army, and stationed at Fort Knox, as a tank commander. From 1973 to 1977, he then served as Baylor's men's basketball head coach. He then worked as a scout for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, and as a salesman for Converse shoes, before becoming an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets in 1979.

In 1989, Dawson was struck by lightning, during a golf outing, and over the next few years, his vision became progressively worse. Unable to continue his coaching duties, Dawson moved to the Rockets' front office, becoming general manager in 1996. Among his most notable accomplishments as the general manager of the Rockets, were his selection of Yao Ming in the 2002 NBA Draft, and his seven-player trade to acquire NBA scoring champ Tracy McGrady, in 2004.

After announcing Daryl Morey as his successor, the Rockets honored Dawson by hanging a banner with the initials "CD" in the rafters of the Toyota Center, during a game with the Phoenix Suns.

External links

Career retrospective at NBA.com

Houston Rockets 1993–94 NBA Champions

1 Scott Brooks 3 Richard Petruška 7 Carl Herrera 10 Sam Cassell 11 Vernon Maxwell 17 Mario Elie 20 Larry Robinson 21 Chris Jent 25 Robert Horry 30 Kenny Smith 33 Otis Thorpe 34 Hakeem Olajuwon (Finals MVP) 35 Earl Cureton 42 Eric Riley 50 Matt Bullard Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich Assistant coaches Bill Berry Jim Boylen Carroll Dawson Larry Smith

Regular season Playoffs

Houston Rockets 1994–95 NBA Champions

7 Carl Herrera 10 Sam Cassell 11 Vernon Maxwell 15 Tim Breaux 17 Mario Elie 22 Clyde Drexler 25 Robert Horry 27 Charles Jones 30 Kenny Smith 31 Tracy Murray 32 Pete Chilcutt 34 Hakeem Olajuwon (Finals MVP) 52 Chucky Brown 55 Žan Tabak Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich Assistant coaches Bill Berry Jim Boylen Carroll Dawson Larry Smith

Regular season Playoffs

Baylor Bears basketball head coaches

Luther Burleson (1906–1908)
Enoch J. Mills (1908–1910)
Ralph Glaze (1910–1913)
Norman C. Paine (1913–1914)
Charles Mosley (1914–1920)
Frank Bridges (1920–1926)
Ralph Wolf (1926–1941)
Bill Henderson (1941–1943)
Van Sweet (1943–1945)
Bill Henderson (1945–1961)
Bill Menefee (1961–1973)
Carroll Dawson (1973–1977)
Jim Haller (1977–1985)
Gene Iba (1985–1992)
Darrel Johnson (1992–1994)
Harry Miller (1994–1999)
Dave Bliss (1999–2003)
Scott Drew (2003– )

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