William Reinhart

William Reinhart
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1896-08-02)August 2, 1896
Died February 14, 1971(1971-02-14) (aged 74)
Washington, DC United States
Playing career
Football
1919–1921 Oregon
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
? Oregon (assistant)
1938–1941 George Washington
1946–1949 Merchant Marine
Basketball
1923–1935 Oregon
1935–1942 George Washington
1949–1966 George Washington
Baseball
1924–1935 Oregon
1950–1966 George Washington
Head coaching record
Overall 28–42–3 (football)
499–338 (basketball)
295–225–5 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southern Conference Championships: 2 (basketball), 4 (baseball)
Awards
Southern Conference Basketball Coach of the Year (1954)
Helms Basketball Hall of Fame (1956)
George Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame (1993)
University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame (1994)

William J. Reinhart (August 2, 1896 – February 14, 1971) was an American college basketball, football, and baseball coach at the George Washington University, the University of Oregon, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. From 1923 to 1935, he served as the head basketball coach at Oregon. He is the school's second winningest coach with 180 victories. His record through 13 seasons at Oregon was 180–101. He suffered only one losing season. Largely due to his success, Oregon was forced to build McArthur Court to accommodate the large crowds that became fixtures for Ducks games on his watch.[1]

At George Washington, he compiled a 319–237 record in basketball, or .574 winning percentage, including a 23–3 season in 1953–54. His teams twice made the NCAA tournament, in 1954 and 1961, GW's only trips to the NCAA Tournament until Mike Jarvis's team in 1993.[2]

Players he coached at GW included NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach and former NBA players Joe Holup, Corky Devlin and Gene Guarilia[2] and at Oregon he coached Howard Hobson. Auerbach said Reinhart's coaching and fast break offenses were "15 years ahead of their time."[1]

He also was head football coach at George Washington and the Merchant Marine Academy, assistant football coach at Oregon, and head baseball coach at Oregon and GW.

He is a member of George Washington's athletic hall of fame, inducted in 1993.[2]

A collection of papers and memorabilia related to Reinhart is housed in the Special Collections Research Center of The George Washington University. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, certificates, and news clippings. The material ranges in date from 1920 to 1993.[3]

Head coaching record

College basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1923–1935)
1923–24 Oregon 15-5 4-4 3rd
1924–25 Oregon 15-5 7-2 T-1st
1925–26 Oregon 18-4 10-0 1st
1926–27 Oregon 24-4 8-2 1st
1927–28 Oregon 18-3 8-2 2nd
1928–29 Oregon 10-8 3-7 5th
1929–30 Oregon 14-12 8-8 3rd
1930–31 Oregon 12-10 6-10 4th
1931–32 Oregon 13-11 7-9 4th
1932–33 Oregon 8-19 2-14 5th
1933–34 Oregon 17-8 9-7 2nd
1934–35 Oregon 16-12 7-9 3rd
Oregon: 180–101 (.641) 79–74 (.516)
George Washington Colonials (Independent) (1935–1941)
1935–36 George Washington 16-3
1936–37 George Washington 16-4
1937–38 George Washington 13-4
1938–39 George Washington 13-8
1939–40 George Washington 13-6
1940–41 George Washington 18-4
George Washington Colonials (Southern Conference) (1941–1942)
1941–42 George Washington 11-9 8-3 2nd
George Washington Colonials (Southern Conference) (1949–1966)
1949–50 George Washington 17-8 12-4 T-2nd
1950–51 George Washington 12-12 8-9 10th
1951–52 George Washington 15-9 12-6 5th
1952–53 George Washington 15-7 12-6 9th
1953–54 George Washington 23-3 10-0 1st NCAA First Round
1954–55 George Washington 24-6 8-2 2nd
1955–56 George Washington 19-7 10-2 T-1st
1956–57 George Washington 3-21 3-9 9th
1957–58 George Washington 12-11 8-4 3rd
1958–59 George Washington 14-11 4-7 7th
1959–60 George Washington 15-11 7-5 5th
1960–61 George Washington 9-17 3-9 7th NCAA First Round
1961–62 George Washington 9-15 6-7 4th
1962–63 George Washington 8-15 6-6 T-5th
1963–64 George Washington 11-15 5-7 6th
1964–65 George Washington 10-13 6-7 5th
1965–66 George Washington 3-18 3-9 9th
George Washington: 319–237 (.574) 131–102 (.562)
Total: 499–338 (.596)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 University of Oregon Hall of Fame bio
  2. 1 2 3 GW bio
  3. ↑ Guide to the William Reinhart Papers, 1920-1993, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University
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