Ray Meyer

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Ray Meyer was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach best known for transforming DePaul University into a national powerhouse during his long tenure.

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instanceOf Hall of Fame coach ⓘ
basketball coach ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ
human ⓘ
almaMater DePaul University ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic League basketball in Chicago ⓘ
awardReceived Henry Iba Award ⓘ
UPI College Coach of the Year ⓘ
birthDate 1913-12-18 ⓘ
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath congestive heart failure ⓘ
child Joey Meyer ⓘ
coachingCareerSpan 1942–1984 ⓘ
coachingLosses 354 ⓘ
coachingWins 724 ⓘ
coachOf DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team ⓘ
deathDate 2006-03-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
employer DePaul University ⓘ
endTime 1984 ⓘ
familyName Meyer ⓘ
genre men's college basketball coaching ⓘ
givenName Raymond ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1979 ⓘ
jerseyHonoredBy DePaul University ⓘ
knownFor long tenure as DePaul head coach ⓘ
transforming DePaul University into a national basketball powerhouse ⓘ
legacy one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history ⓘ
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
name Ray Meyer ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
nickname Coach Meyer ⓘ
notablePlayerCoached George Mikan ⓘ
Mark Aguirre ⓘ
occupation basketball coach ⓘ
playedFor DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team ⓘ
position head coach ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
spouse Marilyn Meyer ⓘ
startTime 1942 ⓘ
teamAchievement 1945 NCAA Final Four appearance ⓘ
1979 NCAA Final Four appearance ⓘ
workLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ

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