Robert G. Starkey (1955-58, 1968-88)
Inducted 1991
HE IS THE SCHOOL'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST MEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH WITH AN OVERALL 360-205 RECORD AND A 191-133 CONFERENCE MARK FROM 1968 TO 1988.
IN HIS 20 YEARS AS HEAD COACH, NINE OF HIS TEAMS WON 20 OR MORE GAMES, INCLUDING THE 1976 TEAM THAT COMPILED A 33-3 RECORD--POSTING MORE WINS THAN ANY OTHER COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL TEAM AT ANY LEVEL IN THE COUNTRY.
STARKEY ALSO SERVED AS THE COLLEGE'S DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FROM 1976 TO 1980 AND HAD STINTS AS AN ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH AND HEAD BASEBALL COACH.
EXCELLED AS A THREE-SPORT ATHLETE, EARNING VARSITY LETTERS IN FOOTBALL AS A CENTER AND LINEBACKER, SWIMMING IN THE FREESTYLE EVENTS, AND BASEBALL AS A SECOND BASEMAN AND SHORTSTOP.
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