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Harold "Chief" Litwack (September 20, 1907 – August 7, 1999) was a college men's basketball coach. He served as head coach of Temple University from 1952 to 1973, compiling a 373-193 record.
Litwack was born in Poland, but raised in Philadelphia, USA. He graduated from Temple in 1930. He began his coaching career at Simon Gratz High School (1930–31), then he became head coach of the freshman team at Temple. Meanwhile, he was playing pro basketball with Eddie Gottlieb's all-Jewish Philadelphia Sphas, from 1930 to 1936. Before he became head coach at Temple in 1952, he also served briefly as assistant coach for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–51). He died at the age of 91 in 1999.
Don Casey is a former professional and collegiate basketball coach. He has coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Jersey Nets—each for a season and a half. He had previously coached the Temple Owls from 1973 to 1982. He also worked as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls (1982–83) and Boston Celtics (1990–1996).
As a young man in the 1960s, Casey coached at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken, New Jersey. His coaching led to one state championship in 1962, and a runner up position in 1963. Casey coached Bill Melchionni, a high school and college great who eventually played in the pros in the late 1960s with the Philadelphia 76ers.
In his first season as Temple head coach, Don Casey had his team stall with the basketball in the finals of the Volunteer Classic against Tennessee. The final score of the game was Tennessee 11, Temple 6, the lowest scoring major college basketball game since 1938.
As of February 2006, Casey is the vice-chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and As of October 24, 2006, Casey is the head coach of the Hollywood Fame of the American Basketball Association's 21st century incarnation.
Harry Litwack 31/49 (sold for 45) Harry Litwack 48/49 (sold for 45) George McAfee 16/34 (sold for 21) Bowie Kuhn 10/15 (106.50) Sir Edmund Hillary 7/7 (sold for 94) Red Horner 3/4 Woody Strode 1/2 Clarence Campbell 1/2 (207)
Matthew Litwack, recipient of the 2014 David N. & Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Award
High school, college and NBA coaching great, Don Casey. To say that Don Casey is an important figure to the game of basketball, is to massively undersell his contributions. His head-coaching journey began in 1958, when he was just 21 years old. Almost by accident, Don found basketball; perhaps, basketball found Don. He enjoyed great success, leading Bishop Eustace High School to two state championships (Class B and A in successive seasons) in six years. We discuss Don’s transition to the college ranks, where he spent nine seasons as the head coach of Temple University. We also chat about his long-time mentor, the legendary Harry Litwack. The NBA came calling for the 1983 season. Don remained at the highest level (as an assistant and/or head coach) for almost 20 years. We talk about his ...
An interview with Laszlo Dus in his studio. directed by Deno Seder director of photography -- Stan Staniski assistant camera/sound -- Don Grissom production manager -- Alix Litwack production coordinator -- Louisa Shipnuck assistant editor -- Jeorge Seder post production -- AVS Post on-line editor -- Laura Douglas executive producer -- Anita Semjen
Dive into the current events that define the strategic issues facing our president, such as humanitarian intervention, technology and war, Afghanistan and Pakistan, healthcare reform, Europe, and Iran. We will watch and discuss interviews taped for the course or from the Conversations with History archive. The course will have a blog that links to articles highlighting the issues of the campaign, the nation, and the U.S. presidency. Harry Kreisler is the executive director of the Institute of International Studies and the host and executive producer of Conversations with History at UC Berkeley (conversations.berkeley.edu).
Harry Litwack 31/49 (sold for 45) Harry Litwack 48/49 (sold for 45) George McAfee 16/34 (sold for 21) Bowie Kuhn 10/15 (106.50) Sir Edmund Hillary 7/7 (sold for 94) Red Horner 3/4 Woody Strode 1/2 Clarence Campbell 1/2 (207)
Matthew Litwack, recipient of the 2014 David N. & Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Award
High school, college and NBA coaching great, Don Casey. To say that Don Casey is an important figure to the game of basketball, is to massively undersell his contributions. His head-coaching journey began in 1958, when he was just 21 years old. Almost by accident, Don found basketball; perhaps, basketball found Don. He enjoyed great success, leading Bishop Eustace High School to two state championships (Class B and A in successive seasons) in six years. We discuss Don’s transition to the college ranks, where he spent nine seasons as the head coach of Temple University. We also chat about his long-time mentor, the legendary Harry Litwack. The NBA came calling for the 1983 season. Don remained at the highest level (as an assistant and/or head coach) for almost 20 years. We talk about his ...
An interview with Laszlo Dus in his studio. directed by Deno Seder director of photography -- Stan Staniski assistant camera/sound -- Don Grissom production manager -- Alix Litwack production coordinator -- Louisa Shipnuck assistant editor -- Jeorge Seder post production -- AVS Post on-line editor -- Laura Douglas executive producer -- Anita Semjen
Dive into the current events that define the strategic issues facing our president, such as humanitarian intervention, technology and war, Afghanistan and Pakistan, healthcare reform, Europe, and Iran. We will watch and discuss interviews taped for the course or from the Conversations with History archive. The course will have a blog that links to articles highlighting the issues of the campaign, the nation, and the U.S. presidency. Harry Kreisler is the executive director of the Institute of International Studies and the host and executive producer of Conversations with History at UC Berkeley (conversations.berkeley.edu).
High school, college and NBA coaching great, Don Casey. To say that Don Casey is an important figure to the game of basketball, is to massively undersell his contributions. His head-coaching journey began in 1958, when he was just 21 years old. Almost by accident, Don found basketball; perhaps, basketball found Don. He enjoyed great success, leading Bishop Eustace High School to two state championships (Class B and A in successive seasons) in six years. We discuss Don’s transition to the college ranks, where he spent nine seasons as the head coach of Temple University. We also chat about his long-time mentor, the legendary Harry Litwack. The NBA came calling for the 1983 season. Don remained at the highest level (as an assistant and/or head coach) for almost 20 years. We talk about his ...
High school, college and NBA coaching great, Don Casey. To say that Don Casey is an important figure to the game of basketball, is to massively undersell his contributions. His head-coaching journey began in 1958, when he was just 21 years old. Almost by accident, Don found basketball; perhaps, basketball found Don. He enjoyed great success, leading Bishop Eustace High School to two state championships (Class B and A in successive seasons) in six years. We discuss Don’s transition to the college ranks, where he spent nine seasons as the head coach of Temple University. We also chat about his long-time mentor, the legendary Harry Litwack. The NBA came calling for the 1983 season. Don remained at the highest level (as an assistant and/or head coach) for almost 20 years. We talk about his ...
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