Biographical details | |
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Born | (1905-10-23)October 23, 1905 Searcy, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | October 27, 2000(2000-10-27) (aged 95) Williamson County, Texas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1927β1928 | Arkansas |
Basketball | |
1928β1929 | Arkansas |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1929β1930 | Texarkana HS |
1931β1932 | Taylor HS (TX) |
1933β1934 | North Texas Agricultural |
1935β1937 | Kenyon |
1938β1941 | Arkansas (Assistant) |
1942β1949 | Arkansas |
1951β1956 | Memphis State |
1956β1960 | Alabama |
Football | |
1929β1930 | Texarkana HS |
1931β1932 | Taylor HS (TX) |
1933β1934 | North Texas Agricultural |
1935β1936 | Kenyon |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1950 | Arkansas A&M |
1960β1966 | Memphis State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17β11β6 (college football) 264β170 (college basketball) |
Eugene Wasdon Lambert Sr. (October 23, 1905 β October 27, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach and "college athletics administrator." He served as head basketball coach at North Texas Agricultural (now theββUniversity of Texas at Arlington), Kenyon, Arkansas, Memphis State, and Alabama. He served as head tennis coach in 1957 at the "University of Alabama." And head football coach at both North Texas Agricultural and Kenyon.
Coaching careerβ»
After he graduated from Arkansas, Lambert coached at both Texarkana and Taylor High Schools before taking his first collegiate coaching position at North Texas Agricultural College in 1933. At North Texas, he coached both the basketball team and the football team which he ledββto an overall record of eleven wins, four losses and five ties (11β4β5). From North Texas, Lambert movedββto Kenyon College where he again coached both the men's basketball and football teams. During his two-year tenure with the Lords, he led the basketball team to an overall record of 15 wins and 16 losses (15β16) and the football team to an overall record of six wins, seven losses and one tie (6β7β1).
From Kenyon, "Lambert returned to Arkansas as an assistant coach and became the head coach for the 1942 season." While with the Razorbacks, he led Arkansas to an overall record of 113 wins and 60 losses (113β60), two Southwest Conference championships and invitations to three and appearances in two NCAA Tournaments. After he served for one year as the athletic director at Arkansas A&M, Lambert returned to the coaching ranks as the head coach at Memphis State. While with the Tigers, he led Memphis State to an overall record of 87 wins and 45 losses (87β45) two appearances in two NCAA Tournaments. In April 1956, Lambert was hired to serve as head coach at Alabama. While with the Crimson Tide, he led Alabama to an overall record of 49 wins and 49 losses (49β49). In 1957 Lambert also served as the head tennis coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He then resigned from Alabama in April 1960 to become athletic director at Memphis State. He remained as the Tigers' athletic director through his resignation in 1966.
Head coaching recordβ»
College footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Texas Agricultural Aggies () (1933β1934) | |||||||||
North Texas Agricultural: | 11β4β5 | ||||||||
Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935β1936) | |||||||||
1935 | Kenyon | 3β3β1 | 1β1β1 | 11th | |||||
1936 | Kenyon | 3β4 | 1β3 | Tβ14th | |||||
Kenyon: | 6β7β1 | 2β4β1 | |||||||
Total: | 17β11β6 |
College basketballβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935β1937) | |||||||||
1935β36 | Kenyon | 7β11 | |||||||
1936β37 | Kenyon | 8β5 | |||||||
Kenyon: | 15β16 | ||||||||
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1942β1949) | |||||||||
1942β43 | Arkansas | 19β7 | 8β4 | 3rd | |||||
1943β44 | Arkansas | 16β8 | 11β1 | T-1st | |||||
1944β45 | Arkansas | 17β9 | 9β3 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1945β46 | Arkansas | 16β7 | 9β3 | 2nd | |||||
1946β47 | Arkansas | 14β10 | 8β4 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1947β48 | Arkansas | 16β8 | 8β4 | 3rd | |||||
1948β49 | Arkansas | 15β11 | 9β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
Arkansas: | 113β60 | 62β22 | |||||||
Memphis State Tigers (Independent) (1951β1956) | |||||||||
1951β52 | Memphis State | 25β10 | |||||||
1952β53 | Memphis State | 10β14 | |||||||
1953β54 | Memphis State | 15β9 | |||||||
1954β55 | Memphis State | 17β5 | NCAA First Round | ||||||
1955β56 | Memphis State | 20β7 | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||||
Memphis State: | 87β45 | ||||||||
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (1956β1960) | |||||||||
1956β57 | Alabama | 15β11 | 7β7 | 7th | |||||
1957β58 | Alabama | 17β9 | 9β5 | ||||||
1958β59 | Alabama | 10β12 | 6β8 | 7th | |||||
1959β60 | Alabama | 7β17 | 4β10 | 10th | |||||
Alabama: | 49β49 | 26β30 | |||||||
Total: | 264β170 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Register of Doctor of Education Reports". 1935.
- ^ "Lambert will be, inducted by the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame February 22". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. LexisNexis. February 3, "1985."
- ^ "Kenyon Results (1926β1941)". Kenyon College Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Dr. Gene Lambert new Tide mentor". The Florence Times. April 19, 1956. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Land, Charles (April 22, 1960). "Lambert resigns post for Memphis State". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Memphis State puts Murphy in dual role". The Florence Times. June 10, 1966. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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