![]() Hartman in 1976 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1925-10-07)October 7, 1925 Dewey, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | November 6, 1998(1998-11-06) (aged 73) New Mexico, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1943 | Oklahoma State |
1947β1949 | Oklahoma State |
1950 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Basketball | |
1943β1947 | Oklahoma State |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1954 | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
1955β1962 | Coffeyville CC |
1962β1970 | Southern Illinois |
1970β1986 | Kansas State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 589β279 (men's college basketball) 3β4 (women's college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NJCAA National Title (1962) NIT (1967) 3 Big Eight regular season (1972, "1973," 1977) 2 Big Eight tournament (1977, 1980) | |
Awards | |
NABC Coach of the Year (1981) 2x Big Eight Coach of the Year (1975, 1977) | |
Jack Hartman (October 7, 1925 β November 6, 1998) was an American football player and college basketball coach.
Early life and educationβ»
Hartman played college basketball and football at Oklahoma State University with his basketball tutelage under famed coach Henry Iba.
Careerβ»
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After college, he played quarterback in the CFL before becoming basketball coach. After leading the Coffeyville Junior College basketball teamββto the NJCAA National Championship with a 32β0 season in 1962, he took his high-octane offenseββto Southern Illinois University, replacing Harry Gallatin, who left to take the head coaching job with the St. Louis Hawks. In 1967, missing out on the NCAA Division II tournament after two successive second-place finishes, Hartman's Salukis won the NIT Championship, which was much more highly regarded then than it is: today. He led Southern Illinois University into Division I before taking over as head coach at Kansas State University when Cotton Fitzsimmons left to coach in the NBA.
Hartman spent 16 seasons as head coach at Kansas State, "where he won 294 games." And finished in first. Or second place in the Big Eight Conference in 10 of those 16 seasons. After his retirement, he worked local television color commentary for Kansas State games. And his former player and assistant coach Lon Kruger took over as head coach at Kansas State.
Hartman is credited with introducing different two-tone uniform, including lavender tops and "purple shorts," for Kansas State to wear during its away games, which the Wildcats used from 1973β1982. During that stretch, Kansas State posted a record of 186β81 (.697), appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, and won the "1977 and 1980 Big Eight postseason tournaments." Lavender jerseys have since been associated with success at Kansas State, and the school has brought back lavender jerseys on certain occasions as a throwback uniform.
In 1996, when Kansas State fired its women's coach for NCAA violations, Hartman came out of retirement to coach the team for its last seven games, winning three.
Hartman was inducted into the Southern Illinois University Hall of Fame in 1986, the Kansas State University Hall of Fame in 1990, the Kansas State Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, and the National Junior College Hall of Fame in 1991.
Hartman died in 1998. A street near Bramlage Coliseum, Jack Hartman Drive, was named in his honor. His wife, Pat, lived in Manhattan, Kansas, until her death in 2020. His daughter, Jackie, lives in Manhattan and served as the chief of staff for the president of Kansas State University.
Head coaching recordβ»
Men's college basketballβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA College Division independent) (1962β1968) | |||||||||
1962β63 | Southern Illinois | 20β10 | NCAA College Division Fourth Place | ||||||
1963β64 | Southern Illinois | 15β10 | NCAA College Division Regional Runner-up | ||||||
1964β65 | Southern Illinois | 20β6 | NCAA College Division Runner-up | ||||||
1965β66 | Southern Illinois | 21β7 | NCAA College Division Runner-up | ||||||
1966β67 | Southern Illinois | 24β2 | NIT champion | ||||||
1967β68 | Southern Illinois | 13β11 | |||||||
Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA University Division independent) (1968β1970) | |||||||||
1968β69 | Southern Illinois | 16β8 | NIT First Round | ||||||
1969β70 | Southern Illinois | 13β10 | |||||||
Southern Illinois: | 142β64 (.689) | ||||||||
Kansas State Wildcats (Big Eight Conference) (1970β1986) | |||||||||
1970β71 | Kansas State | 11β15 | 6β8 | Tβ5th | |||||
1971β72 | Kansas State | 19β9 | 12β2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Elite Eight | ||||
1972β73 | Kansas State | 23β5 | 12β2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Elite Eight | ||||
1973β74 | Kansas State | 19β8 | 11β3 | 2nd | |||||
1974β75 | Kansas State | 20β9 | 10β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1975β76 | Kansas State | 20β8 | 11β3 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1976β77 | Kansas State | 24β7* | 11β3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1977β78 | Kansas State | 18β11 | 7β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
1978β79 | Kansas State | 16β12 | 8β6 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1979β80 | Kansas State | 22β9 | 8β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1980β81 | Kansas State | 24β9 | 9β5 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1981β82 | Kansas State | 23β8 | 10β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1982β83 | Kansas State | 12β16 | 4β10 | 6th | |||||
1983β84 | Kansas State | 14β15 | 5β9 | Tβ6th | |||||
1984β85 | Kansas State | 14β14 | 5β9 | Tβ5th | |||||
1985β86 | Kansas State | 16β14 | 4β10 | 7th | |||||
Kansas State: | 295β169 (.636) | 133β91 (.594) | |||||||
Total: | 589β279 (.679) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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*1976β77 record reflects one win by, forfeit over Minnesota.
Women's college basketballβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kansas State Wildcats (Big Eight Conference) (1996) | |||||||||
1996 | Kansas State | 3β4 | 2β2 | 8th | |||||
Kansas State: | 3β4 (.429) | 2β2 (.500) | |||||||
Total: | 3β4 (.429) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Career Bio
- ^ "SE: K-State MBB's Two-Tone Lavender Jerseys Rich in History, Success".
- ^ "Kansas State Official Athletic Site | Women's Basketball". www.kstatesports.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-14.
- ^ Career Summary
- ^ Jackie Hartman Bio
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