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American basketball player and coach (1915–1989)

Bob Spessard
Personal information
Born	(1915-12-11)December 11, 1915 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 26, 1989(1989-07-26) (aged 73) Floyd, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
High school	Jefferson (Roanoke, Virginia)
College	Washington and Lee (1935–1938)
Position	Center
Career history
As coach:
1948–1949	Washington and Lee

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American – Helms (1937) 2× Second-team All-American – Converse (1937, 1938) 3× First-team All-SoCon (1936–1938) 3× All-Virginia team (1936–1938)

Robert Woods Spessard (December 11, 1915 – July 26, 1989) was an American basketball player known for his collegiate career at Washington and Lee University in the 1930s. He was a two-time NCAA All-American in 1937 and 1938 as well as a three-time first-team all-Southern Conference choice from 1936 to 1938.

He also coached his alma mater for the 1948–49 season, compiling a 10–12 record in his lone season.

References

"United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Bob Spessard '39". Hall of Fame. Washington and Lee University. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
"Robert Spessard – Class of 1972". Inductees. Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
"Robert Spessard coaching history". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

v t e Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball head coaches
C. L. Krebs (1906–1909) F. J. Pratt (1909–1910) J. W. H. Pollard (1910–1913) W. C. Raftery (1913–1923) K. E. Hines (1923–1924) Eddie Cameron (1924–1925) Richard Smith (1925–1930) Ray Ellerman (1930–1932) Harry Young (1932–1939) Cookie Cunningham (1939–1942) George Proctor (1942–1943) No team (1943–1945) Harry Young (1945–1946) Carl Wise (1946–1948) Bob Spessard (1948–1949) Conn Davis (1949–1950) Scotty Hamilton (1950–1952) Billy McCann (1952–1957) Weenie Miller (1957–1958) Robert McHenry (1958–1964) Verne Canfield (1964–1995) Kevin Moore (1995–1999) Jeff Lafave (1999–2003) Adam Hutchinson (2003–2017) Chris McHugh (2017– )

Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball head coaches

C. L. Krebs (1906–1909)
F. J. Pratt (1909–1910)
J. W. H. Pollard (1910–1913)
W. C. Raftery (1913–1923)
K. E. Hines (1923–1924)
Eddie Cameron (1924–1925)
Richard Smith (1925–1930)
Ray Ellerman (1930–1932)
Harry Young (1932–1939)
Cookie Cunningham (1939–1942)
George Proctor (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Harry Young (1945–1946)
Carl Wise (1946–1948)
Bob Spessard (1948–1949)
Conn Davis (1949–1950)
Scotty Hamilton (1950–1952)
Billy McCann (1952–1957)
Weenie Miller (1957–1958)
Robert McHenry (1958–1964)
Verne Canfield (1964–1995)
Kevin Moore (1995–1999)
Jeff Lafave (1999–2003)
Adam Hutchinson (2003–2017)
Chris McHugh (2017– )

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