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American basketball coach (1902–1996)

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Russell Beichly
Biographical details
Born	(1902-10-27)October 27, 1902
Died	April 20, 1996(1996-04-20) (aged 93)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1941–1959	Akron
Baseball
1947–1959	Akron

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1958	Akron

Head coaching record
Overall	288–144 (basketball) 101–62–1 (baseball)

Russell J. Beichly (October 27, 1902 – April 20, 1996) was the Akron Zips men's basketball head coach from 1941 to 1959. In 19 seasons, he guided the team to a 288–144 record. Beichly was named Columbus Dispatch Ohio College Basketball Coach of the Year in 1959, following a 21–2 season. A Wittenberg University graduate, Beichly coached Akron West High School to five straight OHSAA state tournament appearances (1931–1935), including a state championship in 1932.

References

Russell Beichly. sports-reference.com

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Earl Williams (1904–1908)
Dwight Bradley (1908)
Walter East (1908–1909)
Clarence Weed (1909–1910)
Frank Haggerty (1910–1915)
Fred Sefton (1915–1924)
James W. Coleman (1924–1925)
Fred Sefton (1925–1927)
Red Blair (1927–1936)
Paul Bixler (1936–1939)
Thomas Dowler (1939–1940)
Russell Beichly (1940–1959)
Tony Laterza (1959–1968)
Wyatt Webb (1968–1975)
Alex Adams (1975–1976)
Ken Cunningham (1976–1980)
Bob Rupert (1980–1984)
Bob Huggins (1984–1989)
Coleman Crawford (1989–1995)
Dan Hipsher (1995–2004)
Keith Dambrot (2004–2017)
John Groce (2017– )

v t e Akron Zips athletic directors
Fred Sefton (?–1946) Russell Beichly (1946–1948) Kenneth Cochrane (1948–1969) Gordon K. Larson (1970–1984) Dave Adams (1985) Jim Dennison (1986–1993) Richard L. Aynes # (1993–1994) Mike Bobinski (1994–1998) Mike Thomas (2000–2005) Mike Waddell # (2005–2006) Mack Rhoades (2006–2009) Tom Wistrcill (2009–2015) Nathan Mortimer # (2015) Larry Williams (2015–2021) Charles Guthrie (2021– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Akron Zips athletic directors

Fred Sefton (?–1946)
Russell Beichly (1946–1948)
Kenneth Cochrane (1948–1969)
Gordon K. Larson (1970–1984)
Dave Adams (1985)
Jim Dennison (1986–1993)
Richard L. Aynes # (1993–1994)
Mike Bobinski (1994–1998)
Mike Thomas (2000–2005)
Mike Waddell # (2005–2006)
Mack Rhoades (2006–2009)
Tom Wistrcill (2009–2015)
Nathan Mortimer # (2015)
Larry Williams (2015–2021)
Charles Guthrie (2021– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Akron Zips head baseball coaches
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Frank Haggerty (1910–1913)
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Frank Haggerty (1915)
Fred Sefton (1916–1917)
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Fred Sefton (1919–1924)
Larry D. Ricker (1925–1926)
Fred Sefton (1927–1930)
Speed Bosworth (1931–1932)
No team (1933–1946)
Russell Beichly (1947–1959)
Harold Sloop (1960)
Jim Cook (1961–1963)
Dave Adolph (1964–1965)
Jim Dennison (1966)
Jim DiLauro (1967–1968)
Harold Sloop (1969)
Tom Adolph (1970–1973)
Dave Fross (1974–2000)
Tim Berenyi (2001–2005)
Pat Bangtson (2006–2011)
Rick Rembielak (2012–2015)
No team (2016–2019)
Chris Sabo (2020–2022)
Tim Donnelly # (2023)
Bryan Faulds (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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