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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1918-11-15)November 15, 1918 Byars, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | October 2, 2010(2010-10-02) (aged 91) Seneca, Missouri, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1938–1941 | Oklahoma A&M |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1947–1956 | Cameron College |
1956–1980 | Houston (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1947–1956 | Cameron College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 165–56 (.747) |
Harvey Ray Pate (November 15, 1918 — October 2, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. He was the main assistant to Guy Lewis at the University of Houston from 1956 to 1980 and was instrumental in helping build the program into a national power, as well as helping recruit the program's first African-American players in Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney.
Born in Byars, Oklahoma, Pate played for Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M (now known as Oklahoma State) from 1938 to 1941 before becoming the head coach and athletic director at Cameron College, where he compiled a 165–56 record from 1947 to 1956.
References
- "Descendants of William Callahan - Person Sheet". RootsWeb. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century". Project Muse. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Ex-UH basketball assistant coach Pate dies at 91". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Harvey Pate (2010) - Cameron Athletics Hall of Fame - Cameron University Athletics". Cameron Aggies. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1918 births
- 2010 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Oklahoma
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- Cameron Aggies athletic directors
- Cameron Aggies men's basketball coaches
- Houston Cougars men's basketball coaches
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- People from McClain County, Oklahoma
- 20th-century American sportsmen