(1896-03-02)March 2, 1896 Grafton, West Virginia, U.S.
Died
May 20, 1983(1983-05-20) (aged 87) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1922–1925
Waynesburg (football, baseball, tennis)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929?–1930?
Rider
1931
LIU Brooklyn
1939–1940
LIU Brooklyn
Basketball
1925–1926
High school
1928–1931
Rider
1931–1943
LIU Brooklyn
1945–1951
LIU Brooklyn
1952–1954
Baltimore Bullets
Baseball
1929
Rider
1934–1938
LIU Brooklyn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1931
Rider
1954–1967
New York Military Academy
Head coaching record
Tournaments
Basketball 6–5 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball Helms National (1939) 2 Premo-Porretta National (1936, 1941) 2 NIT (1939, 1941)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Clair Francis Bee (March 2, 1896 – May 20, 1983) was an American basketball coach who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation Tournament titles in 1939 and 1941.
Clair Francis Bee (March 2, 1896 – May 20, 1983) was an American basketball coach who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to...
The ClairBee Coach of the Year Award honored the active men's NCAA Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contributions...
Career highlights and awards As coach: NBA All-Star Game Head Coach (2017) ClairBee Coach of the Year Award (2011) 2× NCAA Regional – Final Four (2010, 2011)...
basketball coach and 1968 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ClairBee (1896–1983). In addition to Bee's authorship of the Chip Hilton series, he was also the...
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to the fictional Chip Hilton character depicted by Hall of Fame coach ClairBee in the classic Chip Hilton series of sports stories. It was first awarded...
the year Naismith AP NABC Sporting News Discontinued – Adolph Rupp Cup ClairBee Award UPI Coach of the Year Conference coaches of the year ACC American...
the year Naismith AP NABC Sporting News Discontinued – Adolph Rupp Cup ClairBee Award UPI Coach of the Year Conference coaches of the year ACC American...
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the year Naismith AP NABC Sporting News Discontinued – Adolph Rupp Cup ClairBee Award UPI Coach of the Year Conference coaches of the year ACC American...
Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn, New York, and played under coach ClairBee at Long Island University. He was a member of the team in 1939, when they...
which LIU was a national power. Kramer played for Hall of Fame coach ClairBee from 1933–34 to 1936–37, and in his four seasons the team finished with...
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2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) Awards 2× NABC Coach of the Year (2001, 2012) ClairBee Coach of the Year Award (2005) AP College Coach of the Year (1998) Henry...
additional awards. The first was during the spring when he was awarded the ClairBee Award in recognition of his contributions to the sport of basketball....
Pennsylvania. Mary Temple Bayard (1853-1916), American writer, journalist ClairBee (1896–1983), Basketball coach, inductee to the Basketball Hall of Fame...
College Coach of the Year (1987) 3× AP Coach of the Year (1975, 1976, 1989) ClairBee Coach of the Year Award (2002) 5× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1975, 1976...
the year Naismith AP NABC Sporting News Discontinued – Adolph Rupp Cup ClairBee Award UPI Coach of the Year Conference coaches of the year ACC American...
the year Naismith AP NABC Sporting News Discontinued – Adolph Rupp Cup ClairBee Award UPI Coach of the Year Conference coaches of the year ACC American...
collegiate football) (US) Annis Stukus Trophy (Canadian Football League) ClairBee Coach of the Year (NCAA Division I men's basketball) (US) Geno Auriemma...
championship game to Ohio State. In 2007, Ryan was named the winner of the ClairBee Coach of the Year Award. A year later, the Badgers notched their most...
(MAC). The intercollegiate sports program at Rider was started by coach ClairBee in the 1920s. Two of the school's most famous athletic alumni are former...
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