(1916-12-05)December 5, 1916 San Jose, California, U.S.
Died
January 12, 2013(2013-01-12) (aged 96) Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1940–1942
San Jose State
1945–1960
San Jose State
Head coaching record
Overall
264–208 (.559)[1]
Walter James McPherson (December 5, 1916 – January 12, 2013) was an American basketball coach and was regarded as one of the best at San Jose State University, and former West Coast Athletic Conference commissioner. McPherson graduated from San Jose State in 1939 and played as a fullback through 1936 and 1938 trained by Dudley DeGroot. He became a basketball coach and assistant football coach, he also managed to get his basketball team in the NCAA Tournament which was the team's first time in the tournament. He also taught Carroll Williams and Billy Wilson who also started their own sport careers. McPherson retired from coaching in 1960.[2]
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(1918–1921) David Wooster (1921–1923) Hovey C. McDonald (1923–1935) Wilbur V. Hubbard (1935–1940) WaltMcPherson (1940–1942) Ed Blesh (1942–1943) No team (1943–1944)...
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created the world's first effective live polio vaccine (d. 2013) 1916 – WaltMcPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) 1917 – Ken Downing,...
(1918–1921) David Wooster (1921–1923) Hovey C. McDonald (1923–1935) Wilbur V. Hubbard (1935–1940) WaltMcPherson (1940–1942) Ed Blesh (1942–1943) No team (1943–1944)...
(1937–1938) WaltMcPherson (1939–1942) Milton Lanyon (1943) Glenn Hartranft (1944–1945) Ralph Johnson (1946) WaltMcPherson (1947) Walt Williams (1948–1956)...
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(1918–1921) David Wooster (1921–1923) Hovey C. McDonald (1923–1935) Wilbur V. Hubbard (1935–1940) WaltMcPherson (1940–1942) Ed Blesh (1942–1943) No team (1943–1944)...
(1937–1938) WaltMcPherson (1939–1942) Milton Lanyon (1943) Glenn Hartranft (1944–1945) Ralph Johnson (1946) WaltMcPherson (1947) Walt Williams (1948–1956)...
(1937–1938) WaltMcPherson (1939–1942) Milton Lanyon (1943) Glenn Hartranft (1944–1945) Ralph Johnson (1946) WaltMcPherson (1947) Walt Williams (1948–1956)...
California, Nessman coached future NBA draft picks DeVon Hardin and Dominic McGuire as well as power forward/center Rod Benson, who would play professionally...
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(1937–1938) WaltMcPherson (1939–1942) Milton Lanyon (1943) Glenn Hartranft (1944–1945) Ralph Johnson (1946) WaltMcPherson (1947) Walt Williams (1948–1956)...
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