Al McGuire

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Al McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA championship and later becoming a popular television commentator.

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Al McGuire canonical 3
Al McGuire retired after the tournament 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
sports commentator
television commentator
almaMater St. John’s University
awardReceived Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
causeOfDeath leukemia
championshipWonAsCoach 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
surface form: 1977 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
coachedTeam Belmont Abbey Crusaders men’s basketball
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
surface form: Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball
collegeAttended St. John’s University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-09-07
dateOfDeath 2001-01-26
employer Belmont Abbey College
CBS Sports
Marquette University
NBC Sports
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName McGuire
fullName Alfred James McGuire
givenName Alfred
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
hasChild Allie McGuire
honor Al McGuire Center
surface form: Al McGuire Center at Marquette University named in his honor
knownFor colorful and unconventional coaching style
television commentary on college basketball
leaguePlayedIn National Basketball Association
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
notableAchievement led Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA men’s basketball championship
notableWork 1977 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship with Marquette
occupation basketball coach
basketball player
television commentator
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
Queens
placeOfDeath Milwaukee
Wisconsin
playedFor New York Knicks
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
surface form: St. John’s University men’s basketball team
positionPlayed guard
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Milwaukee
sport basketball
spouse Patricia McGuire
styleOfPlay defensive-minded coaching
tournamentTitleWonAsCoach 1970 NIT championship with Marquette

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1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament coachRetirement Al McGuire
this entity surface form: Al McGuire retired after the tournament