Jud Heathcote
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Jud Heathcote was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA championship with Magic Johnson and building the program into a national power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jud Heathcote canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Big Ten Coach of the Year
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NABC Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA men’s basketball championship (coach, 1979) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| coachOf | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersTitle | mentor to Tom Izzo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-05-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-08-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Washington
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Washington State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Michigan State University
NERFINISHED
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University of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition |
1976 (head coach at Montana)
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1995 (head coach at Michigan State) ⓘ |
| familyName | Heathcote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
basketball strategy
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sports coaching ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame
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National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Tom Izzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive-minded coaching style
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developing successful point guards ⓘ leading Michigan State to national prominence in basketball ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeamCoached |
Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball
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Montana Grizzlies men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nickname | Jud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built Michigan State men’s basketball into a national power
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led Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA men’s basketball championship ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1979 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harvey, North Dakota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head coach of Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team
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head coach of Montana Grizzlies men’s basketball team ⓘ |
| residence |
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition |
1971 (head coach at Montana)
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1976 (head coach at Michigan State) ⓘ |
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