Branch McCracken
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Branch McCracken was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the Indiana Hoosiers to two NCAA championships in 1940 and 1953.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| McCracken | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball player
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college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Indiana University Bloomington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| championshipWon |
NCAA men's basketball championship 1940
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NCAA men's basketball championship 1953 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingPosition | head coach ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
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Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeamPlayedFor | Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceTitleWon | Big Ten Conference men's basketball title ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-06-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-06-04 ⓘ |
| employer |
Ball State Teachers College
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Indiana University Bloomington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsCoachAtBallState | 1938 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsCoachAtIndiana | 1965 ⓘ |
| fullName | Emmett Branch McCracken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| honor | Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredBy | Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first coaches to popularize up-tempo basketball in the Midwest ⓘ |
| notablePlayerCoached |
Bill Garrett
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Don Schlundt NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leading Indiana Hoosiers to 1940 NCAA championship
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leading Indiana Hoosiers to 1953 NCAA championship ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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basketball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Monroe County, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bloomington, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | forward ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTimeAsCoachAtBallState | 1930 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsCoachAtIndiana | 1938 ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | fast-break offense ⓘ |
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