Lefty
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Lefty is the widely known nickname of Charles "Lefty" Driesell, a prominent American college basketball coach famed for his long and successful career, especially at the University of Maryland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lefty canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
college basketball coach
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
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National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Davidson College
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Georgia State University NERFINISHED ⓘ James Madison University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Driesell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | college basketball coaching ⓘ |
| genre | men's college basketball ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | left-handed ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Davidson Wildcats men's basketball (as head coach)
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Georgia State Panthers men's basketball (as head coach) NERFINISHED ⓘ James Madison Dukes men's basketball (as head coach) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Terrapins men's basketball (as head coach) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Lefty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
multiple NCAA tournament appearances with Maryland
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multiple conference championships as a head coach ⓘ over 700 career wins as a college head coach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building Maryland into a national basketball power
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coaching during the Lefty Driesell era at Maryland ⓘ colorful personality and motivational coaching style ⓘ influencing the growth of college basketball in the Mid-Atlantic region ⓘ long career as a college basketball coach ⓘ popularizing Midnight Madness in college basketball ⓘ recruiting and developing numerous All-American players at Maryland ⓘ |
| occupation | basketball coach ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Coast Conference basketball history ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head coach of Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
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head coach of Georgia State Panthers men's basketball ⓘ head coach of James Madison Dukes men's basketball ⓘ head coach of Maryland Terrapins men's basketball ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Atlanta, Georgia
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College Park, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Davidson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrisonburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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