Wes Bizilia
Appearance
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Sayre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 9, 1936
Died | March 23, 2011 Alabama, U.S. | (aged 74)
Playing career | |
1956–1960 | West Alabama |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1973–1982 | Troy |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 102-129 |
Wesley Michael Bizilia (September 9, 1936 – March 23, 2011)[1] was an American basketball coach who served as head coach of the Troy State Trojans[2] from 1973–1982. He was the fourth coach in the history of the Troy basketball program and accumulated a record of 102–129 in his nine seasons as head coach.[citation needed]
Bizilia died from cancer, aged 74.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- ^ The Blue book of college athletics. Rohrich Corp. 1981. p. 328.
- ^ Troy Trojans message board thread about Bizilia Retrieved 8-1-2015.
- ^ Obituary in the Troy Messenger Retrieved 8-1-2015.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2011 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- Auburn Tigers men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Deaths from cancer in Alabama
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Sayre, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Troy Trojans men's basketball coaches
- West Alabama Tigers men's basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs