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Lee Williams (basketball)

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Lee Williams
Biographical details
Born(1918-06-27)June 27, 1918
Oswego, New York
DiedJune 11, 1997(1997-06-11) (aged 78)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Playing career
?Cortland State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1965Colby
Head coaching record
Overall252–212

Leon Palmer "Lee" Williams (June 27, 1918 – June 11, 1997) was an American basketball coach and executive. He coached at Colby College from 1946 to 1965, and later was the executive director of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.[1] In 1985, he received the John Bunn Award.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lee Williams earns spot in Maine's Sports Hall of Fame". Bangor Daily News. May 30, 1991. p. 30. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/86n3/mules/2.html