Fred Taylor (basketball coach)
Encyclopedia
Frederick Rankin Taylor (December 3, 1924 in Zanesville, Ohio
, United States
– January 6, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio
) was a college men's basketball coach for The Ohio State University
from 1959 to 1976.
where he served from 1943 to 1946. Despite never having played high school basketball, he became an outstanding player at Ohio State and was the starting forward on the 1950 Big Ten Conference
championship basketball team. In addition he was Ohio State University's first All-American baseball player. His number 27 is now retired at Ohio State.
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...
, United States
United States
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– January 6, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
) was a college men's basketball coach for The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
from 1959 to 1976.
College career
After graduating from Lash High School in Zanesville in 1943, Taylor entered the United States Army Air ForcesUnited States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
where he served from 1943 to 1946. Despite never having played high school basketball, he became an outstanding player at Ohio State and was the starting forward on the 1950 Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
championship basketball team. In addition he was Ohio State University's first All-American baseball player. His number 27 is now retired at Ohio State.