Dick Nagy was an American college basketball coach. Nagy was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 17 years.[2] He founded and coached the basketball program for its first seven years at Barton County Community College and served as the school's Athletic Director from 1973 to 1976.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1942 Syracuse, New York |
Died | October 6, 2021 | (aged 77–78)
Playing career | |
1964-67 | Hardin–Simmons |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1967-69 | Hardin–Simmons (asst.) |
1969-76 | Barton County |
1979-96 | Illinois (asst.) |
1996-2001 | UIC (asst.)[1] |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1973-76 | Barton County |
References
edit- ^ "Dick Nagy, Syracuse native and long-time assistant coach at Illinois, dies at age 78". 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Former Illini Assistant Basketball Coach Dick Nagy Passes Away". 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Former Barton coach, athletic director, and hall of fame member Dick Nagy passes away at age 78 #GoBarton". 7 October 2021.