Eugene Wasdon Lambert Sr.[1] (October 23, 1905 – October 27, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as head basketball coach at North Texas Agricultural (now the University of Texas at Arlington), Kenyon, Arkansas, Memphis State, and Alabama. He served as head tennis coach in 1957 at the University of Alabama, and head football coach at both North Texas Agricultural and Kenyon.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1905 Searcy, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2000 (aged 95) Williamson County, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1928 | Arkansas |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1929 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1930 | Texarkana HS |
| 1931–1932 | Taylor HS (TX) |
| 1933–1934 | North Texas Agricultural |
| 1935–1937 | Kenyon |
| 1938–1941 | Arkansas (Assistant) |
| 1942–1949 | Arkansas |
| 1951–1956 | Memphis State |
| 1956–1960 | Alabama |
| Football | |
| 1929–1930 | Texarkana HS |
| 1931–1932 | Taylor HS (TX) |
| 1933–1934 | North Texas Agricultural |
| 1935–1936 | Kenyon |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1950 | Arkansas A&M |
| 1960–1966 | Memphis State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–11–6 (college football) 264–170 (college basketball) |
Coaching career
editAfter he graduated from Arkansas, Lambert coached at both Texarkana and Taylor High Schools before taking his first collegiate coaching position at North Texas Agricultural College in 1933.[2] At North Texas, he coached both the basketball team and the football team which he led to an overall record of eleven wins, four losses and five ties (11–4–5). From North Texas, Lambert moved to Kenyon College where he again coached both the men's basketball and football teams. During his two-year tenure with the Lords, he led the basketball team to an overall record of 15 wins and 16 losses (15–16) and the football team to an overall record of six wins, seven losses and one tie (6–7–1).[3]
From Kenyon, Lambert returned to Arkansas as an assistant coach and became the head coach for the 1942 season. While with the Razorbacks, he led Arkansas to an overall record of 113 wins and 60 losses (113–60), two Southwest Conference championships and invitations to three and appearances in two NCAA Tournaments.[2] After he served for one year as the athletic director at Arkansas A&M, Lambert returned to the coaching ranks as the head coach at Memphis State.[2] While with the Tigers, he led Memphis State to an overall record of 87 wins and 45 losses (87–45) two appearances in two NCAA Tournaments.[4] In April 1956, Lambert was hired to serve as head coach at Alabama.[4] While with the Crimson Tide, he led Alabama to an overall record of 49 wins and 49 losses (49–49).[5] In 1957 Lambert also served as the head tennis coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He then resigned from Alabama in April 1960 to become athletic director at Memphis State.[5] He remained as the Tigers' athletic director through his resignation in 1966.[6]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Agricultural Aggies () (1933–1934) | |||||||||
| North Texas Agricultural: | 11–4–5 | ||||||||
| Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Kenyon | 3–3–1 | 1–1–1 | 11th | |||||
| 1936 | Kenyon | 3–4 | 1–3 | T–14th | |||||
| Kenyon: | 6–7–1 | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–11–6 | ||||||||
College basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Kenyon | 7–11 | |||||||
| 1936–37 | Kenyon | 8–5 | |||||||
| Kenyon: | 15–16 | ||||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1942–1949) | |||||||||
| 1942–43 | Arkansas | 19–7 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1943–44 | Arkansas | 16–8 | 11–1 | T-1st | |||||
| 1944–45 | Arkansas | 17–9 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1945–46 | Arkansas | 16–7 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1946–47 | Arkansas | 14–10 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1947–48 | Arkansas | 16–8 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948–49 | Arkansas | 15–11 | 9–3 | T–1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| Arkansas: | 113–60 | 62–22 | |||||||
| Memphis State Tigers (Independent) (1951–1956) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | Memphis State | 25–10 | |||||||
| 1952–53 | Memphis State | 10–14 | |||||||
| 1953–54 | Memphis State | 15–9 | |||||||
| 1954–55 | Memphis State | 17–5 | NCAA First Round | ||||||
| 1955–56 | Memphis State | 20–7 | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||||
| Memphis State: | 87–45 | ||||||||
| Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (1956–1960) | |||||||||
| 1956–57 | Alabama | 15–11 | 7–7 | 7th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Alabama | 17–9 | 9–5 | ||||||
| 1958–59 | Alabama | 10–12 | 6–8 | 7th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Alabama | 7–17 | 4–10 | 10th | |||||
| Alabama: | 49–49 | 26–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 264–170 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Register of Doctor of Education Reports". 1935.
- ^ a b c "Lambert will be inducted by the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame February 22". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. LexisNexis. February 3, 1985.
- ^ "Kenyon Results (1926–1941)". Kenyon College Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Dr. Gene Lambert new Tide mentor". The Florence Times. April 19, 1956. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Land, Charles (April 22, 1960). "Lambert resigns post for Memphis State". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Memphis State puts Murphy in dual role". The Florence Times. June 10, 1966. Retrieved April 22, 2012.