We Still Call Him Coach - Softcover

Doris H. Pieroth; Les Habegger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1929478674 ISBN 13: 9781929478675

Publisher: Cross Training Publishing, 2008

For over sixty years basketball was his life. In his twenty year career as Head Coach and Athletic Director, Les Habegger took Seattle Pacific to the forefront of NCAA Division II basketball. The pinnacle of Les career came while Assistant Coach to Lenny Wilkens with the Seattle Supersonics, when they won the NBA Championship in the late 1970 s. Les went on and spent many years as the General Manager with the Sonics. He ended his coaching and managing career in the professional ranks in a unified Germany.

We Still Call Him Coach begins with Les as the youngest of ten children growing up in a Northern Indiana Amish community. It follows him through World War II as a litter bearer in The Battle Of The Bulge and onto his successful basketball career. Les was inducted into the Seattle Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame with sixty of his former players in attendance. To them he is not only their Coach, he is their guiding force.

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About the Author:

Doris H. Pieroth of Seattle holds a PhD in history from the University of Washington. She is the author of numerous journal articles and five books, including the acclaimed Their Day in the Sun: Women of the 1932 Olympics (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996). In 2008 she received the Washington State Historical Society s highest award for lifetime achievement. As a historian and sports fan, Dr. Pieroth welcomed the opportunity to tell Les Habegger s multifaceted and inspiring story.

Review:

From college to the pros, Les Habegger has been one of the game's most respected and knowledgeable voices. In a game full of increasingly dubious characters,
Habegger's honesty and integrity are shelters from the storm. --Art Thiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

From college to the pros, Les Habegger has been one of the game's most respected and knowledgeable voices. In a game full of increasingly dubious characters,
Habegger's honesty and integrity are shelters from the storm. --Art Thiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

It was great to be able to work side by side with Les. He is extremely knowledgeable about the game of basketball. It was a lot of fun to sit down, put our heads together, and map out a strategy for our next game. Les and I had a chemistry which helped us make the most of our years together with the Sonics. --Lenny Wilkens, NBA Hall of Fame Player and Coach

Les touched the lives of thousands over his years of coaching and beyond. He is a born leader, a coach to the core, a mentor, a man of faith, a man with a big heart, who wanted to win on the court, but also understood the bigger and more meaningful lessons of life. His contributions in athletics here at Seattle Pacific University represent a bright chapter for us that laid strong foundations for future success. --Phillip W. Eaton, President Seattle Pacific University

Les touched the lives of thousands over his years of coaching and beyond. He is a born leader, a coach to the core, a mentor, a man of faith, a man with a big heart, who wanted to win on the court, but also understood the bigger and more meaningful lessons of life. His contributions in athletics here at Seattle Pacific University represent a bright chapter for us that laid strong foundations for future success. --Phillip W. Eaton, President Seattle Pacific University

Les touched the lives of thousands over his years of coaching and beyond. He is a born leader, a coach to the core, a mentor, a man of faith, a man with a big heart, who wanted to win on the court, but also understood the bigger and more meaningful lessons of life. His contributions in athletics here at Seattle Pacific University represent a bright chapter for us that laid strong foundations for future success. --Phillip W. Eaton, President Seattle Pacific University

From college to the pros, Les Habegger has been one of the game's most respected and knowledgeable voices. In a game full of increasingly dubious characters,
Habegger's honesty and integrity are shelters from the storm. --Art Thiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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