Bob Feerick
Bob Feerick (1920-1976)
Teams coached: Washington Capitols, Santa Clara Broncos, San Francisco Warriors
Santa Clara record: 186-120 (.608)
Overall record^: 186-120 (.608)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1952, 1953, 1954, 1960)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 3 (1953, 1954, 1960)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (1952)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- WCC Regular Season Champion: 3 (1953, 1954, 1960)
Awards:
- WCC Coach of the Year: 2 (1953, 1954, 1960)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1962-1963 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1950-1962 | Santa Clara |
| 1949-1950 | Washington Capitols |
Bob Feerick Facts
- Robert Joseph Feerick
- Born January 2, 1920
- Died June 8, 1976
- Hometown: San Francisco, California
- Alma Mater: Santa Clara University (BA, 1941)
- Played at Santa Clara for coach George Barsi then served in the US Navy during WW2
- Upon his return from the War, Feerick played professional basketball for five years
- Was on the Washington Capitols for the first four seasons of NBA (then BAA) basketball
- Played for Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach and was first team All-NBA in 1947 and 1948
- Served as player-coach of the Capitols for the 1949-50 season, going 32-36 and reaching the Playoffs
- Returned to alma mater Santa Clara in 1950 and spent the next 12 years as head coach
- Went 186-120 overall, finishing above .500 in all but two seasons at the helm
- Reached the NCAA Tournament four times, going all the way to the Final Four in 1952
- Won three WCC titles and was named the WCC COY in each of those seasons (1953, 1954 and 1960)
- Final coaching job was a one-year stint as head coach of the NBA’s San Francisco Warriors
- The team, which had just relocated from Philadelphia, was led by Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain
- Went 31-49 and missed the Playoffs; was replaced after the season
- Moved into the front office, spending over a decade as the Warriors’ general manager
Bob Feerick Coaching Tree
- Al Attles (San Francisco/Golden State Warriors)
- Wilt Chamberlain (San Diego Conquistadors)
- Dick Garibaldi (Santa Clara)
- Tom Gola (La Salle)
- George Lee (San Francisco Warriors)
- Bones McKinney (Carolina Cougars, Wake Forest, Washington Capitols)
- Chick Reiser (Baltimore Bullets)
- Fred Scolari (Baltimore Bullets)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only