Bob Weltlich

Teams coached: Ole Miss Rebels, Texas Longhorns, FIU Panthers, South Alabama Jaguars
Ole Miss record: 83-88 (.485)
Texas record: 77-98 (.440)
FIU record: 59-84 (.413)
South Alabama record: 81-65 (.555)
Overall record: 300-335 (.472)

Robert Weltlich
Born November 5, 1944
Hometown: Orrville, Ohio
Alma Mater: The Ohio State University (BA, 1967)
Was going to teach after graduating, but fellow Buckeye Bob Knight hired him as an assistant at Army in 1967 and brought him to Indiana in 1971
- Remained on the IU sidelines through the 1975-76 season, when the Hoosiers went 32-0 en route to their third (and Knight’s first) NCAA title
Known for his aggressive style and harsh discipline, he spent a total of 22 seasons as a D-I head coach at Ole Miss, Texas, FIU and South Alabama
- Earned SEC COY honors in 1980 for his turnaround of the program, finishing 17-13 after three straight losing seasons
- Served as head coach of the US Men’s National Team in 1982 for the FIBA World Championships in Colombia; the team won Silver after losing by one to the Soviet Union in the final
- At Texas, Weltlich started slowly with 6- and 7-win seasons but eventually won the Southwest title in 1986
- Led FIU to its only NCAA berth in program history, though he had announced prior to the season he would resign at the year’s end
- Finished his career at South Alabama, winning three Sun Belt titles and leading the Jaguars to the 1998 NCAA Tournament
Wrote a fiction novel called Crooked Zebra (2004) about a college basketball referee with a gambling habit that fixes games to make money
Moved to Fairhope, Alabama with his wife, Nancy, and worked as a middle school teacher