Doyle Parrack (1921-2008)
Teams coached: Oklahoma City Chiefs, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma City record: 80-53 (.602)
Oklahoma record: 71-97 (.423)
Overall record: 151-150 (.502)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1953)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1978-1980 | Oklahoma (women’s) |
1962-1970 | Oklahoma State (asst) |
1955-1962 | Oklahoma |
1950-1955 | Oklahoma City |
Doyle Parrack Facts
- Doyle Kenneth Parrack
- Born December 6, 1921
- Died September 5, 2008
- Hometown: Cotton County, Oklahoma
- Alma Mater: Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (BA, 1946)
- Played at Oklahoma A&M (now State) under Hall of Fame head coach Henry Iba
- Was part of the Cowboys’ 1945 NCAA Championship team
- Spent one year coaching Shawnee (OK) HS, then played for Harold Olsen the NBA’s Chicago Stags
- In 1947, Parrack was hired as the head coach at Oklahoma City (then a D-I Independent)
- Went 80-53 over five seasons, going to four NCAA Tournaments, including one Sweet Sixteen
- Left OCU in 1955 to take over the Oklahoma program, coaching the Sooners for seven seasons
- Was 71-97 during his tenure, but did not reach the postseason
- Spent eight years as an assistant coach at his alma mater under Iba until the latter’s retirement in 1970
- Was the first coach of the Israeli National Basketball team, coaching them in Germany in 1972
- Coached the Oklahoma women’s team from 1978-80, going 30-32 during that tenure
- Retired from coaching in 1980 after over 30 years in basketball
- After coaching, Parrack worked as a probation officer with the Oklahoma City Juvenile Bureau
- Inducted into the OCU Sports Hall of Fame, OSU Athletics Hall of Honor and OSU College of Education HOF
- A clock tower at Oklahoma City University was named in his honor
- Died in 2008 at the age of 86; survived by his wife, Charlotte, their two daughters and two sons
Doyle Parrack Coaching Tree
- Paul Hansen (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma City)
- Abe Lemons (Oklahoma City, Texas, Texas-Pan American)