Hec Edmundson (1886-1964)

Teams coached: Idaho Vandals, Washington Huskies
Idaho record: 20-9 (.690)
Washington record: 488-195 (.714)
Overall record: 508-204 (.713)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0  
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  1  (1943)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  0 
• NIT Championships:  0  
• NIT Appearances:  0 
• PCC Regular Season Champion:  5  (1929, 1931, 1934, 1943, 1944)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1920-1947	Washington
1916-1918	Idaho

Hec Edmundson Facts

• Clarence Sinclair Edmundson
• Born August 3, 1886
• Died August 6, 1964
• Hometown: Moscow, Idaho
• Alma Mater: University of Idaho (BS, 1910)
• Nickname “Hec” came from his mother, as he often muttered “oh, heck” as a child
• Was a standout track athlete at his hometown school, competing in the 1908 US Olympic Trials
  • Organized the Idaho cross country team, which won nine PCC titles in 1908
• Continued his track career after graduating, while also teaching and coaching at the high school level
  • Ran the 800m and 400m at the 1912 Olympics, finishing seventh and sixth, respectively
• Returned to Moscow to coach the Vandals track and field team for three years
  • Two tenures split by one year coaching at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA
• Also began coaching basketball at Idaho in 1916, going 20-9 over two seasons
• Spent one year at Texas A&M before arriving at Washington in 1920 to coach both track and basketball
  • Was the Huskies’ head basketball coach for 27 seasons, compiling a 488-195 record overall
    • Won five PCC regular season titles and led the Huskies to the 1943 NCAA Tournament
  • Served as track coach for 34 years; inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame (1979)
  • University renamed UW Pavilion in his honor, changing it to “Hec Edmund Pavilion” in 1948

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