John Warren

John Warren (1904-1981)

Teams coached: Oregon Ducks
Oregon record: 87-76 (.534)
Overall record: 87-76 (.534)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  1  (1945)
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• PCC Regular Season Champion:  1  (1945)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1947-1951	Oregon
1944-1945	Oregon
1935-19??	Oregon (frosh)

John Warren Facts

• John Albert Warren
• Born November 10, 1910
• Died March 10, 1981
• Hometown: Helix, Oregon
• Alma Mater: University of Oregon (BA, 1928)
• The Oregon-native played football for the Ducks in 1926 and 1927 for head coach John McEwan
• First gig was as the head basketball coach at Astoria HS (OR), where he won state titles in 1934 and 1935
• Hired in 1935 to be the freshman coach at Oregon, coaching two of his former Astoria stars – Bobby Anet and Wally Johansen – in his first year; those two would go on to lead the Ducks to the 1939 NCAA title (coached by Howard Hobson)
  • Also coached the freshman football team from 1936-41 and for the 1942, served as the Ducks’ head coach (2-6 record)
• Spent five total seasons as the head basketball coach at Oregon, going 87-76 overall (1944-45, 1947-51)
  • His first Ducks’ team went 30-15 (11-5), won the 1945 PCC title and played in the NCAA Tournament
• After coaching, Warren owned and operated a sporting good store until his death in 1981
  • Suffered a heart attack in February 1981 while on vacation in Mexico and passed away in March at age 76

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