Tony Hinkle was the man who shaped Butler University's athletic tradition. He served the institution for nearly half a century as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator. A Hoosier legend, Hinkle worked from 1934 to 1970 as Butler's head coach of basketball, baseball, and football. But it was for basketball that he gained the most fame, creating the Hinkle Systemoa disciplined, high motion offenseowhich countless other coaches have emulated. Hinkle's 560 career wins rank him among the NCAA's all-time winningest ...
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Tony Hinkle was the man who shaped Butler University's athletic tradition. He served the institution for nearly half a century as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator. A Hoosier legend, Hinkle worked from 1934 to 1970 as Butler's head coach of basketball, baseball, and football. But it was for basketball that he gained the most fame, creating the Hinkle Systemoa disciplined, high motion offenseowhich countless other coaches have emulated. Hinkle's 560 career wins rank him among the NCAA's all-time winningest basketball coaches and his 41 years of coaching service rank sixth on the NCAA's all-time list behind legendary greats such as Phog Allen of Kansas, Ed Diddle of Western Kentucky, and Ray Meyer of DePaul. Based on numerous interviews with Hinkle and his players and associates, Tony Hinkle: Coach for All Seasons is an absorbing account of the life of a remarkable figure in the world of sport.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Inscribed by the author Fine, near fine dust jacket. (xv) 188 pages, b/w plates, appendices), statistics index, note on author, 8vo; blue cloth, signed by Tony Hinkle a year before he died; inscribed, signed author for Marge & Ron, two old friends & Butler classmates 1991.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Fine, near fine dust jacket. (xv) 188 pages, b/w plates, appendices), statistics index, note on author, 8vo; blue cloth, inscribed, signed author forAlice, front end paper tipped-in Garfield book mark with owner's note, laid in newspaper clipping about Hinkle dated 1992, Indianapolis Star.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Inscribed and Signed By Author Inscribed "To a Butler Alumnus, Forest Ralya-Howard Caldwell 1991." Scuffed dj. Tony Hinkle was the man who shaped Butler University's athletic tradition. He served the institution for nearly half a century as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator. A Hoosier legend, Hinkle worked from 1934 to 1970 as Butler's head coach of basketball, baseball, and football. But it was for basketball that he gained the most fame, creating the Hinkle System--a disciplined, high motion offense--which countless other coaches have emulated. Hinkle's 560 career wins rank him among the NCAA's all-time winningest basketball coaches and his 41 years of coaching service rank sixth on the NCAA's all-time list behind legendary greats such as Phog Allen of Kansas, Ed Diddle of Western Kentucky, and Ray Meyer of DePaul. Based on numerous interviews with Hinkle and his players and associates, Tony Hinkle: Coach for All Seasons is an absorbing account of the life of a remarkable figure in the world of sport.
