Roy Clifford

American basketball coach

Roy CliffordPersonal information

Born| (1900-06-14)June 14, 1900
Lansing, Michigan
Died| June 12, 1996(1996-06-12) (aged 95)
Nationality| American
Career history
As coach:
1924–1928| Collinwood (HS)
1929–1943,
1945–1946| Case Western Reserve
1947| Cleveland Rebels
Career highlights and awards

* Case Western Hall of Fame (1981)

Roy A. Clifford (June 14, 1900 – June 12, 1996)[1] was the 2nd head coach of the Cleveland Rebels.[2]

Clifford grew up in Lansing, Michigan graduating from Western Michigan University, known then as Western State Normal School, in 1924. That September he became the head basketball coach at Collinwood High School in Cleveland, coaching from 1924–1928. His 1928 Collinwood team had a perfect, undefeated season of 14–0. Clifford also coached the high school varsity soccer teams during this era.[3]

From 1929–1946 Clifford was the head basketball coach at Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) and was inducted into their hall of fame in 1981.[4]

During the 1946–47 BAA season, Clifford assumed the role as head coach of the Cleveland Rebels on February 12, 1947 after the resignation of Dutch Dehnert. Clifford led the team into the playoffs.[5] The franchise folded after just one season.

## Head coaching record

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Legend  Regular season  | G  | Games coached  | W  | Games won  | L  | Games lost  | W–L %  | Win–loss %

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Playoffs  | PG  | Playoff games  | PW  | Playoff wins  | PL  | Playoff losses  | PW–L %  | Playoff win–loss %
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Cleveland | 1946–47 | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3rd in Western | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333  | Lost quarterfinals

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## References

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1. ^ A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches
2. ^ "1946 Cleveland Rebels (1946–1946)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07.
3. ^ https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/collection/p15034coll1/id/5218/download [bare URL image file]
4. ^ "Spartan's Hall of Fame Members".
5. ^ "Coaching Record".
6. ^ "Roy Clifford: Coaching Record, Awards". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

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* Dutch Dehnert (1946–1947)
* Roy Clifford # (1947)

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