Bill Fitch
Basketball Coach
1934 –
Who is Bill Fitch?
William Charles "Bill" Fitch is an American former National Basketball Association coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota, and his alma mater, Coe College. Fitch's teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament.
Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor, a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird's own strong work ethic.
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- Born
- May 19, 1934
Davenport - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Davenport
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on July 23, 2013
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