Nat Holman was an American professional basketball player and college coach. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and is the only coach to lead his team to NCAA and National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championships in the same season.
Lewisohn Stadium was an amphitheater and athletic facility built on the campus of the City College of New York. It opened in 1915 and was demolished in 1973.
The City College of the City University of New York is a public college of the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. It is the oldest of CUNY's 24 institutions of higher learning, and is considered its flagship college.
The CCNY point-shaving scandal of 1950–51 was a college basketball point-shaving gambling scandal that involved seven schools in all, with four in Greater New York, two in the Midwest, and one in the South. However, most of the key players in the scandal were players of the 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team.
The 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team represented the City College of New York. The head coach was Nat Holman, who was one of the game's greatest innovators and playmakers. Unlike today, when colleges recruit players from all over the country, the 1949–50 CCNY team was composed of "kids from the sidewalks of New York City," who had been recruited by Holman's assistant coach Harold "Bobby" Sand from PSAL schools such as Taft, Clinton, Boys, Erasmus, and Franklin High Schools.
The 1936 CCNY Beavers football team represented the City College of New York (CCNY) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a record of 4–4.
The 1925 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harold J. Parker, CCNY compiled a 2–5 record, was shut out by five of seven opponents, and was outscored by all opponents by a total of 171 to 28. The team played its home games at Lewisohn Stadium in New York City.
The 1878 CCNY Lavender football team represented the City College of New York during the 1878 college football season.
The 1880 CCNY Lavender football team represented the City College of New York during the 1880 college football season.
The 1881 CCNY Lavender football team represented the City College of New York during the 1881 college football season.
The 1876 College of the City of New York football team represented the City College of New York during the 1876 college football season. The team played in at least one game, losing 0–6 against Columbia. Another game, a win against NYU, has been listed in some sources, but not in others.
The 1937 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 5–2 record.
The 1938 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 4–3 record.
The 1940 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record.
The 1941 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 4–4 record.
The 1943 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Leo Miller, the team compiled a 1–3–1 record.
The 1947 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their eleventh season under Harold J. Parker, the Beavers team compiled a 2–5–1 record.
The 1948 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their twelfth season under Harold J. Parker, the Beavers team compiled a 3–4–1 record.
The 1949 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under Frank Tubridy, the Beavers team compiled a 2–5–1 record.
The 1950 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under Irving Mondschein, the Beavers team compiled a 1–7 record. Mondschein was introduced as head coach in September 1950 after Frank Tubridy resigned for an Army appointment at Fort Totten.
