Rinso Marquette

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Rinso Marquette
Biographical details
Born(1924-10-03)October 3, 1924
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 15, 2008(2008-11-15) (aged 84)
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Lebanon Valley College
Columbia
Temple
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952-1960 Lebanon Valley
Head coaching record
Overall101–76 (.571)
TournamentsNCAA: 1-1 (.500)

George Reynolds "Rinso" Marquette (1924-2008) was a college men's basketball coach and college student affairs administrator. He was the head coach of Lebanon Valley College from 1952 to 1960. He coached Lebanon Valley to a 101-76 record, making one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as a student affairs administrator at Lebanon Valley after the conclusion of his coaching career until his retirement in 1990. [1] [2]

In 1942 he graduated from Shamokin High School, where he was captain of the basketball team and student leader of the high school band. [3]

He earned scholarships in music and athletics to Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. [4]

He enlisted in the US Army on 15 Feb 1943, [5] serving in the European Theater as a radio operator/gunner in the Army Air Corps, flying 34 missions in B-17s and one in a B-24. [4] [6] He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. [7]

He resumed his studies at Lebanon Valley College in February 1945, [7] graduating in spring 1948. [8]

Following graduation, he became a history teacher and coach at Myerstown High School. [4]

He also played minor league baseball, finishing as a player/coach in Panama City, Florida in 1954. [9] [6]

Coach Marquette's 1952-53 team defeated Fordham 80-67 in the first round of the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament. [10] [11] They lost their next game, 83-67, to LSU, led by All American and future Hall of Fame forward Bob Pettit. [12] [13] [14]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Lebanon Valley Dutchmen (Independent)(1952–1960)
1952–53Lebanon Valley 20-3 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1953–54Lebanon Valley 19-6
1954–55Lebanon Valley 19-5
1955–56Lebanon Valley 13-8
1956–57Lebanon Valley 9-13
1957–58Lebanon Valley 4-16
1958–59Lebanon Valley 6-16
1959–60Lebanon Valley 11-9
Lebanon Valley:101–76 (.571)
Total:101–76 (.571)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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