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

References

  1. ↑ Obituaries lancasteronline.com
  2. ↑ "News".
  3. ↑ "Clipped From Lebanon Daily News". Lebanon Daily News. August 18, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Lebanon Valley College (1990). La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (Spring 1990).
  5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946". FamilySearch . Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Longtime Dean and Legendary Coach George "Rinso" Marquette Dies". Lebanon Valley College Athletics. November 16, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Lebanon Valley College (1945). La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (Spring 1945).
  8. ↑ Lebanon Valley College (1949). Quittapahilla. Vernon and Doris Bishop Library Lebanon Valley College. Lebanon Valley College.
  9. ↑ "Register Players Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Lebanon Valley vs. Fordham Box Score, March 10, 1953". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "1953 NCAA Tournament Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Louisiana State vs. Lebanon Valley Box Score, March 13, 1953". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ Lebanon Valley College (1985). Valley: Lebanon Valley College Magazine, "LVC's Cinderella Team Revisited". Vernon and Doris Bishop Library Lebanon Valley College. Lebanon Valley College.
  14. ↑ Lebanon Valley College (1953). La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (Spring 1953).
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