Doc Carlson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Doc Carlson

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1894

Place of Birth: Murray City, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1964

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach, baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson (July 4, 1894 – November 1, 1964) was an American basketball coach and football player.
He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as the men's college basketball coach of his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, from 1922 to 1953.
At Pitt he compiled a record of 367–247 record (.595).
His 1927–28 team finished the season with a 21–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll; Carlson's Panthers would receive retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well.
Carlson also led Pitt to the Final Four in 1941.
As a student at the university, Carlson was also a First Team All-American end on Pitt's football team under coach "Pop" Warner.
Carlson also lettered in basketball and baseball.