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Tex Winter attended Huntington Park High School and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California in 1947, where he learned the triangle offense from Sam Barry. Winter immediately entered the coaching profession as an assistant to Hall of Famer Jack Gardner at Kansas State University. He would stay in coaching for the next 57 consecutive years.\\ | Tex Winter attended Huntington Park High School and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California in 1947, where he learned the triangle offense from Sam Barry. Winter immediately entered the coaching profession as an assistant to Hall of Famer Jack Gardner at Kansas State University. He would stay in coaching for the next 57 consecutive years.\\ | ||
- | During World War II, Winters had attended Marquette as a member of the United States Navy's V5 Cadet program. It was during this time that the soon-to-be out-going head coach, [[Bill Chandler]], noticed | + | During World War II, Winter |
- | In 1952, Winter began a two-year stint as head coach at Marquette University, becoming the youngest coach in Division I college basketball at the age of 28. He led Marquette to the National Catholic Tournament Championship in his first year. His two-year record was 25-25, with his best season coming the following season, when Marquette finished with a 13-11 record.\\ | + | In 1952, Winter began a two-year stint as head coach at Marquette University, becoming the youngest coach in Division I college basketball at the age of 28. Winter was the first basketball coach in Wisconsin to actively recruit high school players and it was his recruitment of [[Rube Schulz]] and [[Doug Gill]] that so upset [[UW-Madison]], |
=== In Two Seasons Tex Winter Recruited- === | === In Two Seasons Tex Winter Recruited- === |