Jack Heron (basketball)

Jack Heron

Biographical details
Born	(1926-07-28)July 28, 1926
Died	January 10, 2012(2012-01-10) (aged 85) Dubois, Wyoming, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1949	Whitman
1949–1950	Sacramento State
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1968	Sacramento State (assistant)
1968–1978	Sacramento State
1979–1984	Sacramento State
Head coaching record
Overall	196–258

Jack E. Heron (July 28, 1926 – January 10, 2012) was an American basketball coach. He is the winningest coach in Sacramento State University history.

Heron, from Worland, Wyoming, played collegiately for Whitman College and Sacramento State. After coaching at the high school level in Shoshoni, Wyoming, and Sacramento, Heron joined Everett Shelton staff at Sacramento State.[1]

Following Shelton's retirement in 1968, Heron was named head coach, where he remained until 1984 (with the exception of the 1978–79 season, which he missed due to illness). Heron amassed a record of 196–258 (.432), making him the school's all-time leader in wins.

Heron died on January 10, 2012, in his home in Dubois, Wyoming.[1]

References

1. "Former longtime basketball coach Jack Heron passes away". Sacramento State athletics. 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2012.