Roy Danforth

Roy Danforth
Biographical details
Born (1936-01-12) January 12, 1936 (age 88)
Summitville, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1959–1962Southern Miss
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Men's basketball
1963–1964Pearl River Junior College
1964–1968Syracuse (assistant)
1968–1976Syracuse
1976–1981Tulane
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1987–1994Fairleigh Dickinson
Head coaching record
Overall193–161 (.545)

Roy Danforth, Jr. (born January 12, 1936),[1][2] a native of Summitville, Indiana, was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148–71 (.676) record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited with rebuilding the Syracuse program, and gave the Orange a terrific home-court advantage. He played college basketball at Southern Mississippi where he scored over 1,000 points and was a 75% career free-throw shooter.

Danforth left Syracuse to succeed Charles Moir at Tulane on April 5, 1976. He signed a three-year contract with a $30,000 annual salary.[3] He was replaced at Syracuse by Jim Boeheim two days prior on April 3.[4] He announced on February 16, 1981 his resignation as Green Wave head coach at the conclusion of the season. He stayed at the university as its assistant athletic director.[5] He was replaced as head coach by Ned Fowler on March 17, 1981.[6] Following his tenure at Tulane, Danforth accepted the athletic director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Syracuse Orange (Independent) (1968–1976)
1968–69 Syracuse 9–16
1969–70 Syracuse 12–12
1970–71 Syracuse 19–7 NIT first round
1971–72 Syracuse 22–6 NIT quarterfinals
1972–73 Syracuse 24–5 NCAA Tournament East semifinals
1973–74 Syracuse 19–7 NCAA Tournament Midwest quarterfinals
1974–75 Syracuse 23–9 NCAA Tournament National semifinals
1975–76 Syracuse 20–9 NCAA Tournament Midwest quarterfinals
Syracuse: 148–71
Tulane Green Wave (Metro South) (1976–1981)
1976–77 Tulane 10–17 3–3 T-3rd
1977–78 Tulane 5–22 1–11 7th
1978–79 Tulane 8–19 2–8 7th
1979–80 Tulane 10–17 3–9 T-6th
1980–81 Tulane 12–15 4–8 6th
Tulane: 45–90 13–39
Total: 193–161

      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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60871/images/40474_357216-02191 [user-generated source]
  3. ^ Harvin, Al. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Tuesday, April 6, 1976. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Poliquin, Bud. "Poliquin: 35 years ago today, Jim Boeheim was hired by Syracuse University to be its head coach," The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sunday, April 3, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Danforth Stepping Down As Coach at Tulane," The New York Times, Tuesday, February 17, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tyler (Texas) Junior College coach Ned Fowler, whose team...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 17, 1981. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Danforth an Orange man at heart".


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