Boag Johnson

David Ralph "Boag" Johnson


Born:
December 6, 1921
Huntington, IN

Died:
July 13, 2005
Cleveland, OH


Career
1936-37 Union Center at Huntington County, IN (High School)
1937-38 Union Center at Huntington County, IN (High School)
1938-39 Union Center at Huntington County, IN (High School)
1940-41 Huntington College - Indiana (College)
1945-46 Huntington College - Indiana (College)
1946-47 Huntington College - Indiana (College)
1947-48 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)
1948-49 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)
1949-50 Anderson Packers (NBA)
1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1950-51 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1952-53 Columbia City High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Columbia City High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Columbia City High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Columbia City High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Columbia City High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Columbia City High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Warsaw High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1974-75 Elkhart County Pros - Indiana (International Basketball Association) Head coach


In April of 1952, Boag announced her was retiring from the pro game to coach at the high school level. He returned to the Pistons in the 1952-53 season to play a few games, but remained a coach and eventually AD after that. In 1961, he was hired by Warsaw HS as their head coach.
He married MaryEllen Robinson on February 10, 1944 and the had two sons and three daughters.

Source:
Obituary
Indiana Hoops Hall of Fame
Indianapolis Star, July 26, 1961
Journal News (Hamilton, OH), October 23, 1974
Anderson Herald, July 30, 1961

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/j/johnsda01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsra01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=johnsra01