Earl Gardner

Earl Barton "Red" Gardner, Jr.


Born:
September 18, 1923
Lagoda, IN

Died:
October 15, 2005
Dayton, OH


Career
1938-39 New Market High School - Indiana (High School)
1939-40 New Market High School - Indiana (High School)
1940-41 New Market High School - Indiana (High School)
1941-42 Wabash College (College) Freshmen
1942-43 Wabash College (College)
1946-47 DePauw University (College)
1947-48 DePauw University (College)
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers (BAA)
1950-51 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1951-52 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach 
1952-53 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach 
1970-71 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach 
1971-72 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1973-74 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach
1974-75 Oakwood High School - Dayton, OH (High School) Head coach

Born to Earl and Elizabeth Gardner in Lagoda, Indiana. After leading New Market HS to three county basketball titles, he enrolled at Wabash, where he stayed for two years before entering the Navy to serve his country in World War 2. After the war, he enrolled at DePauw. He played one season for the Lakers and got a Masters Degree in Education at the University of Indiana before moving to Dayton to become a high school teacher and coach. He coached high school ball for 25 years at Oakwood, and retired there after 33 years of teaching. Gardner died in 2005 at 82 years of age.

He was married to Phyllis Lewis (1925-2010) in 1950 and they had one daughter.

According to birth records, his middle name is Barton and not Barker, as reported elsewhere.

Source:
Grave and Obituary (Dayton Daily News, Oct 18, 2005)


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnea01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=gardnea01