Marv Harshman

Marvel Keith Harshman


Born:
October 4, 1917
Eau Claire, WI

Died:
April 12, 2003
Tacoma, WA


Career
Lake Stevens High School (High School)
1939-40 Pacific Lutheran University (College)
1940-41 Pacific Lutheran University (College)
1941-42 Pacific Lutheran University (College)
1945-46 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1946-47 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1947-48 Tacoma Mountaineers (PCBL)
1947-48 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1948-49 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1949-50 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1950-51 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1951-52 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1952-53 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1953-54 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1954-55 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1955-56 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1956-57 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1957-58 Pacific Lutheran University (College) Head coach
1958-59 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1959-60 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1960-61 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1961-62 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1962-63 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1963-64 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1964-65 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1965-66 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1966-67 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1967-68 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1968-69 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1969-70 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1970-71 Washington State University (College) Head coach
1971-72 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1972-73 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1973-74 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1974-75 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1975 Team USA (Pan American Games) Head coach
1975-76 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1976-77 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1977-78 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1978-79 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1979-80 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1980-81 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1981-82 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1982-83 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1983-84 University of Washington (College) Head coach
1984-85 University of Washington (College) Head coach

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1985

A four-sport star at Pacific Lutheran, Harshman was good enough to be drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears after graduating, but went to the U.S. Navy instead. After returning from World War 2, Harshman took the football and basketball coaching jobs at his alma mater. He coached basketball there for 13 seasons, during one of which he also played for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Basketball League. One of the greatest coaches ever to come out of the Pacific Northwest, He would coach 13 seasons at Washington State before coaching another 14 seasons at the University of Washington. He finished his career with 637 victories and 1985 enshrinement into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.


Source:
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Seattle PI Obituary
Seattle Times Obituary
UW Obituary