Elmer Ripley

Elmer Horton Ripley


Born:
July 21, 1891
Staten Island, NY

Died:
April 29, 1982
Staten Island, NY


Career
Curtis High School - Staten Island, NY (High School)
1909-10 Brown University (College)
1913-14 Hoboken / Rosedale - New Jersey (Independent)
1914-15 Hoboken / Rosedale - New Jersey (Independent)
1914-15 New York Nationals (Independent)
1915-16 Hoboken / Rosedale - New Jersey (Independent)
1915-16 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (IBL)
1915-16 Carbondale Pioneers (PSL)
1915-16 Utica Utes (NYSL)
1916-17 Carbondale Pioneers (PSL)
1916-17 Hoboken Hobs (IBL)
1917-18 Carbondale Pioneers (PSL)
1917-18 Wilkes-Barre Barons (PSL)
1918-19 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons (Independent)
1918-19 Staten Island Standard Shipyard (Inependent)
1919-20 Paterson Silk Sox (IBL)
1919-20 Scranton Miners (PSL)
1919-20 Trenton Royal Bengals (EBL)
1919-20 Newark National Turners (Independent)
1920-21 Scranton Miners (PSL)
1920-21 N .Y. Bruggy All-Stars (Independent)
1921-22 Scranton Miners (EBL)
1921-22 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1921-22 Brooklyn Dodgers (MBL)
1921-22 Easthampton Hampers (IL)
1921-22 Ware Wonders (IL)
1922-23 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1922-23 Elizabeth (EBL)
1922-23 Cohoes Cohosiers (NYSL)
1922-23 Albany Senators (NYSL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Nonparelis (Independent)
1922-23 Wagner College (College) Head coach
1923-24 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1923-24 Cohoes Trojans (NYSL)
1923-24 West Philadelphia Shanahan (PBL) 
1923-24 Cleveland Rosenblums (Independent)
1923-24 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1923-24 Wagner College (College) Head coach
1924-25 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1924-25 Canton Oscars (Independent)
1924-25 New York Celtics (Independent) 
1924-25 Wagner College (College) Head coach
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1927-28 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1927-28 Carbondale (PSL)
1927-28 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1928-29 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1929-30 Yale University (College) Head coach
1930-31 Yale University (College) Head coach
1931-32 Yale University (College) Head coach
1932-33 Yale University (College) Head coach
1933-34 Yale University (College) Head coach
1934-35 Yale University (College) Head coach
1938-39 Washington Brewers (ABL) Head coach
1938-39 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1939-40 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1940-41 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1941-42 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1942-43 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1943-44 Columbia University (College) Head coach
1944-45 Columbia University (College) Head coach
1945-46 Notre Dame University (College) Head coach
1946-47 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1947-48 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1948-49 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1949-50 John Carroll University (College) Head coach
1950-51 John Carroll University (College) Head coach 
1951-52 Army West Point (Military) Head coach
1952-53 Army West Point (Military) Head coach
1953-54 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent) Head coach
1954-55 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent) Head coach
1955-56 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent) Head coach 
1956 Israeli National Team (Olympics)
1960 Canadian National Team (Olympics)
1962-63 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1973

Ripley made his first mark on the game of basketball as a player, and later as a long-time coach. He played as a student at Brown, and in 1913 began a long career as a player, playing for various eastern teams per year through the 1910's and early 20's. He got his first coaching job in 1922 at Wagner College, and would coach college basketball for 28 years. After Wagner, he coached at Georgetown, Yale, Notre Dame, Columbia and John Carroll. He also coached the cadets at West Point, and even lead the Harlem Globetrotters for three seasons. In 1956, he was hired to coach the Israeli team in the Olympics, and four later the Canadian Olympians. After 11 seasons at Englwood School in New Jersey, Ripley finally retired.

Coach Ripley was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/30/obituaries/elmer-ripley-retired-coach.html?mcubz=0

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Elmer-Ripley/