Dutch Lentz

Valentine William "Dutch" Lentz


Born:
August 3, 1897
Baltimore, MD

Died:
May 20, 1980
Fayetteville, NC


Career
1915-16 Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (High School)
1917-18 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College)
1919-20 Baltimore (Independent)
1920-21 Baltimore (Independent)
1921-22 Baltimore St.Andrews Five (Independent)
1922-23 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1923-24 Hagerstown Elks (Independent)
1923-24 Calvert Hall College - Maryland (High School) Head coach
1924-25 Hagerstown Elks (Independent)
1924-25 Calvert Hall College - Maryland (High School) Head coach
1925-26 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1925-26 Calvert Hall College - Maryland (High School) Head coach
1926-27 Baltimore Orioles (ABL)
1926-27 Calvert Hall College - Maryland (High School) Head coach
1927-28 Calvert Hall College - Maryland (High School) Head coach
1931-32 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1932-33 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1933-34 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1934-35 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1935-36 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1936-37 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1937-38 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1938-39 St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland (College) Head coach
1939-40 Army (College) Head coach
1940-41 Army (College) Head coach
1941-42 Army (College) Head coach
1942-43 Army (College) Head coach
1923-24 Calvert Hall College - Maryland (High School) Head coach

Lentz went to Baltimore Poly, where he played basketball in his senior year and has selected captain despite having never played before. He would go on to play at St. John's College in Annapolis and after graduating, he served in the U.S. Army. After World War 1, he would return to Maryland and take up professional basketball, playing for 8 seasons before going into teaching and coaching. He would coach baseball, basketball and football at St. John's for 8 seasons before taking his coaching skills to West Point. He was recommissioned for World War 2, serving in Northern Africa. After World War 2, he taught mathematics before retiring in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

He married Pauline Raabe and they had four sons and a daughter.

Source:
Baltimore Sun, May 21, 1980

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/dutch-lentz/