Bob MacKinnon

Robert MacKinnon


Born:
December 5, 1927
Dunkirk, NY

Died:
July 7, 2015
Williamsville, NY


Career
1943-44 McKinley Vocational - Buffalo (High School)
1944-45 McKinley Vocational - Buffalo (High School)
1945-46 McKinley Vocational - Buffalo (High School)
1946-47 Canisius College - New York (College)
1947-48 Canisius College - New York (College)
1948-49 Canisius College - New York (College)
1949-50 Canisius College - New York (College)
1950-51 Utica Pros (ABL)
1951-52 Canisius High School - Buffalo (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Canisius High School - Buffalo (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Canisius College - New York (College) Assistant coach
1954-55 Canisius College - New York (College) Assistant coach
1955-56 Canisius College - New York (College) Assistant coach
1956-57 Canisius College - New York (College) Assistant coach
1957-58 Canisius College - New York (College) Assistant coach
1958-59 Canisius College - New York (College) Assistant coach / head coach
1959-60 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1960-61 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1961-62 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1962-63 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1963-64 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1964-65 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1965-66 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1966-67 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1967-68 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1968-69 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1969-70 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1970-71 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1971-72 Canisius College - New York (College) Head coach
1972-73 Buffalo Braves (NBA) Assistant coach
1973-74 Buffalo Braves (NBA) Assistant coach
1974-75 Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) Head coach
1976-77 Buffalo Braves (NBA) Head coach
1977-78 Buffalo Braves (NBA) Assistant coach
1978-79 Boston Celtics (NBA) Assistant coach
1979-80 New Jersey Nets (NBA) Assistant coach
1980-81 New Jersey Nets (NBA) Assistant coach / Head coach
1985-86 New Jersey Nets (NBA) Assistant coach
1986-87 New Jersey Nets (NBA) Assistant coach
1987-88 New Jersey Nets (NBA) Head coach

MacKinnon played baseball, basketball and football in high school before graduating and heading to Canisius College. He would play baseball and basketball at Cansius, helping the basketball squad over the years down opponents such as Notrre Dame, Georgetown and CCNY. After graduation, be played some minor league baseball in the Dodgers' system as well as a year of basketball with the Utica Pros in the ABL. He went into education and coaching, taking a job at Canisius High School. This lead to an assistant coaching job at his alma mater, Cansius College. In 1959, he was promoted to head coach and would become the school's athletic director, staying at the school through 1972. He would win 142 games at Canisius (as well as earning a Master's degree in 1960).

MacKinnon entered the pro ranks in 1972 as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Braves of the NBA. This lead to a head coaching offer from the St. Louis team in the rival ABA, but that only lasted one season. He returned to the Braves to coach, which then lead him to the Celtics and eventually the New Jersey Nets, where he served in two different stretches as head coach, as well as being GM and head scout.

Minor League Baseball Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mackin002rob

Source:
https://gogriffs.com/news/2015/7/7/210187087.aspx


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