Frank Shannon

Frank Emerson Shannon


Born:
November 25, 1917
Parkersburg, WV

Died:
December 20, 2005
Delaware, OH


Career
Springfield High School - Ohio (High School)
1937-38 Wittenberg University (College)
1938-39 Wittenberg University (College)
1939-40 Wittenberg University (College)
1946-47 Youngstown Bears (NBL) - Head coach / player
1946-47 Dayton Metropolitans (Independent)
1947-48 Dayton Metropolitans (Independent)
1947-48 Olive Branch High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1948-49 Olive Branch High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1949-50 Olive Branch High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1950-51 Olive Branch High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1951-52 Tecumseh High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1952-53 Tecumseh High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1953-54 Tecumseh High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1954-55 Tecumseh High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1955-56 Urbana High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1956-57 Urbana High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1957-58 Urbana High School - Ohio (High School) - Head coach
1958-59 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1959-60 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1960-61 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1961-62 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1962-63 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1963-64 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1964-65 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1965-66 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1966-67 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1967-68 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1968-69 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1969-70 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1970-71 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1971-72 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1972-73 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1973-74 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1974-75 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1975-76 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1976-77 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1977-78 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach
1978-79 Ohio Wesleyan University - (College) - Head coach

A baseball and basketball star at Wittenberg, Shannon joined the U.S. navy right out of college, passing on a contract with the Cleveland Indians. After the war, he played briefly for the Youngstown Bears before becoming one of the more celebrated collegiate coaches in Ohio history, becoming Ohio Wesleyan's winningest coach.

He and his wife, Mary (d. 2006), had four sons. His eldest son, Frank, tragically died of a head injury suffered during high school football practice in 1960. He was only 15.




Source:
Wittenberg University Athletics
Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Evening Review, Liverpool, Ohio, September 30, 1960


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/shannfr01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=shannfr01