Austin Lambert

Elzie Austin "Red" "E.A." Lambert


Born:
November 13, 1912
Monrovia, IN

Died:
March 6, 1974
Williamsport, IN


Career
1928-29 Monrovia High School - Indiana (High School)
1929-30 Monrovia High School - Indiana (High School)
1933-34 Purdue University (College)
1934-35 Purdue University (College)
1935-36 Purdue University (College)
1936-37 Indianapolis Kautskys (MBC)
1937-38 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Assistant coach
1938-39 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1939-40 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1940-41 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1941-42 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1942-43 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach 
1943-44 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1944-45 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1945-46 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1946-47 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1947-48 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1948-49 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1949-50 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1950-51 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach 
1951-52 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach 
1953-54 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1954-5 Attica High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach 

Born to Grover and Lucie Lambert, Austin grew up in Hall, Indiana, and went to school at Purdue. After graduating from Purdue, he taught one year at Boswell HIgh School before moving over to Attica. He coached the basketball team for 17 seasons, and taught agriculture and biology until his death in 1974 of a heart attack.

Austin married Marjorie Eldridge (1917-1996) and they had one son and two daughters.



Source:
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), March 7, 1974


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/austin-lambert/