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Nat Holman 1933 Goudey Sport Kings card.
Nat Holman (October 19, 1896 in New York, NY – February 12, 1995 in Bronx, New York) was one of the early pro basketball players and one of the game's most important innovators.
Career
Known for his exceptional ball-handling and his accurate shooting, Holman was a star player at New York University.
He was also an important part of the Original Celtics (no relation to the Boston Celtics). Also a gifted passer and excellent floor leader, Holman has been a prototype to later playmakers.
Although he played pro basketball until 1930, he took over the head coaching position at the City College of New York in 1920. Known as Mr. Basketball, Holman guided CCNY to the so-called grand slam of college basketball, winning both the NCAA and NIT titles in 1950, a feat that has never been achieved since. Holman compiled a 421–190 record in 37 seasons at CCNY, retiring in 1960.
Holman also founded Camp Scatico in 1921 and ran the camp until he sold it to his niece and her husband in 1964.
In his later years, he lived and died at the Hebrew Home for the Aged in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
See also
External links
- Basketball Hall of Fame profile
- "Nat Holman: the man, his legacy, and CCNY", Nat Holman exhibit at CCNY Library, 2006
- The First Basket – Documentary film about Jewish basketball history
- Nat Holman at Findagrave.com
CCNY Beavers men's basketball head coaches No coach (1905–1906) • Leonard Palmer (1906–1916) • Joseph Deering (1916–1919) • Nat Holman (1919–1952) • David Polansky (1952–1954) • Nat Holman (1954–1956) • David Polansky (1956–1958) • Nat Holman (1958–1959) • David Polansky (1959–1968) • Jerry Domershick (1968–1969) • David Polansky (1969–1971) • Jack Kaminer (1971–1974) • Floyd Layne (1974–1988) • Gary Smith (1988–1999) • Daniel Nigro, Jr. (1999–2000) • Andre Stampfel (2000–2011) • Tom Green (2011– )
Nat Holman – championships, awards and honors CCNY Beavers Men's Basketball 1949–50 NCAA Champions Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1964 Players Harold E. Foster • Nat Holman • John RussellCoaches Contributors National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame A-G BaseballBrad Ausmus • Moe Berg • Ron Blomberg • Harry Danning • Thelma Eisen • Mike Epstein • Sid Gordon • Shawn Green • Hank Greenberg • Ken Holtzman • Sandy Koufax • Elliott Maddox • Saul Rogovin • Al Rosen • Art ShamskyBasketballDavid Bluthenthal • Tal Brody • Jack Garfinkel • Hy Gotkin • Leo Gottlieb • Ernie Grunfeld • Sonny Hertzberg • Art Heyman • Nat Holman • Ralph Kaplowitz • Nat Militzok • Steve Nisenson • Donna Orender • Hank Rosenstein • Dan Schayes • Dolph Schayes • Ossie Schectman • Jon Scheyer • Sid Tannenbaum • Neal Walk • Max ZaslofskyBowlingBoxingHarry Haft • Benny Leonard • Barney RossCanadian footballCanoeingCyclingDressageFencingFigure SkatingFootballHarris Barton • Hayden Epstein • Jay Fiedler • John Frank • Benny Friedman • Lennie Friedman • Sid Gillman • Marshall Goldberg • Sid Luckman • Josh Miller • Ron Mix • Ed Newman • Sage Rosenfels • Mike Rosenthal • Allie Sherman • Bob Stein • Josh Taves • Andre Tippett • Alan Veingrad • Gary WoodGolfGymnasticsH-S HandballHorseracingIce hockeyJudo/KarateBob Berland • Marilyn Fierro • Charlee MinkinLacrossePole VaultJillian SchwartzRacquetballRugbyShawn LipmanShot putSkiingCarrie SheinbergSoccerSwimmingT-W TennisTrackTriathleteWeightliftingWrestlingWriter/Broadcaster/
Columnist/Photographer/
ExecutiveMarv Albert • Mel Allen • Marty Appel • Len Berman • Linda Cohn • Howard Cosell • Marty Glickman • Roger Kahn • George Kalinsky • Bill Mazer • Shirley Povich (columnist) • Milton Richman (columnist) • Sam Rosen • Dick Schaap (columnist) • Suzyn Waldman • Warner Wolf • Paul ZimmermanOtherRay Arcel (boxing trainer)• Senda Berenson Abbott (women's basketball pioneer) • Red Auerbach (basketball coach) • Gary Bettman (NHL commissioner) • Al Blau (lacrosse official) • Ed Block (football trainer) • Larry Brown (basketball coach) • Herb Brown (basketball coach) • Norm Drucker (basketball official) • Aerial Gilbert (blind rower) • Sada Jacobson (fencing) • Seth Greenberg (basketball coach) • Gladys Heldman (womens tennis magazine founder) • Helene Hines (wheelchair marathoner) • Red Holzman (basketball coach) • Neila Jacobson (football trainer) • Fran Kalafer (volleyball coach) • Fred Lebow (NYC marathon founder) • Ryan Levinson (cyclist w/muscular dystrophy)• Marv Levy (football coach & executive) • Jerry Markbreit (football referee) • Marvin Miller (baseball player association executive) • Debbie Rademacher (soccer coach) • Abe Saperstein (basketball owner & coach) • Red Sarachek (basketball coach) • Gary Wichard (football player & sports agent)Marty Glickman Award;
Outstanding Jewish
Scholastic (College)
Athlete of the YearCharles Altchek (soccer) • Yael Averbuch (soccer) • Cliff Bayer (fencing) • Matt Bernstein • Shay Doron (basketball) • David Ettinger (football) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Loren Galler Rabinowitz (figure skating) • Rebekah Green (shot put) • Bess Greenberg (basketball) • Dustin Greenhill (gymnastics) • Dan Grunfeld (basketball) • Damion Hahn (wrestling) • Dan Helmer (gymnastics) • Anita Kaplan (basketball) • Brie Katz (volleyball) • Chad Levitt (football) • Jessica Levy • Samantha Marder (softball) • Boyd Melson (boxer) • Neil Ravitz (football) • Amy Rosson (softball) • Rebekah Rottenberg (lacrosse) • Mike Saffer (football) • Jon Scheyer (basketball) • Laine Selwyn (basketball) • Marc Siegel (ice hockey)Jules D. Mazor Award;
Outstanding Jewish
High School Scholar
Athlete of the YearAdam Balkan (baseball) • Stephanie Barnet (squash) • Ben Belmont (lacrosse) • Rachel Blume (softball) • Dannielle Diamant (basketball) • Hillary Framson (soccer) • Zachary Greenberg (basketball) • Ben Herman (swimming) • Emily Jacobson (fencing) • David Kahn (swimming) • Jesse Koller (soccer) • Jarryd Levine (soccer) • Max Levine (baseball) • Jason Liberman (basketball) • Sarah Lowenthal (gymnastics) • Adam Mahfouda (lacrosse) • Samantha Marder (softball) • Chad Prince (soccer) • Jon Scheyer (basketball) • Jodi Schlesinger (track) • Justin Simon (basketball)• Mark Wohlstadter (football) • Courtney Zale (basketball)Dick Steinberg Award;
"Good Guy" AwardAndy Bloom (shot put) • Ron Carner (executive) • Dave Cohen (football coach) • Gerald Eskanezi (columnist) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Ken Fiedler (basketball coach) • Stan Fischler (broadcasting) • Alan Freedman (executive) • Nicole Freedman (bicycling) • Margie Goldstein-Engle (horse showing) • Stan Isaacs (columnist) • James Jacobs (handball) • Steve Jacobson (columnist) • Barry Landers (broadcaster) • Nancy Moloff (wheelchair discus) • Marty Riger (basketball coach) • Arthur Richman (baseball writer & executive) • Dick Steinberg (football general manager) • Herb Turetzky (basketball) • Lisa Winston (columnist)George Young Award Ernie Accorsi (football) • Lou Carnesecca (basketball) • Preston Robert Tisch (football) • George Young (football)Categories:- 1896 births
- 1995 deaths
- American Jews
- People from New York City
- American basketball players
- NYU Violets men's basketball players
- Original Celtics players
- CCNY Beavers men's basketball coaches
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- American people of Russian descent
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish basketball players
- New York Whirlwinds players
- American basketball biography, pre-1910 birth stubs
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