Sport(s) Basketball 1978–1998 Angelo State 1957–1960 Benedictine Heights Overall 630–518 | 1960–1963 Dallas Name Ed Messbarger 1963–1978 St. Mary's (Texas) | |
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Born July 26, 1932 ( 1932-07-26 ) Died June 30, 2014, San Angelo, Texas, United States Alma mater Northwest Missouri State University | ||
Edward Joseph Messbarger (July 26, 1932 – June 30, 2014) was an American college basketball coach. Messbarger amassed over 600 wins as head coach at Benedictine Heights College, the University of Dallas, St. Mary's College in Texas and Angelo State University.
Messbarger coached at Saint Mary's College (now St. Mary's University) from 1963 to 1978, coaching the Rattlers to four NAIA tournaments (in 1964, 1967, 1974 and 1975) and produced future NBA player Robert Reid. Moving to Angelo State, Messbarger won 267 games in twenty seasons with the Rams. He led the program to two Lone Star Conference titles and was twice named conference coach of the year before retiring in 1998.
Messbarger died in his home in San Angelo, Texas on June 30, 2014.
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