Sport(s) Basketball 1945–1948 Austin Peay | 1962–1971 Austin Peay Name George Fisher | |
Born July 9, 1924
Greenbrier, Tennessee ( 1924-07-09 ) Died December 20, 2014(2014-12-20) (aged 90)
Clarksville, Tennessee 1972–1977 Austin Peay (Athletic Director) | ||
George D. Fisher (July 9, 1924 – December 20, 2014) was an American college basketball coach and athletic administrator at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Fisher, a native of Greenbrier, Tennessee, also attended Austin Peay and played baseball, basketball and football at the school. In 1962, he was named head basketball coach at his alma mater, where he shepherded the program into Division I status and coached the first African-American player in school history.
Following the close of his coaching career, Fisher became the Athletic director at the school and served in this capacity until 1977.
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