Sport(s) Basketball Overall 196–258 (.432) 1947–1949 Whitman Name Jack Heron | 1949–1950 Sacramento State Role Basketball Player Positions Basketball positions | |
Born July 28, 1926 ( 1926-07-28 ) 1964–1968 Sacramento State (Asst.) Died January 10, 2012, Dubois, Wyoming, United States | ||
1968–1978,
1979–1984 Sacramento State | ||
Jack E. Heron (July 28, 1926 – January 10, 2012) was an American basketball coach. He is the winningest coach in Sacramento State University history.
Heron, from Worland, Wyoming, played collegiately for Whitman College and Sacramento State. After coaching at the high school level in Shoshoni, Wyoming and Sacramento, Heron joined Everett Shelton staff at Sacramento State.
Following Shelton's retirement in 1968, Heron was named head coach, where he remained until 1984 (with the exception of the 1978–79 season, which he missed due to illness). Heron amassed a record of 196–258 (.432), making him the school's all-time leader in wins.
Heron died on January 10, 2012 in his home in Dubois, Wyoming.
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