Cradle of Coaches
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The Cradle of Coaches is a nickname given to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for producing star football coaches including Earl Blaik, Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Bill Arnsparger, George Little, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler, John Pont, Carmen Cozza, Bill Mallory, Jim Tressel, Joe Novak, Ron Zook, Dick Crum, Paul Dietzel, William Narduzzi, Randy Walker, John Harbaugh, Terry Hoeppner, and Sean Payton.
Miami University fields a Division I-A football program in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Miami started playing football in 1888 but did not have a paid coach until C. K. Fauver in 1895.
Miami University has also produced notable basketball coaches Darrell Hedric, Randy Ayers, Herb Sendek, Thad Matta and Sean Miller. Hedric, currently a scout for the Toronto Raptors, is an Ohio and Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Famer and holds the record for Miami victories. Ayers was a four-year starter for Miami, leading the team to back-to-back NCAA appearances in 1977 and 1978, and later served as a head coach for Ohio State and assistant coach in the National Basketball Association. Sendek began his head coaching career at Miami and led the RedHawks to the postseason in each of his three seasons. Matta, currently the head coach at Ohio State, was an assistant under Sendek for one memorable year that included a regular season MAC championship and NCAA tournament appearance, and also for one year under current head coach Charlie Coles.
Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Walter Alston is also a graduate of Miami. Additionally, current University of Denver head hockey coach George Gwozdecky served as head coach at Miami prior to leaving for Denver.
[edit] Official Members of "The Cradle"
| Induction Year | Name | Sport - Current Coaching Position | Miami University Class of
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| 1992 | Weeb Ewbank+ | Basketball | 1928 |
| 1992 | Bob Kurz < | Football | 1958 |
| 1992 | Bill Narduzzi | Football | 1959 |
| 1992 | John Pont | Football | 1952 |
| 1993 | Paul Brown | Football | 1930 |
| 1993 | Mel Knowlton | Football | 1937 |
| 1993 | Ara Parseghian | Football | 1949 |
| 1994 | Bill Arnsparger | Football | 1950 |
| 1994 | Paul Dietzel | Football | 1948 |
| 1994 | Jack Llewellyn | ||
| 1995 | Jack Faulkner | Football | |
| 1995 | Joe Codiano | Football | |
| 1995 | Bill Mallory | Football | 1957 |
| 1996 | John Brickels | Football | |
| 1996 | Hal Paul | ||
| 1996 | Dick Shrider | Basketball | |
| 1997 | Jerry Hanlon | Football | |
| 1997 | John McVay | Football | |
| 1997 | Frank Shands | ||
| 1998 | Carmen Cozza | 1952 | |
| 1998 | Marvin Morehead | ||
| 1998 | Ernie Plank | Football | 1950 |
| 2001 | Dick Crum | Football | |
| 2001 | Darrell Hedric | Basketball | 1955 |
| 2001 | Lou Kaczmarek | Football | 1950 |
| 2001 | Rich Voiers | Basketball | 1957 |
| 2001 | Walter "Smokey" Alston | Baseball | 1935
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| 2001 | Earl "Red" Blaik | Football | 1918 |
| 2001 | Leann Davidge | Tennis | |
| 2001 | Woody Hayes | Football | |
| 2001 | Raymond Ray | ||
| 2001 | George Rider | Cross Country > | |
| 2001 | William (Bill) Rohr | Basketball | |
| 2002 | Peggy Bradley-Doppes | Volleyball - UNC Wilmington Director of Athletics | |
| 2002 | Denny Marcin | Football - NY Jets | 1964 |
| 2002 | Nick Mourouzis | Football - DePauw | 1959 |
| 2002 | Jim Rose | Basketball | 1951 |
| 2002 | Marvin McCollum | Basketball | 1948 |
| 2002 | Ron Zook | Football - Illinois | 1976 |
| 2006 | George Gwozdecky | Hockey - Denver |
+ Weeb Ewbank played Football, Basketball and Baseball at Miami, and coached the basketball team before becoming an established Football coach.
< Bob Kurz wrote "Miami of Ohio - the Cradle of Coaches" book
> George Rider coached 5 sports at Miami: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, and most notably Cross Country
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