Gene Shue

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Eugene William "Gene" Shue (born December 18, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his playing days he was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) guard.

Shue spent ten years as a player, a member of the Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks, and Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons of the NBA during his career. He would go on to serve 23 years as a head coach in the league. Shue was an All-Star five consecutive times (1958-62) and was named All-NBA First Team once (1960). When Shue retired he was the highest scoring guard in the league; this record was later broken by Earvin "Magic" Johnson. As a coach, he guided the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals in 1977, but eventually lost to the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers. Gene Shue was twice named NBA Coach of the Year.

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Preceded by
Buddy Jeannette		 Baltimore Bullets Head Coach
1966–1973		 Succeeded by
K. C. Jones
Preceded by
Kevin Loughery		 Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach
1973–1977		 Succeeded by
Billy Cunningham
Preceded by
Cotton Fitzsimmons		 San Diego Clippers Head Coach
1978–1980		 Succeeded by
Paul Silas
Preceded by
Dick Motta		 Washington Bullets Head Coach
1980–1986		 Succeeded by
Kevin Loughery
Preceded by
Don Chaney		 Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach
1987–1989		 Succeeded by
Don Casey
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NBA Coach of the Year Award
1963: Gallatin | 1964: Hannum | 1965: Auerbach | 1966: Schayes | 1967: Kerr | 1968: Guerin | 1969: Shue | 1970: Holzman | 1971: Motta | 1972: Sharman | 1973: Heinsohn | 1974: R. Scott | 1975: P. Johnson | 1976: Fitch | 1977: Nissalke | 1978: H. Brown | 1979: Fitzsimmons | 1980: Fitch | 1981: McKinney | 1982: Shue | 1983: Nelson | 1984: Layden | 1985: Nelson | 1986: Fratello | 1987: Schuler | 1988: Moe | 1989: Fitzsimmons | 1990: Riley | 1991: Chaney | 1992: Nelson | 1993: Riley | 1994: Wilkins | 1995: Harris | 1996: Jackson | 1997: Riley | 1998: Bird | 1999: Dunleavy | 2000: Rivers | 2001: L. Brown | 2002: Carlisle | 2003: Popovich | 2004: H. Brown | 2005: D'Antoni | 2006: A. Johnson | 2007: Mitchell | 2008: B. Scott
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Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers Head Coaches
Cervi • Seymour • Hannum • Schayes • Hannum • Ramsay • Rubin • Loughery • Shue • Cunningham • Guokas • Lynam • Moe • Carter • Lucas • Davis • Brown • Ayers • Ford • O'Brien • Cheeks
List of Philadelphia 76ers head coaches
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Buffalo Braves-San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers
The Franchise
Arenas
Head Coaches
Schayes • McCarthy • Ramsay • Locke • MacKinnon • Mullaney • Fitzsimmons • Shue • Silas • Lynam • Chaney • Shue • Casey • Schuler • Brown • Weiss • Fitch • Ford • Todd • Gentry • Johnson • Dunleavy
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Donald Sterling (Owner) • Elgin Baylor (Vice President/GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike Dunleavy (Head Coach)
Notable Figures
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Chicago Packers/Zephyrs-Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets-Washington Wizards Head Coaches
Pollard • McMahon • Leonard • Jeannette • Seymour • Farmer • Jeannette • Shue • Jones • Motta • Shue • Loughery • Unseld • Lynam • Staak • Bickerstaff • Brovelli • Heard • Walker • Hamilton • Collins • Jordan


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NAME Shue, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION former basketball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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