Bob Calihan

Robert J. Calihan (August 2, 1918 – September 22, 1989) was an American basketball player and coach.

Calihan played for the University of Detroit from 1937 to 1940. He led his team in scoring during each of his three seasons and became the school's first All-American honoree in 1939.^[1] After graduating in 1940, he played professionally in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Eagles, Chicago American Gears, Syracuse Nationals and other teams. He became Detroit's basketball coach in 1948, and remained in that position until 1969. Over his coaching career, he posted a 360-237 record, leading his team to three NIT berths and an appearance in the 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Detroit Mercy's Calihan Hall was named in his honor in 1977.^[2]

References

↑ Detroit Titans basketball media guide. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
↑ "Detroit U's coach Calihan dead". Chicago Tribune. September 23, 1989. Sports, 5.

Detroit Titans men's basketball head coaches

C. B. Lundy (1905–1907)
No team (1907–1909)
Royal R. Campbell (1909–1913)
Walter Hardy (1913–1916)
Royal R. Campbell (1916–1919)
James Brown (1919–1922)
Paul Harbrecht (1922–1923)
John Barrett (1923–1925)
Gus Dorais (1925–1929)
Louis Conroy (1929–1930)
Lloyd Brazil (1930–1946)
John Shada (1946–1948)
Bob Calihan (1948–1969)
Jim Harding (1969–1973)
Dick Vitale (1973–1977)
Smokey Gaines (1977–1979)
Willie McCarter (1979–1982)
Don Sicko (1982–1987)
John Mulroy # (1987–1988)
Ricky Byrdsong (1988–1993)
Perry Watson (1993–2008)
Kevin Mondro # (2008)
Ray McCallum (2008– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

1939 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Ernie Andres Jimmy Hull Chet Jaworski Irv Torgoff Slim Wintermute

Second Team	Bobby Anet Bob Calihan Bob Hassmiller Mike Novak Bernard Opper

Chicago American Gears 1946–47 NBL Champions

Price Brookfield Bob Calihan Bruce Hale Bobby McDermott George Mikan Max Morris Stan Patrick George Ratkovicz Art Stoefen Stan Szukala Dick Triptow Head coach Bobby McDermott

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