Bumper Tormohlen

Gene Tormohlen
Personal information
Born	(1937-05-12) May 12, 1937
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Holland (Holland, Indiana)
College	Tennessee (1956–1959)
NBA draft	1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1961–1970
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	34
Career history
As player:
1961–1963	Kansas City Steers (ABL)
1963–1970	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
As coach:
1976	Atlanta Hawks
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,191 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,122 (4.1 rpg)
Assists	257 (0.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Eugene R. (Gene, Bumper) Tormohlen (born May 12, 1937) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. He was born and raised in Holland, Indiana; he attended Holland High and helped lead the Dutchmen to an IHSAA Sectional in 1953.

He was recruited to the University of Tennessee by former Purdue star Emmett Lowery. During his time in Knoxville, Bumper became a 3-year starter, set the Tennessee career rebounding record (1,113 rebounds), an 16.9 rpg rate; was twice named All-SEC and was named to Converse's All-American team and become known to scores of Vols fans as the "Chairman of the Boards."

After his splendid college career at the University of Tennessee, Tormohlen was selected with the fifth pick in the second round of the 1959 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. However, his first years as a pro were spent in the NIBL with the Cleveland Pipers before being traded to the Kansas City Steers in the fledging American Basketball League. After two seasons in that league, he moved to the NBA, joining the St. Louis Hawks (now the Atlanta Hawks) in 1962. His entire NBA playing career was with the Hawks, and he retired from play in 1970.

Later, Tormohlen became an assistant coach for the Hawks, and served as an interim coach at the end of the 1975-76 season; replacing Cotton Fitzsimmons. The next season, the team hired Hubie Brown as their full-time head coach.

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Atlanta Hawks head coaches

Roger Potter (1949)
Red Auerbach (1949–1950)
Dave MacMillan (1950)
Johnny Logan # (1950)
Mike Todorovich (1950–1951)
Doxie Moore (1951–1952)
Andrew Levane (1952–1954)
Red Holzman (1954–1957)
Slater Martin # (1957)
Alex Hannum (1957–1958)
Andy Phillip (1958)
Ed Macauley (1958–1960)
Paul Seymour (1960–1961)
Andrew Levane (1961–1962)
Bob Pettit (1962)
Harry Gallatin (1962–1964)
Richie Guerin (1964–1972)
Cotton Fitzsimmons (1972–1976)
Bumper Tormohlen # (1976)
Hubie Brown (1976–1981)
Mike Fratello # (1981)
Kevin Loughery (1981–1984)
Mike Fratello (1984–1990)
Bob Weiss (1990–1993)
Lenny Wilkens (1993–2000)
Lon Kruger (2000–2002)
Terry Stotts (2002–2004)
Mike Woodson (2004–2010)
Larry Drew (2010–2013)
Mike Budenholzer (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

1959 NBA Draft

Territorial pick	Wilt Chamberlain Bob Ferry

First round	Bob Boozer Bailey Howell Tom Hawkins Dick Barnett Johnny Green John Richter

Second round	Tom Robitaille Don Goldstein Joe Ruklick Rudy LaRusso Bumper Tormohlen Al Seiden Cal Ramsey Gene Guarilia

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