 Peacock pictured in Yackety yak 1918, UNC yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1889 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | 1962 (aged 72-73) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1909–1912 | Georgia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912–1916 | Georgia |
| 1916–1919 | North Carolina |
Howell Peacock (September 11, 1889 – 1962) was an American basketball coach, best known for being the head coach of men's college basketball at the University of Georgia and at the University of North Carolina.
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University of Georgia
Peacock played for the Georgia men's basketball team and was team captain for the 1909–10 and 1911–12 seasons.[1] After playing on the team, Peacock became the head coach for Georgia in 1912 and coached the bulldogs for the next four seasons.[2] Peacock amassed a 30–7 record while coaching for the University of Georgia.[3]
Coaching at North Carolina
After leaving the University of Georgia, Peacock became head coach at North Carolina while being simultaneously enrolled as a medical student there.[4] Peacock took over after the departure of Charles Doak as head coach.[4] When Doak left, many of his players also graduated, leaving Peacock to build the team mostly from scratch.[4] In order to field a full team, Peacock recruited players from all over campus by posting signs up, asking men to come and try out for the team.[4] Ten individuals showed up for try-outs and three made it onto the team.[4] The 1916–17 team barely managed to earn a winning record, but did manage to beat Virginia, which was considered a moral victory.[5] The 1916–17 team also included a future Governor of North Carolina Luther H. Hodges and General F. Carlylel Shepard.[6]
The 1917–18 team managed to win all of its home games and became one of the best teams in the South.[4] Peacock's third and final season with the Tar Heels was largely a disappointment, however, as the Tar Heels went 9–7 in the 1918–19 season.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Bulldogs (Independent) (1912–1916) | |||||||||
| 1912–13 | Georgia | 10–1 | |||||||
| 1913–14 | Georgia | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1914–15 | Georgia | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1915–16 | Georgia | 7–2 | |||||||
| Georgia: | 30–7 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1916–1919) | |||||||||
| 1916–17 | North Carolina | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1917–18 | North Carolina | 9–3 | |||||||
| 1918–19 | North Carolina | 9–7 | |||||||
| North Carolina: | 23–14 | ||||||||
| Total: | 53–21 | ||||||||
Sources
- Powell, Adam (2005). University of North Carolina Basketball. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4150-8.
- Rappoport, Ken (2002). Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-489-X.
- "2008-09 North Carolina men's basketball media guide". UNC Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- "Dawgs Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide". University of Georgia. 2021.
- "Orange County, NC - Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Part 2". usgwarchives.net.
References
- ^ Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide 2021, p. 100
- ^ Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide 2021, p. 101
- ^ Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide 2021, p. 154
- ^ a b c d e f g Powell 2005, p. 12
- ^ Rappoport 2002, p. 2
- ^ Rappoport 2002, p. 6
This page was last edited on 19 March 2024, at 02:32