Doc Carlson
Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson (July 4, 1894 – November 1, 1964) was an American basketball coach and football player. He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as the men's college basketball coach of his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, from 1922 to 1953. At Pitt he compiled a record of 367–247 record (.595). His 1927–28 team finished the season with a 21–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll; Carlson's Panthers would receive retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well. Carlson also led Pitt to the Final Four in 1941. As a student at the university, Carlson was also a First Team All-American end on Pitt's football team under coach "Pop" Warner. Carlson also lettered in basketball and baseball.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1894 Murray City, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1964 (aged 70) Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1917 | Pittsburgh |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1917 | Pittsburgh |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1917 | Pittsburgh |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1953 | Pittsburgh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 367–248 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Helms Athletic Foundation National (1928, 1930) Premo-Porretta National (1928) NCAA Final Four (1941) 4 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1933–1935, 1937) | |
| Awards | |
| NABC Most Contributions to the Game (1948) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1959 | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |