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Morgan Wootten

Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (died 2020)

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Born
April 21, 1931
Died
January 21, 2020
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1931

About Morgan Wootten

Morgan Bayard Wootten was an American high school basketball coach for 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He led the Stags to five national championships and 33 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) titles. In 2000, he was the third high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the first high school only coach to be inducted. Although his football teams had won three league titles, Wootten decided to focus on basketball after the 1968 season. When he retired in 2002, Wootten's career coaching record stood at 1,274-192. Led by star player John Austin, the basketball team won its first conference title in 1961 and the national high school championship in 1962.

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Morgan Wootten timeline

  1. Led by star player John Austin, the basketball team won its first conference title in 1961 and the national high school championship in 1962.
  2. Although his football teams had won three league titles, Wootten decided to focus on basketball after the 1968 season.
  3. When he retired in 2002, Wootten's career coaching record stood at 1,274-192.

The world when Morgan Wootten was born

Morgan Wootten was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Morgan Wootten's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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