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Robert Moreland (basketball)

Robert Moreland, American college basketball coach (Texas Southern Tigers) (died 2024)

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Born
November 10, 1938
Died
July 29, 2024
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1938

About Robert Moreland (basketball)

Robert Earl Moreland Sr. (November 10, 1938 – July 29, 2024) was an American college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers from 1975 to 2001, and as interim head coach during the 2007–08 season. Moreland has the most wins as a coach in Tigers history with 406. Moreland led the Tigers to a NAIA championship in 1977 and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year five times. == Early life == Moreland was born in Utica, Mississippi, as the youngest of eleven children to Hizzie Moreland and Hattie Morris-Moreland. He attended Hinds County Agricultural High School and Utica Junior College. He received an athletic scholarship to Tougaloo College where he participated in basketball, football and track and field. Moreland graduated from Tougaloo in 1962. == Coaching career == Moreland began his coaching career at Greer High School in Carthage, Mississippi, during the 1962–63 season.

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Career and life highlights

Robert Moreland (basketball) timeline

  1. He was appointed head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers in 1975 by athletic director Rod Paige, who had first met when Moreland was a high school student and Paige was practice teaching at his school.
  2. Moreland led the Tigers to a NAIA championship in 1977 and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year five times.
  3. He returned to the Tigers as an interim head coach for the 2007–08 season and accumulated a 7–25 record during his final season of coaching.

The world when Robert Moreland (basketball) was born

Robert Moreland (basketball) was born in 1938. 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 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Moreland (basketball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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