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Lee Patton
Lee Lafayette Patton (April 3, 1904 – March 8, 1950) was a highly successful coach from his start in Ash Fork, Arizona in 1927 until his untimely death in 1950. In between, he became a revered figure in Princeton, West Virginia, Princeton, West Virginia as a teacher, coach and community leader. Patton then served as head basketball coach at West Virginia University from 1946 to 1950. There, he is credited for launching WVU's Golden Age of Basketball. His 77.8% win loss record at WVU is exceeded by just one coach, and his record of 57 successive home wins remains unbroken. No coach has coached more basketball players who are in the WVU Sports Hall of Fame than Lee Patton. Lee Patton was born in the small town of Carbon, Texas. After several years in various rural Texas railroad construction camps, his parents divorced. Lee, his sister, and his mother moved to what is now known as Old East Dallas, a neighborhood located adjacent to downtown Dallas. While living in Old East Dal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patton Lee
George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a General (United States), general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army, Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the United States Army Central, Third Army in Western Front (World War II), France and Germany after the Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at United States Military Academy, West Point. He studied fencing and designed the Model 1913 Cavalry Saber, M1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known as the "Patton Saber." He competed in the modern pentathlon in the Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden finishing in fifth place. Patton entered combat during the Pancho Villa Expedition of 1916, the United States' first military action usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
