John J. "Red" McManus (January 30, 1925 – July 23, 2013) was an American

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coach best known for his tenure as head coach at

Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

. McManus, who attended St. Ambrose Academy (now Assumption High School) and

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, coached his high school alma mater from 1950 to 1958. After a year as an assistant at

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, McManus was named head coach and athletic director at Creighton in

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. He led the Bluejays to a 138–118 record from 1959 to 1969 and took the program to the NCAA Tournament appearances in

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and

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

. McManus died on July 23, 2013, under hospice care in Omaha. He was 88.

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