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Jimmy Needles was born on 3 March, 1900 in Tacoma, Washington, U.S., is an American basketball player and coach (1900–1969). Discover Jimmy Needles's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 3 March, 1900
Birthday 3 March
Birthplace Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Date of death 22 July, 1969
Died Place San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1900

James R. Needles (March 3, 1900 – July 22, 1969) was an American basketball coach best known for being the United States' first Olympic basketball coach in 1936.

Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1900, Needles studied at the University of San Francisco, then known as St. Ignatius College.

1924

Needles played basketball for the then-Grey Fog, becoming a player-coach during his senior year in 1924.

He was appointed the basketball team's full-time coach upon his graduation.

1928

Needles coached Saint Ignatius College to two championships, capturing the Far Western Conference championship in 1928 and the Pacific Association title in 1929.

Needles also coached Saint Ignatius' football team during this period, leading them to a runner-up spot in the 1928 Far Western Regionals.

1932

Illness forced Needles to resign from Saint Ignatius College in 1932, but he began coaching Amateur Athletic Union basketball soon afterwards.

1936

Needles coached the Universal Pictures team to the AAU championship finals, and as a result, he was appointed as head coach of the U.S.'s first team at the Olympic basketball team, which competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Following the Berlin Olympics, Needles returned to the college ranks, this time at Loyola of Los Angeles, where he mentored future coaches Pete Newell, Phil Woolpert and future Loyola coach Edwin "Scotty" McDonald.

1941

He returned to the University of San Francisco in 1941 as its athletic director and was instrumental in Newell's appointment as head basketball coach in 1946.

1969

Needles died at his home, in San Francisco, on July 22, 1969.