Word: hannum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...coach of the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers does not sound like he really belongs in the pros. For one thing, Alex Hannum is so unimpressed with his own basketball knowledge that he solicits suggestions from his players during time-outs. Worse yet, in a profession never noted for modesty, his humility is practically treasonous. "I'm just lucky enough to have inherited a team that was already great," says Hannum, whose 76ers are currently the winningest team in the history of pro basketball. Last week they beat the Baltimore Bullets 121-115 for their 38th victory...
...What Hannum actually inherited when he took over the 76ers in May was a team that was still in a state of shock over its collapse in last year's Eastern Division playoffs. Under Coach Dolph Schayes, the 76ers posted a 55-25 record during the regular season, beating the Boston Celtics by one game, only to get walloped 4-1 in the best-of-seven play-offs by the same Celtics-who went on to win their ninth N.B.A. championship in ten years. Schayes blamed the debacle on "players who were saying things behind my back"-particularly...
...Quaker backfield is not particularly distinguished. Fullback Whit Smith is a hard-running 220-pounder with a 3.0 yard rushing average. Halfback Buzz Hannum, a third-stringer last year, has a 2.9 yard average...
...Penn attack, choked for most of the game, managed one spurt in the third period when Richard Hannum passed 38 yards to end James Carpenter at the Harvard 10. But Hannum could take his team no farther, and Frank Capobianco's 22-yard field goal try was wide...
...loss of leading rusher Barry Elman and fullback Whit Smith as well. In the reshuffled Penn backfield, quarterback Bruce Molloy has become a fullback, flanked by former fullback Tony Thompson and speedy Joe Schuls. The quarterback is likely to be sophomore Tom Kennedy, though senior Chuck Riley and Buzz Hannum are also expected to play...