Bob Polk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Polk

American college basketball coach

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1915

Place of Birth: Tell City, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1988

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Robert Polk (February 28, 1915 – March 18, 1986) was an American basketball coach.
Polk coached the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Trinity Tigers, the Saint Louis Billikens and Rice University.
He began his college coaching career as an assistant coach a Georgia Tech during World War II.
His first coaching job was at his high school alma mater Tell City High, in Tell City, Indiana.