Ken Loeffler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetKen Loeffler
American basketball player-coach
Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1902
Place of Birth: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1975
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Ken Loeffler
- Kenneth D.
- Loeffler (April 14, 1902 – January 1, 1975) was an American collegiate and professional basketball coach.
- He was mostly known for guiding the La Salle Explorers men's basketball team to the 1952 National Invitation Tournament and 1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament titles. After earning a Bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State University (1920–24) and a short pro basketball career (1924–29), the Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania native began his collegiate coaching career at Geneva College (1928–35).
- In 1935 he became basketball head coach at Yale University, and also assistant coach to the football and baseball varsity.
- In seven years at Yale Loeffler put up a 61–82 record.
- During World War II he served in the U.S.
- Air Force. After the war Loeffler began coaching pro teams in the Basketball Association of America.
- First the St.
- Louis Bombers (1946–48), then the Providence Steamrollers (1948–49).
- In 1949 he returned to the college ranks when he became head coach at La Salle.
- With players like future Hall of Famer Tom Gola, Loeffler's La Salle teams went on to dominate college basketball over half a decade in the early 1950s.
- In six seasons at La Salle, Loeffler led the Explorers to a post-season appearance in every single season.
- Under Loeffler, La Salle made four trips to the NIT (before it was considered "second-rate") and two visits to the NCAA Tournament.
- In 1955 Loeffler moved on to become the head coach at Texas A&M College, a post he held until 1957. On October 1, 1964, Loeffler was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- He died on January 1, 1975, of an apparent heart attack, in Rumson, New Jersey.
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