Rolland Todd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Rolland Todd

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1934

Place of Birth: Porterville, California, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Rolland Todd

  • Rolland Todd (born April 26, 1934) is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball League, who also coached basketball at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
  • He was the first coach of the then-expansion Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to a 29–53 record in its inaugural season (best of the three expansion clubs who entered the NBA that year); though was let go the next season when the team failed to improve.
  • According to Sports Illustrated his nickname while coaching the Blazers was "Mod Todd". Todd grew up in Strathmore, California, the oldest of four children.
  • He attended Fresno State College where he “was a star 6-4 guard at Fresno State in the mid-1950s, leading the Bulldogs to a 19-8 record and the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship as a senior in 1957-58.” His roommate and teammate for three years was Jerry Tarkanian.
  • He attended graduate school at the University of Washington.

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