Chuck Noe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Chuck Noe

American basketball player-coach

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 08-Dec-2003

Profession: basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Chuck Noe

  • Charles Warren Noe (November 13, 1924 – December 8, 2003) was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster. Chuck Noe was a two-sport athlete at the University of Virginia, lettering in both basketball and baseball from 1944 to 1948.
  • Following his collegiate career, Noe played briefly in the Boston Red Sox chain, but his career ended due to a severely dislocated ankle.Following the early end of his playing career, Noe turned to coaching.
  • He was first an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia, in 1948–49.
  • He then coached at the high school level in the state of Virginia—football, basketball, and baseball at Madison County High School in 1950–51 and basketball at Hopewell High School in 1951–52.
  • Noe got his first college head coaching job in 1952 when he was named head coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
  • Following three years at VMI, Noe moved to the same position at Virginia Tech. At Virginia Tech, Noe had a successful seven-year stint.
  • His teams went 109–51 and in the 1959–60 season won the Southern Conference regular season championship, beating out West Virginia and star guard Jerry West.
  • His contributions at Tech earned him a spot in the university's sports hall of fame. In 1962, Noe moved to South Carolina where he accumulated a record of 15–21 in a year and a half.
  • In 1970, Noe became head basketball coach and athletic director at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and led the program to NCAA Division I status.
  • He went 95–42 in six years as head basketball coach at VCU.
  • Following his career as a head coach, Noe became a sports radio host in Richmond, Virginia.He died on December 8, 2003 in Richmond.

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