Julian pictured inThe Ciarla, 1939, Muhlenberg College yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1901-04-05)April 5, 1901 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 1967(1967-07-28) (aged 66) White River Junction, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Bucknell |
| 1924 | Pottsville Maroons |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1922 | Bucknell |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1923 | Bucknell |
| 1923 | Reading Keystones |
| 1924 | Harrisburg Senators |
| 1924–1925 | York White Roses |
| 1926 | Chambersburg Maroons |
| 1926 | Lawrence Merry Macks |
| Positions | End (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1945 | Muhlenberg |
| 1945–1948 | Holy Cross |
| 1948–1950 | Boston Celtics |
| 1950–1967 | Dartmouth |
| Football | |
| 1925–1928 | Schuylkill |
| 1929–1930 | Albright |
| 1933–1935 | Ashland HS (PA) |
| 1936–1944 | Muhlenberg |
| Baseball | |
| 1942–1944 | Muhlenberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 379–332 (college basketball) 16–18 (college baseball) 47–81 (BAA/NBA) 77–63–3 (college football) 30–4 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 7–3 (NCAA) 0–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball NCAA (1947) 3Ivy (1956, 1958, 1959) Football 3Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate (1939, 1941–1942) PIAA (1935) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Alvin Fred "Doggie"Julian (April 5, 1901 – July 28, 1967) was an Americancollege football coach, acollege basketball player and coach, and anNational Basketball Association (NBA) coach.
Julian was born inReading, Pennsylvania. He attendedBucknell University, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball, and from which he graduated in 1923
From 1923 to 1926, Julian playedminor league baseball with a number of clubs: theReading Keystones, theHarrisburg Senators, theYork White Roses, theChambersburg Maroons, and theLawrence Merry Macks.
Julian served as the headcollege basketball coach atMuhlenberg College inAllentown, Pennsylvania, from 1936 to 1945, at theCollege of the Holy Cross from 1945 to 1948, and atDartmouth College from 1950 to 1967, compiling a careercollege basketball record of 379–332. Julian led Holy Cross to theNCAA title in 1947. His team, which included laterNational Basketball Association (NBA) greatBob Cousy, almost repeated this feat in 1948, losing in the semifinals. Dartmouth reached the NCAA tournament three times under him, with their 1959 appearance being their last appearance in the tournament as of 2024; in the eight seasons following 1959, Dartmouth had a losing record six times.
Julian was hired by theBoston Celtics of theNBA after his college success, but he recorded only a 47–81 mark before he was dismissed in 1950. Julian was also the head football coach atSchuylkill College from 1925 to 1928,Albright College from 1929 to 1930, and Mulhlenberg from 1936 to 1944, amassing a careercollege football record of 77–63–3. In addition, he served as Mulhlenberg's head baseball coach from 1942 to 1944, tallying a mark of 16–18. Julian was inducted into theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1968.
Julian died on July 28, 1967, at a nursing home inWhite River Junction, Vermont. He had suffered astroke the previous December inRochester, New York while coaching Dartmouth in the Kodak Classic basketball tournament.[1]
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg Mules(Independent)(1936–1945) | |||||||||
| 1936–37 | Muhlenberg | 9–9 | |||||||
| 1937–38 | Muhlenberg | 9–11 | |||||||
| 1938–39 | Muhlenberg | 13–8 | |||||||
| 1939–40 | Muhlenberg | 11–9 | |||||||
| 1940–41 | Muhlenberg | 13–10 | |||||||
| 1941–42 | Muhlenberg | 17–7 | |||||||
| 1942–43 | Muhlenberg | 13–8 | |||||||
| 1943–44 | Muhlenberg | 20–5 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1944–45 | Muhlenberg | 24–4 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
| Muhlenberg: | 129–71 | ||||||||
| Holy Cross Crusaders(Independent)(1945–1948) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Holy Cross | 12–3 | |||||||
| 1946–47 | Holy Cross | 27–3 | NCAA Champion | ||||||
| 1947–48 | Holy Cross | 26–4 | NCAA Third Place | ||||||
| Holy Cross: | 65–10 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth Indians(Ivy league)(1950–1967) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Dartmouth | 3–23 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Dartmouth | 11–19 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Dartmouth | 12–14 | 5–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Dartmouth | 13–13 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1954–55 | Dartmouth | 18–7 | 9–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Dartmouth | 18–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal | ||||
| 1956–57 | Dartmouth | 18–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Dartmouth | 22–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Final | ||||
| 1958–59 | Dartmouth | 22–6 | 13–1 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Regional Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1959–60 | Dartmouth | 14–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960–61 | Dartmouth | 5–19 | 4–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Dartmouth | 6–18 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Dartmouth | 7–18 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Dartmouth | 2–23 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Dartmouth | 4–21 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1965–66 | Dartmouth | 3–21 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
| 1966–67 | Dartmouth | 5–2 | 0–0 | 8th | |||||
| Dartmouth: | 183–236 | 54–86 | |||||||
| Total: | 377–317 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1948–49 | 60 | 25 | 35 | .417 | 5th in Eastern | – | – | – | – | – |
| Boston | 1949–50 | 68 | 22 | 46 | .324 | 6th in Eastern | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career[2] | 128 | 47 | 81 | .367 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Orange and Black / Lions(Independent)(1925–1928) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Schuylkill | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Schuylkill | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Schuylkill | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1928 | Schuylkill | 7–2 | |||||||
| Schuylkill: | 21–14–1 | ||||||||
| Albright Lions(Independent)(1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Albright | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Albright | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| Albright: | 14–3–1 | ||||||||
| Muhlenberg Mules(Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference)(1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Muhlenberg | 2–6–1 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1937 | Muhlenberg | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1938 | Muhlenberg | 7–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1939 | Muhlenberg | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Muhlenberg | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Muhlenberg | 6–4 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1942 | Muhlenberg | 7–3 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Muhlenberg Mules(Independent)(1943–1944) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Muhlenberg | 1–10 | |||||||
| 1944 | Muhlenberg | 4–5 | |||||||
| Muhlenberg: | 42–46–1 | 15–8–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 77–63–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Black Diamonds(Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association)(1933–1935) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Ashland | 10–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | Ashland | 9–3 | |||||||
| 1935 | Ashland | 11–0 | 1st | ||||||
| Ashland: | 30–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 30–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||