Trivia Time....College Sports Question

[barman]

I Learned Something Last Week

Heard a radio interview with the man who has been head coach for the most Div 1 NCAA national championship teams

Hint: He's currently at a university east of the Mississippi.

Who is he? (and of course if you google this, you blow)

 

[bigtendominator]

UNC Women's Soccer Coach
Anson Dorson (something like that)

 

[HinesWard86]

The track and field coach/cross-country coach at Arkansas, John McDonnell

 

[bigtendominator]

What is the answer?

 

[bigtendominator]

Looks like Hines is right.

Look at these stats, seems like a joke

Career highlights
Championships
NCAA Championships: 42
NCAA Triple Crowns: 5
SWC Championships: 38
SEC Championships: 46

Awards
30-time national coach of the year
49-time conference coach of the year
62-time region coach of the year

 

[ElTaino]

i think the track and field guy from arkansas won like 40 championships, so unless he migrated east, someone else has been one hell of a coach the past 50+ years

 

[HinesWard86]

McDonnell is the answer. I think barman meant west of the Mississippi

 

[HinesWard86]

Looks like Hines is right.

Look at these stats, seems like a joke

Career highlights
Championships
NCAA Championships: 42
NCAA Triple Crowns: 5
SWC Championships: 38
SEC Championships: 46

Awards
30-time national coach of the year
49-time conference coach of the year
62-time region coach of the year

It's kind of unfair because he does technically coach three different sports, indoor track, outdoor track, and cross-country, but the dude was a legend.

 

[bigtendominator]

Isn't Mike Conley or Mike Powell from U of Arkansas?

What other track studs has he coached?

 

[ElTaino]

It's kind of unfair because he does technically coach three different sports, indoor track, outdoor track, and cross-country, but the dude was a legend.

he still averages 14 a sport. thats more than wooden :toast:

 

[bigtendominator]

I guess Sporting News is going to have to change their coach of the Century from Wooden to this John

 

[HinesWard86]

McDonnell didn't even rank in their top 50......which tells you how much of a rag that magazine is.

 

[barman]

I overlooked McDonnel

Heard the interview with the UNC Women's Soccer coach - Anson Dorrance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anson_Dorrance

I'll clarify and say that he did not represent himself as "the most ever", but the sports radio (local) host who interviewed him did make that statement.

 

[barman]

And it does appear that McDonnell has had the opportunity to grab three championships a year

Dorrance coached both the UNC Men and Women teams for about ten years, but otherwise has been just the ladies

 

[ElTaino]

for the most ncaa championships, check out this guy. he has 53

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steen