Winter wrote a page book on the intricacies of the offense, called the triangle because it overloads one side of the basketball court with a triangle formation of players. It emphasizes crisp passing and often gives a player an open shot after the defense lapses.
Winter gained a reputation as a basketball whiz, a professor with a clipboard, and once starred in an IBM commercial in which he charged an outrageous consulting fee after giving a quick lesson on the triangle offense to a team of former NBA stars.
Morice Fredrick Winter was born Feb. Winter was an accomplished pole vaulter and, despite being several inches below 6 feet tall, enjoyed playing basketball while at Huntington Park High School. He briefly attended Compton College before heading to Oregon State University in on a track scholarship. He left college in order to learn to fly fighter planes, but World War II ended without his seeing action in combat.
He still holds a school record with a. Jackson never thought of Winter as a distraction. Winter was finally inducted in Winter, however, also had a sense of humor. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in , and has also covered the L.
Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. Legendary K-State basketball coach Tex Winter dies at Published: Oct.
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