About Billy McCann
Lived 1919 – 2002 (aged 82). Billy McCann was an American basketball player and basketball coach.
William Thomas McCann Sr. (September 23, 1919 – July 27, 2002) was an American college basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney College, Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia.
McCann played basketball and baseball at Virginia. Following his college playing career, he became a high school coach and worked his way up to head coaching positions at Hampden–Sydney and Washington and Lee. He then was named head coach at Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1957. McCann resigned after the 1962–63 season. His record at Virginia was 40–106.
McCann died on July 27, 2002, at age 82.
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Who was Billy McCann?
American basketball coach (1919-2002)
When was Billy McCann born?
Billy McCann was born on 23 September 1919 in Richmond.
When did Billy McCann die?
Billy McCann died on 27 July 2002 in Mount Pleasant.
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Billy McCann was a basketball player and basketball coach.
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Billy McCann was American.
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