About Stu Aberdeen
Lived 1935 – 1979 (aged 43). Stu Aberdeen was an American basketball coach.
Stuart Worth Aberdeen (July 19, 1935 – June 11, 1979) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Acadia in Nova Scotia and the head coach at Marshall. At Acadia, Aberdeen had a 122–50 record. He was posthumously inducted into the Acadia Hall of Fame in 1989.
Aberdeen left Acadia to become an assistant to Ray Mears at Tennessee, where he was the lead recruiter for some of UT's top players, including future Hall of Fame forward Bernard King. He left the Volunteers after eleven years, taking the head coaching position at Marshall. Aberdeen had a record of 25–31 in two seasons at Marshall. During the 1979 offseason, while vacationing in Florida, Aberdeen died from a heart attack while jogging.
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Who was Stu Aberdeen?
basketball coach
When was Stu Aberdeen born?
Stu Aberdeen was born on 19 July 1935 in Niagara Falls.
When did Stu Aberdeen die?
Stu Aberdeen died on 11 June 1979 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
What was Stu Aberdeen's occupation?
Stu Aberdeen was a basketball coach.
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Stu Aberdeen was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stu Aberdeen. https://biography.guide/stu-aberdeen/
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