Doggie Julian

Doggie Julian

Julian from The 1939 Ciarella
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
Position(s)	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) 3 Ivy (1956, 1958, 1959) Football 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 American college football coach, a college basketball player and coach, and an National Basketball Association (NBA) coach.

Early life and education

Julian was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball, and from which he graduated in 1923

Career

Playing career

From 1923 to 1926, Julian played minor league baseball with a number of clubs: the Reading Keystones, the Harrisburg Senators, the York White Roses, the Chambersburg Maroons, and the Lawrence Merry Macks.

Coaching career

Julian served as the head college basketball coach at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from 1936 to 1945, at the College of the Holy Cross from 1945 to 1948, and at Dartmouth College from 1950 to 1967, compiling a career college basketball record of 379–332. Julian led Holy Cross to the NCAA title in 1947. His team, which included later National Basketball Association (NBA) great Bob 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 the Boston Celtics of the NBA 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 at Schuylkill College from 1925 to 1928, Albright College from 1929 to 1930, and Mulhlenberg from 1936 to 1944, amassing a career college 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 the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1968.

Death

Julian died on July 28, 1967, at a nursing home in White River Junction, Vermont. He had suffered a stroke the previous December in Rochester, New York while coaching Dartmouth in the Kodak Classic basketball tournament.

Head coaching record

College basketball

Statistics overview

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         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

College football

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 (Independent) (1936–1944)
1936	Muhlenberg	2–6–1
1937	Muhlenberg	5–5
1938	Muhlenberg	7–3
1939	Muhlenberg	6–4
1940	Muhlenberg	4–6
1941	Muhlenberg	6–4
1942	Muhlenberg	7–3
1943	Muhlenberg	1–10
1944	Muhlenberg	4–5
Muhlenberg:		42–46–1
Total:		77–63–3

High school football

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

See also

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

External links

• Doggie Julian at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)