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Warren Stewart Way (January 19, 1911 – May 5, 1980) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach and a longtime assistant at Marshall. While at Marshall, Way was named acting head coach in 1969 after head coach Ellis T. Johnson resigned and Marshall was subsequently suspended from the Mid-American Conference due to alleged recruiting violations. A year later he was named the school's full time head coach.[2][3]
Key Information
Way became the associate head coach at Marshall under Carl Tacy in 1971 after Way made the request to athletic director Joe McMullen.[4] Way would remain the associate head coach at Marshall until 1975 when he retired from coaching.[5] Prior to his tenure at Marshall, Way was the head coach at Ceredo-Kenova High School, Scott High School, and Huntington High School in West Virginia.[5]
Way died of cancer on May 5, 1980.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1969–1971) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Marshall | 9–14 | |||||||
| 1970–71 | Marshall | 16–10 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 25–24 (.510) | ||||||||
| Total: | 25–24 (.510) | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Stewart Way Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Way Talks with Coaches, Then it's off to Recruiting". The Charleston Daily Mail. March 18, 1970. p. 10. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Basketball Coach: MU Selects Way". The Raleigh Register. August 26, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Head Coach and Assistant Swap Jobs at Marshall U." The Danville Register. August 31, 1971. p. 12. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Farewell to Gentleman Stewart Way". The Charleston Daily Mail. March 4, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for W. Stewart Way". The Greenville News. May 6, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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