Hugh McDermott

Hugh McDermott was the head basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1922 to 1938. During his tenure, he compiled a record of 185-106. He also won the Missouri Valley Conference Title. Prior to his coaching days, McDermott was also a star player for the Oklahoma team while in college. He was the 1918 team captain.cite news | first=Charles F. | last=Long | pages= | title=With Optimism For the Morrow: A History of The University of Oklahoma | date=September 1965 | publisher=Sooner Magazine | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/issue_info.asp?issueID=478 ] After resigning, McDermott took a job as head of the University's Physical Education Department. [cite news | title=OU Basketball's “Mama Drake“ | publisher=Sooner Magazine | url=http://www.oufoundation.org/sm/winter2005/printer.asp?ID=144 | date=Winter 2005 | first=Jay | last=Upchurch ]

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