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Sam Lifschultz

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Sam Lifschultz
Personal information
Born(1905-01-07)January 7, 1905
DiedDecember 25, 1951(1951-12-25) (aged 46)
NationalityAmerican
Career history
As coach:
192?–193?Crane Tech School
193?–193?Lifschultz Fast Freight
1939–1940Chicago Bruins

Samuel E. Lifschultz (January 7, 1905 – December 25, 1951)[1][2] was an American professional basketball coach for the Chicago Bruins, leading the franchise's first season in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).[3] He coached for just the 1939–40 season in which the team finished with record of 14–14.[3][4] That squad's stars were rookies out of the Loyola University Chicago, Mike Novak and Wibs Kautz.[3]

Lifschultz had also coached at Crane Tech School in Chicago, Illinois, junior college teams, and Lifschultz Fast Freight in the AAU.[5]

He left coaching to pursue business interests full time.[3]

Head coaching record

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Chicago 1939–40 28 14 14 .500 3rd in Western Missed playoffs
Total 28 14 14 .500

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Lifschultz". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hold Services For Lifschultz, Ex-Coach, Today". Chicago Tribune. Newspapers.com. December 27, 1951. p. 35. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Marcus, Jeff (2003). A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 97–98. ISBN 0-8108-4007-3.
  4. ^ "Kautz, Hapac, Other Stars Face Hammond Here Sun". The (Munster) Times. Newspapers.com. December 20, 1940. p. 26. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "A Hall of Fame stands corrected: Pat Harmon is just not for sale". Estherville Daily News. Newspapers.com. March 28, 1975. p. 26. Retrieved November 23, 2019.