John MacLeod

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

Happy Birthday!!


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[SoonerTraveler]

79 years old today. Happy Birthday!

Coached OU for 6 seasons:
1967-68 .. 13-13 (8-6)
1968-69 .. 7-19 (3-11)
1969-70 .. 19-9 (7-7) .. NIT (1-1)
1970-71 .. 19-8 (9-5) .. NIT (0-1)
1971-72 .. 14-12 (9-5)
1972-73 .. 18-8 (8-6)

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame:
http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/john-macleod/

NBA.com Biography:
http://www.nba.com/coachfile/john_macleod/

(EXCERPTS) MacLeod began coaching in 1959, when he was an assistant coach at DeSales High School in Kentucky. From there he was head coach at Smithville High School in Indiana before serving at assistant positions at Cathedral High School in Indiana and at Oklahoma.

From 1967-73, MacLeod served as head coach at the University of Oklahoma and compiled a 90-69 (.566) record. He led the Sooners to back-to-back NIT appearances in 1969-70 and ’70-71.

(MacLeod leaves OU for the NBA.)

MacLeod became the fifth head coach in Phoenix Suns history in 1973 and guided the club until 1987. With the Suns, he posted a 579-543 (.516) record, led them to the postseason nine times and remains the franchise’s all-time winningest coach. In 1976, he led the Suns to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in six games. Two other times (1979 and ’84) he led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals, falling in seven and six games respectively.

MacLeod coached the Dallas Mavericks from 1987-89, where he posted a 96-79 (.549) record. In ’87-88, he led the Mavs to a 53-29 record and an appearance in the Western Conference Finals, where they lost in seven games to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

From 1991-99, MacLeod was head coach at the University of Notre Dame. Four of his players, LaPhonso Ellis, Monty Williams, Pat Garrity and Troy Murphy, went on to become first round draft picks in the NBA. At Notre Dame, MacLeod compiled a record of 112-126 (.471) and earned Big East coach of the year honors in 1996-97. He led the Irish to two postseason appearances, including a trip to the NIT Finals in 1991-92.

MacLeod was a NBA head coach over 18 seasons, and was later an assistant NBA coach for 5 seasons.

NBA Coaching Record:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/maclejo99c.html

 

[SoonerTraveler]

To put some things into perspective, prior to the 1969-70 season, OU went 22 years with no post-season appearances. OU made the NCAA Final-4 in 1946-47, then had the long 22 year dry spell with no post season play. In other words, Coach John MacLoed brought OU back to post season play.

Coach John MacLoed recruited Alvin Adams to OU and coached him one year, during his freshman season (1972-73), before moving on to coach the Phoenix Suns.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

To put some things into perspective, prior to the 1969-70 season, OU went 22 years with no post-season appearances. OU made the NCAA Final-4 in 1946-47, then had the long 22 year dry spell with no post season play. In other words, Coach John MacLoed brought OU back to post season play.



Coach John MacLoed recruited Alvin Adams to OU and coached him one year, during his freshman season (1972-73), before moving on to coach the Phoenix Suns.

OU football was at a low point in 69. McLeod faves fans something to cheer about. Gar Heard and Cliff Ray were under appreciated players


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[skyvue]

OU football was at a low point in 69. McLeod faves fans something to cheer about. Gar Heard and Cliff Ray were under appreciated players

I very much appreciate the props you've given Coach McLeod, but you are underestimating the state of Sooner football during McLeod's tenure.

1969 was not a stellar season, but the Sooners finished with a winning record and Steve Owens won the Heisman, and the rest of McLeod's tenure, before and after '69, saw Sooner football doing just fine.

His first year, OU football finished the season ranked #3 and his second year, they were ranked #11 at season's end. The Sooners were back in the top 20 in '70 and finished #2 in the country in '71 and '72 and #3 in '73.

 

[Larry72]

I used to play pick up games in the Field House every day before Men's practice. John M
was a great coach. His practices were up tempo, precise, and detailed( Similar to Lon K)
He did a great job of recruiting and developing players. No one realized how good Duke and G Heard would be in the pros.

It did not surprise me that John M went from OU to be a successful coach in the pros.

 

[Sooner04]

I very much appreciate the props you've given Coach McLeod, but you are underestimating the state of Sooner football during McLeod's tenure.

1969 was not a stellar season, but the Sooners finished with a winning record and Steve Owens won the Heisman, and the rest of McLeod's tenure, before and after '69, saw Sooner football doing just fine.

His first year, OU football finished the season ranked #3 and his second year, they were ranked #11 at season's end. The Sooners were back in the top 20 in '70 and finished #2 in the country in '71 and '72 and #3 in '73.

I think you're underestimating how dire things were for Fairbanks in the early part of the 1970 season. Switzer has said on many occasions that the main reason for switching to the Wishbone (other than plentiful talent already on campus to run it) was to save their jobs. He said if we kept running the Veer then the whole staff would be out on the street.

Chuck Chuck

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

I very much appreciate the props you've given Coach McLeod, but you are underestimating the state of Sooner football during McLeod's tenure.



1969 was not a stellar season, but the Sooners finished with a winning record and Steve Owens won the Heisman, and the rest of McLeod's tenure, before and after '69, saw Sooner football doing just fine.



His first year, OU football finished the season ranked #3 and his second year, they were ranked #11 at season's end. The Sooners were back in the top 20 in '70 and finished #2 in the country in '71 and '72 and #3 in '73.

Ok. Coming off some of the worse points. Also the death of Mackenzie.


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[WaymanFan]

1969 was not a stellar season, but the Sooners finished with a winning record and Steve Owens won the Heisman, and the rest of McLeod's tenure, before and after '69, saw Sooner football doing just fine.

His first year, OU football finished the season ranked #3 and his second year, they were ranked #11 at season's end. The Sooners were back in the top 20 in '70 and finished #2 in the country in '71 and '72 and #3 in '73.

Let's also remember that from 1958 - 1970, OU beat Texas ONCE. ONCE! So, things really weren't that great for OU football during the 1960s as we had one memorable season - 1967 (and still lost to Texas).

As for Coach MacLeod, Happy Birthday! He was definitely an underrated coach who accomplished more at OU than people give him credit for.

 

[furge]

MacLeod brought in a good friend of mine ' s dad in the same class as Alvan. Jon Breathwit. This was before three pointers, obviously, and Jon was basically a specialist without a specialty because of that. My friend tells me that at one of his first practices, JB put up a shot from nearly half - court. MacLeod blew play dead.
"Why in the hell did you take that shot, Breathwit?"
"... I was open."

That pretty much spot-welded his ass to the bench. You didn't get cute with John MacLeod.

 

[Northbase]

MacLeod brought in a good friend of mine ' s dad in the same class as Alvan. Jon Breathwit. This was before three pointers, obviously, and Jon was basically a specialist without a specialty because of that. My friend tells me that at one of his first practices, JB put up a shot from nearly half - court. MacLeod blew play dead.
"Why in the hell did you take that shot, Breathwit?"
"... I was open."

That pretty much spot-welded his ass to the bench. You didn't get cute with John MacLeod.

But did he make the shot????

 

[usedtobe1]

But did he make the shot????

Funny. I liked it!! :ez-laugh: