Bob Starr (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1950 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1979–1980 | Ármann |
| 1979–1980 | Fram |
| 1980 | Skallagrímur's (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Robert "Bob" Starr (born c.1950) is an American former basketball coach and sports agent who represented many of the first American basketball players to play professionally in Iceland in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Jimmy Rogers, Curtis Carter and former American Basketball Association star Stew Johnson.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Starr grew up in Houston, USA.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]In 1979, Starr was hired as the coach of Ármann, which was then in the second-tier 1. deild karla. Despite the departure of many key players,[4] he led Ármann's team to victory in the league and promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[5] Along with coaching Ármann, Starr temporarily took over Fram in the Úrvalsdeild karla in December 1979 after John Johnson resigned[6] and managed the team until January 1980.[7] He continued to coaching Ármann in the Úrvalsdeild karla at the beginning of the 1980-81 season[5] but after a rough start, Starr was fired in mid-November.[8] Subsequently, he assisted Ívar DeCarsta Webster, Skallagrímur's player-coach, in several games.[9] Following his time in Iceland, Starr headed to Denmark [ 10 ] before continuing his coaching career in the United States.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Guðjón Arngrímsson (September 21, 1979). "Að selja fólk". Helgarpósturinn. Retrieved June 6, 2019 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (November 27, 2024). "Umboðsmaðurinn sérstaki sem kom með fyrstu Kananna til landsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Dick Harmon (June 13, 1982). "The "Starr of the show" waits for new curtain call". The Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gylfi Kristjánsson (September 18, 1979). "Ármenningar í vandræðum". Vísir. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ a b Gylfi Kristjánsson (October 29, 1980). ""Starrinn" er kominn". Vísir. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Bob Starr til Fram". Tíminn. December 8, 1979. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Bob Starr hættur hjá Fram". Tíminn. January 21, 1980. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Bob Starr rekinn". Tíminn. November 19, 1980. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Starr í sviðsljósinu í Borgarnesi". Vísir. November 24, 1980. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ T.R. Dowell (March 7, 1984). "Youngsters, pros alike heed court 'Starr'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
