Best ISU Coach of All Time?

[cstrunk]

Who do you think is the best coach that Iowa State has ever had, in any sport?

I would probably give the nod to Bill Fennelly, given how he has built our women's basketball program up from nothing into a seemingly perennial NCAA participant. I really think this coming year will be a great one for the Twister Sisters. :notworthy:

 

[SuperCy]

Harold Nichols

 

[illinoiscyclone]

big bobby d.

 

[Todd]

Harold Nichols...and its not even close.

 

[SuperCy]

big bobby d.

I think I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you on that.

 

[cycloneG]

Al Murdoch

 

[cybsball20]

Fenelly is definately on the short list. Who was the Men's Gymnastics coach that won 3-4 National Championships?

 

[kurecabinboy]

Wrestling coach Harold Nichols. End thread here.
The Iowa Stater, May 1997

 

[PGreen ISU '92]

Here’s my Top 5: Harold Nichols #1, Bill Fennelly #2, Johnny Orr #3, Johnny Majors #4, Tim Floyd #5.

 

[kurecabinboy]

Harold Nichols...and its not even close.

Exactly. Is this really debatable?

 

[brianhos]

Dan Mccarney! No doubt about it.

 

[chuckd4735]

Wayne Morgan, no contest.

 

[Jack34]

Wayne Morgan, no contest.

Love it. I'm w/ this guy.

 

[mj4cy]

Jim Walden......? hahaha

 

[drlove]

Here’s my Top 5: Harold Nichols #1, Bill Fennelly #2, Johnny Orr #3, Johnny Majors #4, Tim Floyd #5.

"Hi Ed" the Gymnastics Coach
Harold Nichols
Bill Bergan
Frank McGuire
Tim Floyd

 

[Palmer]

Here’s my Top 5: Harold Nichols #1, Bill Fennelly #2, Johnny Orr #3, Johnny Majors #4, Tim Floyd #5.

looks spot-on to me.

 

[yCy]

No doubt about it, Harold Nichols.

 

[DavClone]

You would have to put Larry E up there for the amount of success he had in a short period of time. Too bad it had to end the way it did.

Bill Bergan put Iowa State on the track and field map. 25 Big 8 titles and two national championships. Pretty impressive for a school in the upper Midwest.

 

[SuperCy]

You would have to put Larry E up there for the amount of success he had in a short period of time. Too bad it had to end the way it did.

Here we go again. :arghh:

 

[Dryburn]

As far as major sports, I would have to go with Harold Nichols. Second choice would probably be Johnny Orr.

In minor sports, even though it is not there any more, one of our best-known and most successful coaches was Ed Gagnier in Men's Gymnastics. His teams were pretty dominant back then. 8 Big Eight Titles, 3 national titles, 53 All-Americans. Not bad.