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Richard F. Harp (March 28, 1918 – March 18, 2000) was an American college basketball coach who spent the majority of his career at the University of Kansas. He became the Kansas Jayhawks' fourth men's basketball coach in 1956. He coached for eight years until his resignation in 1964.[1] Harp's overall Kansas record was 121–82 (.596) and conference record was 63–45 (.583).

Dick Harp
Biographical details
BornMarch 28, 1918
Kansas City, Kansas
DiedMarch 18, 2000
Lawrence, Kansas
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
Playing career
1937-1940Kansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946-1948William Jewell
1949-1956Kansas (Assistant)
1956-1964Kansas
1986–1989North Carolina (Assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall121-107 (.570)
Tournaments4-2 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • NCAA Regional – Final Four (1957)
  • Big 7 regular season (1957)
  • Big 8 regular season (1960)
Awards
  • Big Eight Coach of the Year (1960)

Harp played high school basketball at Rosedale High School before being recruited by Phog Allen to play for Kansas. After gaining a wealth of knowledge as a player and assistant under Allen, Harp became the Jayhawks' head coach himself from 1956–1964. Harp compiled a 121–82 record in those eight seasons and led the Jayhawks to two conference titles (one Big Seven, one Big Eight Conference) and two NCAA tournament berths. In 1957, the Jayhawks captured the Midwest Regional and made it to the finals, only to be stopped by the University of North Carolina in a memorable 54–53 loss in triple overtime in Kansas City, Mo. Under his guidance, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Bridges achieved All-American status. Chamberlain's relationship with Harp, however, was notably poor, fueled by resentment and disappointment: Chamberlain's biographer, Robert Cherry, has speculated that Chamberlain would not have chosen to attend Kansas if he had known that Harp's predecessor, Phog Allen, was going to retire in 1956.[2][3]

Harp had served as Phog Allen's assistant for eight seasons before taking over for Allen in 1956. Prior to that Harp was head coach for two seasons at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Harp played basketball at KU, lettering from 1938–1940 and was one of the starting guards on the 1940 team that lost to Indiana University in the NCAA finals. Harp served as master sergant in the US Army for four years during World War II.[4] Harp served as the director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for 13 years after leaving the Jayhawks.[5] Harp is one of only five people to have played and coached in an NCAA title game. He served as an assistant coach from 1986–1989 at North Carolina for Dean Smith – whom he coached as a player at Kansas when he was Allen's assistant.

Coach Harp lived in Lawrence, Kansas until his death in March 2000. Harp's health had been failing for several years and he had recently fractured a hip. He died at his residence at Lawrence's Presbyterian Manor. He was survived by his wife of 56 years, Martha Sue (d. 2009), and a son, Richard Layne Harp, of Las Vegas.


Head coaching record


Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
William Jewell Cardinals (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1946–1948)
1946–47 William Jewell College 11–10
1947–48 William Jewell College 10–15
William Jewell College: 21–25 (.457)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Seven/Big Eight Conference) (1956–1964)
1956–57 Kansas 24–311–11stNCAA Runner-up
1957–58 Kansas 18–58–4T-2nd
1958–59 Kansas 11–148–6T-3rd
1959–60 Kansas 19–910–4T-1stMidwest Regional Runner-up
1960–61 Kansas 17–810–42nd
1961–62 Kansas 7–183–11T-7th
1962–63 Kansas 12–135–9T-6th
1963–64 Kansas 13–128–63rd
Kansas: 121–82 (.596)63–45 (.583)
Total:142–107 (.570)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also



References


  1. Coaches Database. "Ted Owens (born July 16, 1929)." Accessed June 26, 2019.
  2. Wilt: Larger Than Life, Robert Cherry, Triumph Books (Chicago, 2004), 47.
  3. Goudsouzian, Aram (Autumn 2005). ""Can Basketball Survive Chamberlain?"" (PDF). Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. 28: 158-163. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. "Dick Harp (1918-2000)". Coaches Database.Accessed October 14, 2022.
  5. Taylor, Kim. "Dick Harp". Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hall of Champion. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  6. "Dick Harp". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

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