Robert Emmet Hurley was born on July 31,1947 and is an American basketball coach.
15 Facts About Bob Hurley
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At the now-closed St Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, Bob Hurley amassed 26 state championships in 39 years as a coach.
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On February 2,2011, Bob Hurley became the tenth coach in high school history to win 1,000 games.
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Bob Hurley was born and raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City and grew up in St Paul parish, in an era when neighborhoods identified with their parishes, later attending St Peter's Preparatory School.
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Bob Hurley was born and raised in the Greenville section, attending St Paul the Apostle School, St Peter's Prep, and St Peter's College.
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Bob Hurley attended St Peter's College, but was cut from the varsity basketball team in his sophomore year.
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Bob Hurley produced over 150 players to Division I basketball programs, all on full scholarships.
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Bob Hurley was the coach for 28 of those teams and an assistant coach on the other two.
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Bob Hurley's teams are known for their speed, defensive intensity, and precise ball movement.
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Bob Hurley is one of just a few high school coaches to be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Bob Hurley is considered a top 10 high school basketball coach in the history of the United States.
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Bob Hurley was instrumental in the restoration of the historic Jersey City Armory to a modern sports arena.
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Currently, Coach Bob Hurley continues his mission of developing children's potential in life through the game of basketball via The Hurley Family Foundation.
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Bob Hurley arrived there after two seasons at Buffalo; before that, he was an assistant coach for Wagner and an associate head coach for Rhode Island on the staffs of his younger brother Dan.
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In 2008, when Bob Hurley's team was ranked number 1 in the nation, Dan's St Benedict's squad was ranked number 2, and only a 3-point loss kept St Benedict's from an undefeated season and a number 1 ranking of its own.