Lester Habegger was the general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1983 to 1985.
14 Facts About Les Habegger
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Les Habegger continued his assistant coaching experience with the Washington Huskies in 1990.
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Outside of the United States, Les Habegger coached in Germany from 1987 to 1990.
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Les Habegger was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Les Habegger was born in Berne, Indiana on November 13,1924.
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Les Habegger lived with the Amish and had nine siblings.
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Les Habegger worked with the 274th Infantry Regiment as a combat medic during the 1940s.
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Outside of the NCAA, Les Habegger began working in the NBA as an assistant coach for the Seattle SuperSonics in 1977.
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Les Habegger was promoted to general manager of the SuperSonics in 1983 and remained as GM until 1985.
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Les Habegger remained with the SuperSonics until 1986 and joined the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach the following year.
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From 1987 to 1990, Les Habegger was a coach in Germany as part of the Basketball Bundesliga league.
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That year, Les Habegger went to the Washington Huskies to become an assistant basketball coach.
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Les Habegger died on July 6,2017, in Spokane, Washington.
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Les Habegger entered the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.