Pamphlet, certificate and letters of Everett N. Case. The pamphlet, The New Pressure Game in Basketball, contains 26 pages of instructions and diagrams that explain how to have a successful team. It also includes conclusions from Case's master thesis, An Analysis of the Effects of Various Factors on Accuracy of Shooting Free Throws ...
MorePamphlet, certificate and letters of Everett N. Case. The pamphlet, The New Pressure Game in Basketball, contains 26 pages of instructions and diagrams that explain how to have a successful team. It also includes conclusions from Case's master thesis, An Analysis of the Effects of Various Factors on Accuracy of Shooting Free Throws in Basketball. Ther certificate, 17 August 1946, is a Certificate of Satisfactory Service on active duty in the United States Navy during World War II. One letter, 11 July 1946, from A. W. Radford, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air), to Case commends Case for his superb performance of duty while serving in the Naval Flight Preparatory School, Depauw University. The other letter, 25 August 1944, from Clide E. Wildman, President of Depauw University, to Case, expresses appreciation for Case's work on the DePauw campus and wishes him luck and success in the Navy. Everett N. Case (1900-1966) was the head basketball coach at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1946 to 1964. During these 18 years, his teams won 379 games, including ten conference championships. In 1949, Case founded the Dixie Classic Tournament. He received his B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Wisconsin (1923) and his Master's degree from the University of Southern California (1934). Case was also a highly successful high school basketball coach in his native Indiana. He was a coach and athletic director in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946, discharged with the rank of Commander.
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