Bill Blakeley
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Billie Buie Blakeley also known as William and Billy, was an American
basketball
coach at the interscholastic, intercollegiate
, and professional levels.
Mean Green Basketball
Notable athletes who started for Blakeley but were recruited by Gene Robbin's during his tenure (year recruited)
Notable athletes recruited during Blakeley's tenure (year recruited)
— an American Basketball Association
team (now the San Antonio Spurs
of the NBA)
1958–1966 — Head high school basketball coach at St. Mark's of Texas
1956–1957 — Head basketball coach for most of the season at Blackwell High School
, on September 2, 1955, during his senior year (her junior year) while both attending Abilene Christian University
. Blakeley is a graduate of A&M Consolidated High School
in College Station, Texas
, and had attended two years at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas
. Bill and Rosemary have three children:
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basketball
Basketball
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coach at the interscholastic, intercollegiate
College basketball
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, and professional levels.
Intercollegiate basketball: NCAA Division I
1975-76 to 1982-83 — Head coach at the University of North TexasUniversity of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
Mean Green Basketball
North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
The North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represents the University of North Texas in NCAA Division I college basketball, competing as a member of the Sun Belt Conference....
- March 18, 1975, the sports media announced that Athletic Director Hayden FryHayden FryJohn Hayden Fry is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Southern Methodist University , North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas , and the University of Iowa , compiling a career college football record of 232–178–10...
had named Blakeley as the new Head Coach for Men's Basketball at North Texas. The media reported it 10 days after Gene Robbins had resigned the position. - With an overall 134-85 coaching record, as of 2010, Blakeley holds the third most wins and the fourth highest winning percentage of any men's basketball coach in North Texas history. None of five head coaches who have succeeded him (through 2010) have surpassed his overall winning percentage; though, Johnny Jones, the current head coach, surpassed his overall win record on December 31, 2009, with a win over the University of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock , is a public research university located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, and the second largest university by enrollment in the state of Arkansas....
. Pete Shands (Henry Gilchrist Shands; b 1899; d 1983), who coached North Texas Men's Basketball from 1935 to 1959, has the most wins with 217 over 22 seasons. - Blakeley also holds the all-time North Texas record for reaching 100 wins the fastest, reaching it in his 6th season (1980–81).
- Blakelely coached three consecutive 20-win seasons: 1975-76 (22-4); 1976-77 (21-6); 1977-78 (22-6)
- North Texas achieved its first and, as of 2010, only top 20 national ranking. The Associated Press Men's Basketball Poll ranked North Texas 20th on February 3, 1976, and 20th on February 10, 1976.
- Blakeley established a tradition of draping a cloth sign on the back of his chair at court-side. During his first season, his sign read read DON'T EXPECT MIRACLES. The next year it read WILL MIRACLES NEVER CEASE? Another year it read UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
- When he was hired, he told the media that, to beat North Texas, opponents will have to score at least 90 points. In his first season, he proceeded to turnaround a team that was 6-20 in 1975, to 22-4 in 1976, averaging 96 points a game, the second highest in the nation. But the Eagles were invited neither to the NCAA tournamentNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
nor the NITNational Invitation TournamentThe National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
. Frustrated over the politics involved in getting invited to the NCAA TournamentNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
, Blakeley conceded the only concrete argument the NCAA held against North Texas was that six of its games from the 1975-76 season were with teams outside of Division I; so, for the 1976-77 season, Blakeley beefed-up the schedule by dropping all non-Division I teams. - In November 1976, Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
declared, "The Eagles can fly; there is not a player on the team who can't dunk." "Junior-college transfer Charles McMillian, a 6'3" forward with a 22.5-point average, can perform a 42-inch vertical jump." - As of 2010, four players under Blakeley were among the North Texas Top 20 All-Time career scorers and the "North Texas 1000 Point Club."
- In 1991, the NCAA published an article that nationally ranked the top 38 most improved year-over-year team records since 1974 (the first year the history was compiled). Two teams tied for the most improved at 16-1/2 games. The third most improved team, at 16 games, was North Texas during Blakeley's first season (1975–76), finishing with a 22-4 record, verses 6-20 from the previous year. He accomplished his first-year feat with only one player added to the previous year's squad. As of 2010, the 16-game year-over-year improvement stands as a North Texas record dating back to the 1957-58 season. Blakeley also holds the biggest drop in year-over-year season wins of minus 11 games: his fourth season (1978–79) with a record of 11-16.
- Blakeley hired Jimmy Gales, who served as assistant coach from 1975-76 to 1982-83 and kept Billy TubbsBilly TubbsBilly Tubbs is a former men's college basketball coach. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native has been the head coach of his alma mater Lamar University , the University of Oklahoma and Texas Christian University .Tubbs was known for his high scoring offense and full-court press defense.Tubbs achieved many...
, who had been an assistant coach at North Texas since the 1973-74 season. After his first season coaching with Blakeley, Tubbs won the head coaching job at Lamar UniversityLamar UniversityLamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
(1976-77 year). Blakeley hired Jim Moffitt in March 1976 to replace Tubbs. Gales went on to serve as the head coach of Mean Green basketball for seven seasons: 1986-87 to 1992-93. Gales' teams won a total of 84 games during his tenure as head coach, a total that ranks third-best in school history (as of 2010). Gales led the Mean Green men's team to its first ever NCAA TournamentNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
in 1988. As of 2010, the Mean Green since advanced twice to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 and 2010, both under Head Coach Johnny Jones. Gales, like Blakeley, was induced into the North Texas Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. - Blakeley and Gales might own the distinction of being the only North Texas Hall of Famers who were also fired by North Texas.
| 1000 Point Club During Blakeley's Tenure at North Texas | |||||
| Rank (as of 2010) | Years | Player | Career Points | ||
| Kenneth Lyons Kenneth Lyons Kenneth Lyons is a retired American basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career at North Texas State University between 1979–80 and 1982–83... † |
4 | 1975–1978 | Fred Mitchell | 1538 | |
| 15 | 1978–1979 | Jon Manning | 1090 | ||
| † Lyons, as of 2010, holds the UNT record for most points in a game: 47 pts (vs. Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The school competes in the Western Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston,... , Mar 10, 1983) As of 2010, Lyons is one of few players NCAA history to have an excess of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career |
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- As an independent under Blakeley, North Texas had no conference tournament that entitled a winner an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships. North Texas had difficultly scheduling games with conference schools that did, including teams from the Southwest Conference, particularly nearby rival SMUSMU MustangsThe SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA. In 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA, and left the Western Athletic Conference...
, which, separated by 35 miles, offered strong attendance possibilities on a home-and-home basis. In 1976, Ken Wilson, then a sports writer for the Denton Record-ChronicleDenton Record-ChronicleThe Denton Record-Chronicle is the official newspaper for the city of Denton, Texas and Denton County since 1899.William Edwards consolidated the Denton Chronicle and the Denton County Record , as a weekly newspaper. It wasn't until August 3, 1903 that the paper was published daily...
, surveyed schools from the Southwest, Big 8Big Eight ConferenceThe Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...
, Big 10, and SoutheasternSoutheastern ConferenceThe Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Conferences and major independents. Most schools were not interested in scheduling North Texas basketball. They, according to Wilson, wanted giveaway games. North Texas, for the 1976 and 1977 seasons, was not a giveaway school. Wilson also inferred that SMU and TCUTCU Horned FrogsThe TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs...
felt that they would gain little by beating North Texas, but might suffer in recruiting if they lost. - In the spring of 1977, a time when North Texas was vying for membership in the Southwest Conference, then SMU Coach Sonny Allen, expressed disinterest in scheduling North Texas, killing the basketball home-and-home series.
- SMU was also grappling with the likelihood of losing to a strong North Texas Football team coached by Hayden FryHayden FryJohn Hayden Fry is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Southern Methodist University , North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas , and the University of Iowa , compiling a career college football record of 232–178–10...
, who SMU had fired and North Texas had hired in December 1972. After two close encounters with the Mean Green (7-6 in 1974 and 38-31 in 1976), SMU lost 24-13 in 1977, ending a 45-year drought. SMU Football Coach Ron MeyerRon Meyer-References:...
told the press after that game, “Their athletic program, at least in football and basketball, can compare with anyone in the country.” “I haven’t really considered North Texas being in the [Southwest] conference, because I don’t have a vote,” Meyer continued, “but I would be concerned with having only three non-conference games.” Fry had resumed the football series with SMU in 1974. Until then, the teams had not met since 1942.North Texas Game, Season, and Career Rebound Record as of 2010 Years Player Game Season Career Ken Williams Ken Williams (basketball)Ken Williams is a retired American basketball player who is best known for leading NCAA Division I in rebounding as a senior in 1977–78. That season, he averaged 14.7 rebounds per game in 28 games...Williams led the nation in rebounding in 1977–78
Notable athletes who started for Blakeley but were recruited by Gene Robbin's during his tenure (year recruited)
Notable athletes recruited during Blakeley's tenure (year recruited)
| Blakeley's Win-Loss Record at North Texas | ||||
| Season | Conference | Wins | Losses | |
| 1976–1977 | Independent | 21 | 6 | |
| 1978–1979 | Independent | 11 | 16 | |
| 1980–1981 | Independent | 15 | 12 | |
| 1982–1983 | Southland Southland Conference The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision... |
15 | 15 | |
| Total | 134 | 85 | ||
Intercollegiate basketball: NJCAA Division I
1967–1970 — Head Men's Basketball Coach Christian College of the Southwest Trojans- Blakeley's 1968 team (CCSW's first year of varsity basketball), which included standout athlete Joe HamiltonJoe Hamilton (basketball)Joe Hamilton was an American basketball player.Hamilton played high school basketball at Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He later played college basketball at the University of North Texas....
(who later played for the University of North Texas; and, as of 2010, is the 14th highest career scorer with 1092 points over only two seasons), won the NJCAA Region 5 Tournament, earning the NJCAA Division I team an invitation to the National JUCO Championship in Hutchinson, KansasHutchinson, KansasHutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch"...
. - In recruiting, Blakeley talked Joe Hamilton out of KentuckyKentucky WildcatsThe Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
and "put his name in lights" [at CCSW]. - CCSW achieved a #1 ranking in the National Junior College Athletic AssociationNational Junior College Athletic AssociationThe National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
poll during its 1970-71 season. - During his 6-year tenure, his teams never lost 2 games in a row.
- His overall win-loss record was 125-24.
- Due to financial stress, CCSW dropped basketball after its 1969-70 season.
Professional basketball: ABA
1970-1971 season — Head coach the Dallas ChaparralsDallas Chaparrals
The Dallas Chaparrals were a charter member of the American Basketball Association, later becoming the San Antonio Spurs and joining the NBA.The team suffered from poor attendance and general disinterest in Dallas...
— an American Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...
team (now the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
of the NBA)
- April 6, 1970 — The Dallas Chaparrals hired Blakeley, naming him Business Manager. The team also put him in charge of Player Relations and Recruiting, made him a designated assistant coach, and assistant to General Manager Max Williams.
- November 1970 — Williams resigned as coach and Bill Blakeley is named as his replacement
Interscholastic sports: High School
1957–1958 — Assistant high school basketball coach at St. Mark's of Texas1958–1966 — Head high school basketball coach at St. Mark's of Texas
- Blakeley won four State Championships
- Blakeley also was head tennis coach compiling an unprecedented record of 203-2 over 9 seasons.
| Blakeley's Win-Loss Record at St. Mark's of Texas as Assistant Basketball Coach (Mose Hale, Head) | |||||
| Season | Conference | Wins | Losses | ||
| 1957–1958 | Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
17 | 9 | ||
| Blakeley's Win-Loss Record at St. Mark's of Texas as Head Basketball Coach | |||||
| Season | Conference | Wins | Losses | ||
| 1958–1959 | Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
21 | 9 | ||
| Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
1960–1961 | Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
22 | 15 | |
| Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
1962–1963 | Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
18 | 19 | |
| Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
1964–1965 | Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
27 | 9 | |
| 1965–1966 | Southwest Prep Conference Southwest Preparatory Conference The Southwest Preparatory Conference is an athletic conference for certain private high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It is composed of the following schools:*All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas*Casady School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... |
33 | 1 | ||
| Total (as head coach) | 198 | 80 | |||
1956–1957 — Head basketball coach for most of the season at Blackwell High School
Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District
Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Blackwell, Texas .The district serves southeastern Nolan County, southwestern Taylor County, and a small portion of northeastern Coke County....
- Blakeley resigned January 18, 1957.
Post coaching career: Player Agent
In 1984 Blakeley stepped out of coaching after 31 years and was named President of Talent Sports International Inc. (the firm is inactive), a sports agency founded in 1984 by his son, Robin Buie Blakeley.- As President, Blakeley became a certified sports agent (certified through the National Basketball Players Association), working exclusively with basketball players.
- Blakeley first identified himself as a Player Agent when, in 1970, he helped Joe HamiltonJoe Hamilton (basketball)Joe Hamilton was an American basketball player.Hamilton played high school basketball at Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He later played college basketball at the University of North Texas....
negotiate a contract with the Dallas Chaparrals. - He has represented NBA stars that include Karl MaloneKarl MaloneKarl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
, Joe DumarsJoe DumarsJoe Dumars III , nicknamed Joe D, is a retired American basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons' President of Basketball Operations....
, Will PerdueWill PerdueWilliam Edward Perdue is a retired American NBA basketball player who won four NBA Championships. Perdue is now an ESPN basketball commentator and analyst.Perdue attended Merritt Island High School, Merritt Island, Florida...
, Spud WebbSpud WebbAnthony Jerome Webb , also known as Spud Webb, is a retired American NBA professional basketball point guard most notable for winning a slam dunk contest despite being one of the shortest NBA players in the history of the league...
, Mookie BlaylockMookie BlaylockDaron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock , is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent 13 years in the NBA with three teams.-Professional career:...
, Oliver MillerOliver MillerOliver J. Miller is an American former professional basketball player.-Career:After graduating from the University of Arkansas, Miller, who is known as "The Big O" because of his large size , was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 22nd overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft...
, Akeem Olajuwon, and Randy WhiteRandy White (basketball)Randy White is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8", 240 pound power forward, White was a star at Louisiana Tech University, where he averaged 21.2 points and 10.5 rebounds as a senior and earned the nicknames "Mailman II" and "Mailkid"...
. Other players include Tom Sewell (the first player he signed, in 1984) and Andrae PattersonAndrae PattersonAndrae Malone Patterson is an American professional basketball player who last played with Egaleo AO in the Greek A1 League...
. - Blakeley later became a partner with Casterline, Vines, McElroy, Blakeley and Nalley of Dallas, a partnership that included Cecil W. Casterline III, Scott Casterline, Vic Vines, W. Vann McElroy, and Jeff Nalley (the firm is inactive).
Honors
- 1976 — Texas Association of Basketball Coaches "Coach of the Year"
- 1976 — Texas Sportswriters Association "Coach of the Year for Winter Sports" (July 17, 1976)
- 1977 — Texas Sportswriters Association "College Coach of the Year for Winter Sports" (March 8, 1977)
- 1993 — Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene Christian UniversityAbilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute...
(his alma mater) Sports Hall-of-Fame; during his junior year (1955–56), at forward, Blakelely was the team co-captain with Bill McGregory (center) - 2002 — University of North TexasUniversity of North TexasThe University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
Athletic Hall-of-Fame
Family
Born to John (Jack) Buie Blakeley and Levi Lucile Blakeley ( Williams), Bill Blakeley married Rosemary Harlow (b 1935) in Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, on September 2, 1955, during his senior year (her junior year) while both attending Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute...
. Blakeley is a graduate of A&M Consolidated High School
A&M Consolidated High School
A&M Consolidated High School is a four-year public high school consisting of grades 9–12 located in College Station, Texas and is part of the College Station Independent School District.The family housing of Texas A&M University is zoned to this school....
in College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
, and had attended two years at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas
Bryan, Texas
Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,201. It is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley . It shares its border with the city of College Station, which lies to its south...
. Bill and Rosemary have three children:
- Robin Buie Blakeley (b. 1956, Dallas County, TexasDallas County, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
) - Julie Rose Blakeley (b. 1958, Dallas County, TexasDallas County, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
), now married to William Steven Cannon - Jeffrey Buie Blakeley (b. 1961, Dallas County, TexasDallas County, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
)
External links
- BasketballReference.com: Bill Blakeley
- 2009-10 North Texas Men's Basketball Fact & Records Book
- Coach Gene Robbins, Blakeley's predecessor at UNT, June 2009 inductee to the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
- http://durantdemocrat.com/bookmark/2612416Gene Robbins article by Beau Simmons: Another Hall of Fame on the way for Robbins, The Durant Daily DemocratThe Durant Daily DemocratThe Durant Daily Democrat is a daily newspaper located in the city of Durant, Oklahoma. The Durant Daily Democrat serves all of Bryan County and parts of other South Central Oklahoma counties.-History:...
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