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Warren Stewart Way (January 19, 1911 – May 5, 1980) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach and a longtime assistant at Marshall. While at Marshall, Way was named acting head coach in 1969 after head coach Ellis T. Johnson resigned and Marshall was subsequently suspended from the Mid-American Conference due to alleged recruiting violations. A year later he was named the school's full time head coach.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1911 Wayne County, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 1980 (aged 69) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown (KY) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1969 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 1969–1971 | Marshall |
| 1971–1975 | Marshall (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–24[1] |
Way became the associate head coach at Marshall under Carl Tacy in 1971 after Way made the request to athletic director Joe McMullen.[4] Way would remain the associate head coach at Marshall until 1975 when he retired from coaching.[5] Prior to his tenure at Marshall, Way was the head coach at Ceredo-Kenova High School, Scott High School, and Huntington High School in West Virginia.[5]
Way died of cancer on May 5, 1980.[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1969–1971) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Marshall | 9–14 | |||||||
| 1970–71 | Marshall | 16–10 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 25–24 (.510) | ||||||||
| Total: | 25–24 (.510) | ||||||||
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