George Fisher (basketball coach)

George D. Fisher (July 9, 1924 – December 20, 2014) was an American college basketball coach and athletic administrator at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Fisher, a native of Greenbrier, Tennessee, also attended Austin Peay and played baseball, basketball and football at the school. In 1962, he was named head basketball coach at his alma mater, where he shepherded the program into Division I status and coached the first African-American player in school history.^[1][2]

George Fisher

Biographical details
Born	(1924-07-09)July 9, 1924 Greenbrier, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	December 20, 2014(2014-12-20) (aged 90) Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1945–1948	Austin Peay
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1971	Austin Peay
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–1977	Austin Peay
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
French League Best Coach (1987) OVC Coach of the Year (1967)

Following the close of his coaching career, Fisher became the Athletic director at the school and served in this capacity until 1977.^[3]