Ed Melvin

Ed Melvin
Personal information
Born	(1916-02-13)February 13, 1916 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	July 30, 2004(2004-07-30) (aged 88) Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	South (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Duquesne (1938–1941)
Playing career	1946–1947
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1941	Saratoga Indians
1941–1942	New York Celtics
1946–1947	Pittsburgh Ironmen
As coach:
1947–1953	St. Bonaventure
1954–1965	Toledo
Career highlights and awards
As player: First-team All-American – MSG (1940) As coach: 3× WNYLTC championships (1950–1952)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Edward H. "Bebbers" Melvin (February 13, 1916 – July 30, 2004), born Edward H. Milkovich,^[1] was an American professional basketball player of Serbian origin.^[2]^[3] He played in the Basketball Association of America for the Pittsburgh Ironmen during the 1946–47 season.^[1]

After his playing career, Melvin coached the St. Bonavanture Bonnies and Toledo Rockets men's basketball teams between 1947 and 1965.^[4] In his 17 years as a NCAA Division I head coach, Melvin compiled an overall record of 222–179, including three consecutive conference regular season championships from 1950 to 1952.^[4]

He was a southpaw;^[5] Eddie Beachler of The Pittsburgh Press described his left-handed dribble and push-shot as "deceptive",^[6] while Dan McGibbeny of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette several years after Bebbers' retirement from playing recounted how he was "a sprightly lad with a rare ability to dribble left-handed for a full game."^[7]

He legally changed his last name from Milkovich to Melvin in late 1951.^[8]

References

1 2 "Ed Melvin NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
↑ "Pitt and Dukes Battle Again". The Pittsburgh Post. January 17, 1939. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Stephans Retains Lead In Muny Scoring". The Pittsburgh Post. January 11, 1942. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
1 2 "Ed Melvin coaching records". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
↑ "Bluffites Forced Into Overtime To Subdue Buffaloes". The Pittsburgh Post. January 3, 1940. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Iron Dukes Make Last Home Showing Against Glenville". The Pittsburgh Post. February 26, 1941. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "St. Bonaventure Coach a Champion Whether He's Milkovich or Melvin". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 29, 1952. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Sports". Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball head coaches

Richard Phelan (1919–1920)
Al Carmont (1920–1923)
Glenn Carberry (1923–1926)
Jack Flavin (1926–1927)
Fred Ostergren (1927–1928)
Mike Reilly (1928–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Anselm Krieger (1944–1946)
Harry Singleton (1946–1947)
Ed Melvin (1947–1953)
Eddie Donovan (1953–1961)
Larry Weise (1961–1973)
Jim Satalin (1973–1982)
Jim O'Brien (1982–1986)
Ron DeCarli (1986–1989)
Tom Chapman (1989–1992)
Jim Baron (1992–2001)
Jan van Breda Kolff (2001–2003)
Anthony Solomon (2003–2007)
Mark Schmidt (2007– )

Toledo Rockets men's basketball head coaches

Unknown (1915–1916)
Darrell Fox (1916–1918)
Sam Monetta (1918–1919)
Walt Hobt (1919–1920)
Darrell Fox (1920–1921)
Claude H. Watts (1921–1923)
Darrell Fox (1923–1925)
Louis Moorhead (1925–1926)
David V. Connelly (1926–1934)
Harold Anderson (1934–1942)
Burl Friddle (1942–1944)
Rollie Boldt (1944–1946)
Bill Orwig (1946–1947)
Jerry Bush (1947–1954)
Ed Melvin (1954–1965)
Bob Nichols (1965–1987)
Jay Eck (1987–1991)
Larry Gipson (1991–1996)
Stan Joplin (1996–2008)
Gene Cross (2008–2010)
Tod Kowalczyk (2010– )

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