Lon Jourdet

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BornSeptember 12, 1888[1]
Frenchtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 1959 (aged 70)
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1910–1912Penn (football)
1910–1913Penn (basketball)
Lon Jourdet
Biographical details
BornSeptember 12, 1888[1]
Frenchtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 1959 (aged 70)
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1910–1912Penn (football)
1910–1913Penn (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1914–1920Penn
1930–1943Penn
Head coaching record
Overall226–143 (.612)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Helms National (1920)
EIBL (1916, 1918–1920, 1934–1935, 1937)
Awards
College football All-American (1912)

Lon Walter Jourdet (September 12, 1888 – August 31, 1959) was the head men's basketball coach for the University of Pennsylvania from 1914–1920 and then again from 1930–1943.

As a student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania, Jourdet played on the football and basketball teams. He lettered in basketball from 1910–11 to 1912–13, while in football he lettered from 1910 to 1912. As a senior during the 1912 season, Jourdet was named a football All-American.

Coaching career

Death

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