Howell Peacock

Peacock played for the Georgia men's basketball team and was team captain for the 1909–10 and 1911–12 seasons.[1] After playing on the team, Peacock became the head coach for Georgia in 1912 and coached the bulldogs for the next four seasons.[1] Peacock amassed a 30–7 record while coaching for the University of Georgia.[1]

After leaving the University of Georgia, Peacock became head coach at North Carolina while being simultaneously enrolled as a medical student there.[2] Peacock took over after the departure of Charles Doak as head coach.[2] When Doak left, many of his players also graduated, leaving Peacock to build the team mostly from scratch.[2] In order to field a full team, Peacock recruited players from all over campus by posting signs up, asking men to come and try out for the team.[2] Ten individuals showed up for try-outs and three made it onto the team.[2] The 1916–17 team barely managed to earn a winning record, but did manage to beat Virginia, which was considered a moral victory.[3] The 1916–17 team also included a future Governor of North Carolina Luther H. Hodges and General F. Carlylel Shepard.[4]

The 1917–18 team managed to win all of its home games and became one of the best teams in the South.[2] Peacock's third and final season with the Tar Heels was largely a disappointment, however, as the Tar Heels went 9–7 in the 1918–19 season.[2]

1. Powell, Adam (2005). University of North Carolina Basketball. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4150-8.
2. Rappoport, Ken (2002). Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-489-X.
3. "2008-09 North Carolina men's basketball media guide". UNC Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
4. "2008-09 Georgia men's basketball media guide".
5. "Orange County, NC - Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Part 2". usgwarchives.net.