Jim Marking
Jim Marking (April 26, 1927 – January 19, 2013) was an American professional coach, best known for his career at South Dakota State.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]High school coaching
[edit | edit source]A year after Marking graduated from Parkston High School in 1945, he was forced out of the American Navy in August, 1946 and joined South Dakota State College. Meanwhile, stationed at South Dakota College, he coached at Bruce High School and won the High School Championship in 1954. In 1957, Marking moved his success at Watertown High School and again won the High School Championship.
College coaching
[edit | edit source]He began a professional coaching career at South Dakota and continued his career for 14 years (1960 - 1974) and he won 73.8 percent in his full basketball career.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Born in Parkston, South Dakota,[2] Marking lived in Brookings, South Dakota[2] and is survived by his sister, five children, eight grandchildren, five-great grandchildren and his wife Carola Koehn-Marking.[3]
References
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- ^ a b In Memory of Jim Marking -- Eidsness Funeral Home, Brookings, SD Retrieved 2018-11-12.
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- 1927 births
- 2013 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from South Dakota
- Basketball players from South Dakota
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Brookings, South Dakota
- People from Parkston, South Dakota
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball coaches
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen