Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)
Justin McCarthy "Sam" Barry (December 17, 1892 – September 23, 1950) was an American collegiate coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports. He remains one of only three coaches to lead teams to both the Final Four and the College World Series. Barry, and four of his USC players (Jack Gardner, Alex Hannum, Tex Winter and Bill Sharman), have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches; Sharman was also inducted as a player.
1892Dec, 17
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Events on 1892
- 28May
Sierra Club
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club. - 6Jul
Homestead Strike
Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded. - 7Jul
Philippine Revolution
The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution. - 8Jul
Great Fire of 1892
St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892. - 9Aug
Telegraphy
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.