Gary Hudson | |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1949 |
Birth Place: | McCook, Nebraska |
Death Place: | Shawnee, Oklahoma |
Alma Mater: | Augustana University |
Coach Years1: | 1982–83 |
Coach Team1: | Oklahoma Baptist (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1983–89 |
Coach Team2: | St. Gregory's |
Coach Years3: | 1989–90 |
Coach Team3: | Oregon State (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1990–93 |
Coach Team4: | Oklahoma |
Overall Record: | 39–45 (senior college) |
Gary Hudson (August 29, 1949 − February 1, 2009) is a former basketball coach. He was the sixth head coach of the University of Oklahoma women's basketball program. While at Oklahoma, the program had a 39–45 record. Hudson was the first coach following the reinstatement of the women's basketball program at Oklahoma. Following his tenure at Oklahoma, he coached at Shawnee High School for five years before retiring for health reasons. Before coaching, Hudson played college football at the University of Wyoming for one year before transferring to Augustana College. He also played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins organizations before he started his coaching career which included stops at Oklahoma Baptist University, St. Gregory's University, and as an assistant coach at Oregon State University.[1]