H. Lester Hooker | |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1921 |
Birth Place: | Stuart, Virginia, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Basketball |
Player Years2: | 1941–1943 |
Player Team2: | William & Mary |
Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
Coach Years2: | 1951–1952 |
Coach Team2: | William & Mary |
Coach Years3: | 1952–1963 |
Coach Team3: | Richmond |
Coach Sport4: | Baseball |
Coach Years5: | 1952 |
Coach Team5: | William & Mary |
Coach Years6: | 1966–1970 |
Coach Team6: | William & Mary |
Admin Years1: | 1963–1971 |
Admin Team1: | William & Mary |
Overall Record: | 162–155 (basketball) 91–79 (baseball) |
Henry Lester Hooker Jr. (July 17, 1921 – May 13, 1999) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) from 1951 to 1952 and at University of Richmond from 1952 to 1963. He returned to William & Mary in 1963 to serve as athletic director.
In college, Hooker played basketball and baseball at William & Mary. Hooker was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and is also a member of the William & Mary and University of Richmond Athletics Halls of Fame.
Hooker was the son of Henry Lester Hooker, a W&M graduate and judge. His son, Henry Lester Hooker III, played football and baseball at W&M and later worked as a college football coach.[1]