Royner Greene | |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1905 |
Death Place: | Crystal Lake, Illinois, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Basketball |
Player Years2: | 1926–1929 |
Player Team2: | Illinois |
Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
Coach Years2: | 1946–1959 |
Coach Team2: | Cornell |
Coach Years3: | 1960–1967 |
Coach Team3: | North Park |
Coach Sport4: | Baseball |
Coach Years5: | 1949–1956 |
Coach Team5: | Cornell |
Coach Years6: | 1967–1969 |
Coach Team6: | North Park |
Overall Record: | 232–216 (basketball) 102–93–3 (baseball) |
Tournament Record: | Basketball 0–2 (NCAA) |
Championships: | Basketball EIBL (1954) |
Royner C. Greene (May 2, 1905 – February 4, 1979) was a college men's basketball and baseball coach. He was the head coach of Cornell from 1946 to 1959. He coached Cornell to a 165–143 record, winning one Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League championship and one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as a high school coach prior to and after his time at Cornell.[1]