Stewart Way Explained

Stewart Way
Birth Date:19 January 1911
Birth Place:Wayne County, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Georgetown (KY)
Coach Years1:1966–1969
Coach Team1:Marshall (assistant)
Coach Years2:1969–1971
Coach Team2:Marshall
Coach Years3:1971–1975
Coach Team3:Marshall (assistant)
Overall Record:25–24[1]

Warren Stewart Way (January 19, 1911 – May 5, 1980) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach and a longtime assistant at Marshall. While at Marshall, Way was named acting head coach in 1969 after head coach Ellis T. Johnson resigned and Marshall was subsequently suspended from the Mid-American Conference due to alleged recruiting violations. A year later he was named the school's full time head coach.[2] [3]

Way became the associate head coach at Marshall under Carl Tacy in 1971 after Way made the request to athletic director Joe McMullen.[4] Way would remain the associate head coach at Marshall until 1975 when he retired from coaching.[5] Prior to his tenure at Marshall, Way was the head coach at Ceredo-Kenova High School, Scott High School, and Huntington High School in West Virginia.[5]

Way died of cancer on May 5, 1980.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stewart Way Coaching Record. Sports-Reference.com. January 14, 2021.
  2. News: Way Talks with Coaches, Then it's off to Recruiting. The Charleston Daily Mail. March 18, 1970. 10. Newspapers.com. January 14, 2021.
  3. News: New Basketball Coach: MU Selects Way. The Raleigh Register. August 26, 1969. 8. Newspapers.com. January 14, 2021.
  4. News: Head Coach and Assistant Swap Jobs at Marshall U.. The Danville Register. August 31, 1971. 12. Newspapers.com. January 14, 2021.
  5. News: Farewell to Gentleman Stewart Way. The Charleston Daily Mail. March 4, 1975. 8. Newspapers.com. January 14, 2021.
  6. News: Obituary for W. Stewart Way. The Greenville News. May 6, 1980. 8. Newspapers.com. January 14, 2021.