# Howell Peacock > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howell_Peacock > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howell_Peacock.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Peacock > Source revision: 1345874105 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American college basketball coach, physician (1889–1962)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Howell Peacock | image = Howell Peacock - UNC.jpg | alt = | caption = Peacock pictured in ''Yackety yak 1918'', UNC yearbook | birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|9|11}} | birth_place = [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1962|9|8|1889|9|11}} | death_place = [Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania](/source/Bala_Cynwyd%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1908 | player_team1 = Columbus YMCA | player_years2 = 1909–1912 | player_team2 = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_men's_basketball) | player_positions = [Center](/source/Center_(basketball)) | coach_years1 = 1912–1916 | coach_team1 = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_men's_basketball) | coach_years2 = 1916–1919 | coach_team2 = [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_basketball) | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = 2 [SIAA](/source/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association) (1914, 1916) | awards = All-Southern (1910, 1912) | coaching_records = }} '''Howell Benajah Peacock''' (September 11, 1889 – September 8, 1962) was an American [basketball](/source/basketball) coach, best known for being the [head coach](/source/head_coach) of men's [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) at the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) and the [University of North Carolina](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill). ==Playing career== Peacock was captain and center for the Southern champion [1908 Columbus YMCA team](/source/1908_Columbus_YMCA_basketball_team),{{Cite web | title=Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution - Newspapers.com™ | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/172613128/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522172337/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/172613128/ | access-date=2025-08-25 | archive-date=2025-05-22}} then "the cradle of basketball in Georgia."{{Cite web | title=Article clipped from The Columbus Ledger - Newspapers.com™ | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/172436825/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250529080445/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/172436825/ | access-date=2025-08-25 | archive-date=2025-05-29}} Peacock then played for the [Georgia men's basketball team](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_men's_basketball) and was team captain for the 1909–10 and 1911–12 seasons.{{harvnb|Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide|2021|p=100}}{{cite journal |author=Mike Donahue |year=1907 |title=Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South |url=https://archive.org/details/spaldingsofficia01fish/page/54/mode/2up |journal=Spalding's Official Collegiate Basket Ball Guide |page=55}} In 1909, continuous dribbling and shots off the dribble were allowed.{{Cite web |title=NCAA Basketball Rule Change History |url=http://www.orangehoops.org/NCAA/NCAA%20Rule%20Changes.htm |accessdate=15 April 2023}} The [1909 Georgia team](/source/1908%E2%80%9309_Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball_team) did not lose a game against [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association](/source/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association) (SIAA) opponents. He also played with the Athens YMCA club in 1912 and according to sportswriter [Dick Jemison](/source/Dick_Jemison) was "by far the best [center](/source/Center_(basketball)) that ever stepped on a Southern floor".{{cite web |date=February 19, 1912 |title=Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution - Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/172415852/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=newspapers.com |page=7}} He stood just 5 feet 10 inches. ==Coaching at Georgia== After playing on the team, cbecame the head coach for Georgia in 1912 and coached the bulldogs for the next four seasons.{{harvnb|Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide|2021|p=101}} Peacock amassed a 30–7 record while coaching for the University of Georgia.{{harvnb|Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide|2021|p=154}} The [1914 team](/source/1913%E2%80%9314_Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball_team) won the SIAA and featured Howell's brother Albert Peacock at forward. ==Coaching at North Carolina== After leaving the University of Georgia, Peacock became head coach at [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_basketball) while being simultaneously enrolled as a medical student there.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} Peacock took over after the departure of [Charles Doak](/source/Charles_Doak) as head coach.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} When Doak left, many of his players also graduated, leaving Peacock to build the team mostly from scratch.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} In order to field a full team, Peacock recruited players from all over campus by posting signs up, asking men to come and try out for the team.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} Ten individuals showed up for try-outs and three made it onto the team.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} The 1916–17 team barely managed to earn a winning record, but did manage to beat [Virginia](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_men's_basketball), which was considered a moral victory.{{harvnb|Rappoport|2002|p=2}} The 1916–17 team also included a future [Governor of North Carolina](/source/Governor_of_North_Carolina) [Luther H. Hodges](/source/Luther_H._Hodges) and General F. Carlylel Shepard.{{harvnb|Rappoport|2002|p=6}} The 1917–18 team managed to win all of its home games and became one of the best teams in the South.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} Peacock's third and final season with the Tar Heels was largely a disappointment, however, as the Tar Heels went 9–7 in the 1918–19 season.{{harvnb|Powell|2005|p=12}} ==Medical career and death== Howell graduated from [Jefferson Medical College](/source/Jefferson_Medical_College) in Philadelphia. He practiced medicine at the [Pennsylvania Hospital](/source/Pennsylvania_Hospital) and the Benjamin Franklin Clinic, both located in Philadelphia.{{cite news |author= |title=Howell Peacock, Ex-Georgia, To Be Buried |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-obituary-for-howell/194379189/ |newspaper=[The Atlanta Journal](/source/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution) |location=[Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta) |date=September 10, 1962 |page=35 |access-date=March 28, 2026 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }} Howell died on September 8, 1962, at his home in [Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania](/source/Bala_Cynwyd%2C_Pennsylvania).{{cite news |author= |title=Dr. Howell Peacock Dies In Philadelphia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-obituary-for-howell-b-p/194379222/ |newspaper=[The Columbus Enquirer](/source/Ledger-Enquirer) |location=[Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia) |date=September 10, 1962 |page=2 |access-date=March 28, 2026 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }} ==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Georgia Bulldogs](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball) | conference = [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association](/source/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association) | startyear = 1912 | endyear = 1916 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [1912–13](/source/1912%E2%80%9313_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = [Georgia](/source/1912%E2%80%9313_Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball_team) | overall = 10–1 | conference = 7–0 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = [1913–14](/source/1913%E2%80%9314_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = [Georgia](/source/1913%E2%80%9314_Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball_team) | overall = 9–1 | conference = 5–0 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [1914–15](/source/1914%E2%80%9315_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = [Georgia](/source/1914%E2%80%9315_Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball_team) | overall = 4–3 | conference = 2–2 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = [1915–16](/source/1915%E2%80%9316_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = [Georgia](/source/1915%E2%80%9316_Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball_team) | overall = 7–2 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Georgia | overall = 30–7 | confrecord = 16–2 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [North Carolina Tar Heels](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_basketball) | conference = Independent | startyear = 1916 | endyear = 1919 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [1916–17](/source/1916%E2%80%9317_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = North Carolina | overall = 5–4 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [1917–18](/source/1917%E2%80%9318_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = North Carolina | overall = 9–3 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [1918–19](/source/1918%E2%80%9319_NCAA_men's_basketball_season) | name = North Carolina | overall = 9–7 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = North Carolina | overall = 23–14 | confrecord = }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = 53–21 | legend = no }} ==Sources== # {{Cite book|title=University of North Carolina Basketball|first=Adam|last=Powell|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2005|isbn=0-7385-4150-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YhGeDCjS7wC}} # {{Cite book|title=Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room|first=Ken|last=Rappoport|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|year=2002|isbn=1-58261-489-X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHcMGVwNzgkC&q=Charles+Doak+basketball}} # {{Cite web|title=2008-09 North Carolina men's basketball media guide|publisher=UNC Athletic Communications|url=http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100708aab.html|access-date=October 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917024418/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100708aab.html|archive-date=September 17, 2009|url-status=dead}} # {{Cite web|title=Dawgs Basketball 2021–22 Media Guide|url=https://issuu.com/georgiadogs/docs/2021_22_mbb_media_guide |publisher=[University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) |year=2021 |ref={{sfnref|Georgia Bulldogs Media Guide|2021}}}} # {{Cite web|title=Orange County, NC - Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Part 2 |publisher= usgwarchives.net |url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/cemeteries/chap002.txt}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Find a Grave}} {{Georgia Bulldogs basketball coach navbox}} {{North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Peacock, Howard}} Category:1889 births Category:1962 deaths Category:20th-century American medical doctors Category:American men's basketball coaches Category:American men's basketball players Category:Georgia Bulldogs basketball coaches Category:Georgia Bulldogs basketball players Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coaches Category:Jefferson Medical College alumni Category:People from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Category:Basketball players from Columbus, Georgia Category:Medical doctors from Philadelphia Category:Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howell Peacock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Peacock) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Peacock?action=history)). 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