About
Hall of Fame basketball coach who became part of an exclusive group of NCAA basketball coaches to record over 800 games; had his most successful runs as coach of Arkansas from 1974 to 1985, Kentucky from 1985 to 1989 and Oklahoma State from 1990 to 2006.
Before Fame
He played basketball at Oklahoma State.
Trivia
He was a two-time AP National Coach of the Year, in 1978 with Arkansas and in 1986 with Kentucky.
Family Life
He raised three sons named Sean, Scott, and Steve. Sean served as head coach of Oklahoma State after Eddie stepped down.
Associated With
Henry Iba was his coach when he played college basketball at Oklahoma State.
