Jim Marking (April 26, 1927 – January 19, 2013) was an American professional coach, best known for his career at

South Dakota State South Dakota State University is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually ...

Coaching career

High school coaching

A year after Marking graduated from Parkston High School in 1945, he was forced out of the American Navy in August, 1946 and joined

South Dakota State College South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...

. Meanwhile, stationed at South Dakota College, he coached at Bruce High School and won the High School Championship in 1954. In 1957, Marking moved his success at Watertown High School and again won the High School Championship.

College coaching

He began a professional coaching career at South Dakota and continued his career for 14 years (1960 - 1974) and he won 73.8 percent in his full basketball career.

Personal life

Born in

Parkston, South Dakota Parkston is a city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 census. As of 2022, Adam Doering is the city's current mayor. History The city was named for R. S. Parke, a landowner. Parkston was f ...

,In Memory of Jim Marking -- Eidsness Funeral Home, Brookings, SD
Retrieved 2018-11-12. Marking lived in

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and is survived by his sister, five children, eight grandchildren, five-great grandchildren and his wife Carola Koehn-Marking.

References

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