Julius Leon "Jule" Rivlin (February 2, 1917 – September 23, 2002) was a college men's basketball coach and

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player. He was the head coach of

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from 1955 to 1963. He coached Marshall to a 100-88 record, winning one

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championship and making one NCAA tournament appearance. Rivlin played college basketball at Marshall before playing three seasons in the National Basketball League for the

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and the

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, with a break for service in World War II at Fort Warren, Wyoming. Prior to the war, Jules played semi-pro basketball for the Clarksburg (West Virginia) Pure Oilers where he was a close friend and teammate of Press Maravich (father of "Pistol" Pete Maravich). Rivlin also served as the Jeeps' coach. In

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, he was named the

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's MVP. In 1974, Julie coached Maccabi Union's basketball team to the Europe Maccabiah Games Championships. Rivlin was named second team All-Century Marshall University Basketball Team, and is a member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

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