Bob Prewitt
- July 26, 1924
- May 3, 2018
- 93 years
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Bob Prewitt was a notable figure from United States. Born in 1924, Prewitt died in 2018 at the age of 93.
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|Robert I. Prewitt (July 26, 1924 – May 3, 2018) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Southern Methodist University from 1967 to 1975.
Prewitt served in the Army Air Corps before enrolling at SMU in 1947. He served as team captain for the 1948–49 season, and was an All-Conference pick. Prewitt joined the coaching staff as an assistant in 1949 and helped the team to its first Final Four in 1956. In 1967, he became head coach, and led the team to a Southwest Conference regular-season title in 1972. He died on May 3, 2018, in Dallas, Texas at age 93.
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