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Longevity CoachDefense-First

George Blackburn

1955-1970Cincinnati, Virginia

2 schools coached, anchored by Virginia.

George Blackburn coached 12 seasons, won 47.1%, and posted an average SRS of -5.0. Best season: 1968 Virginia. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

53-60-6

Career Win %

47.1%

Seasons

12

Career Span

16 years

Average SRS

-5.0

Peak SRS

6.5

Best Finish

Consistency

42.2

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

George Blackburn
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George Blackburn: 1965 Virginia
1955Actual season year • SRS range -18.8 to 6.51970

Active comparison point

George Blackburn1968

Selected

1968 Virginia

Best season

7-3 • SRS 6.5 • SP Overall

Win %

70.0%

YoY SRS

+7.6

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Virginia

1965-19706 seasons

Avg SRS -3.5 • Win % 45.9%

Cincinnati

1955-19606 seasons

Avg SRS -6.4 • Win % 48.3%

Longest Tenure

Virginia • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Virginia • -3.5 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Cincinnati • 48.3%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

George Blackburn sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

George Blackburn sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

George Blackburn

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -11.8

23th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Virginia

1965-197028-33

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -3.5Win % 45.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.7 during vs 3.2 baseline

+1.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-3.5 during vs -10.1 baseline

+6.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-11.8 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Cincinnati

1955-196025-27-6

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS -6.4Win % 48.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Virginia 1968

7-3SRS 6.5

Biggest Improvement

Virginia 1965

4-617.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Virginia 1970

5-6SP Off 18.0

Best Defensive Season

Virginia 1970

5-6SP Def 28.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Cincinnati 1960

4-6SRS -18.8

Biggest Drop

Virginia 1969

3-7-24.3 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Virginia19701156045.5%-7.5-11.818.028.9+10.3+15.4%
Virginia19691037030.0%-17.8-24.3-40.0%
Virginia19681073070.0%6.5+7.6+20.0%
Virginia19671055050.0%-1.1-0.8+10.0%
Virginia19661046040.0%-0.3+0.80.0%
Virginia19651046040.0%-1.1+17.70.0%
Cincinnati19601046040.0%-18.8-16.8-15.0%
Cincinnati19591054155.0%-2.0-2.1-15.0%
Cincinnati19581062270.0%0.1+6.5+15.0%
Cincinnati19571054155.0%-6.4-4.7+10.6%
Cincinnati1956945044.4%-1.7+8.1+22.2%
Cincinnati1955916222.2%-9.8

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