[General] Rio coaching legend Newt Oliver dies

Rio Grande Sports Information
    RIO GRANDE, Ohio - John Newton "Newt" Oliver, the architect behind the Rio Grande College men's basketball teams from 1952-54 which were led by the prolific scoring efforts of Bevo Francis, passed away Sunday night at the Ohio State Medical Center.
    He was 93.
    Oliver posted a 60-7 record in two seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, including a 39-0 mark during the 1952-53 campaign when Francis averaged a whopping 50.1 points per game for the Redmen, who received one first-place vote and were ranked 26th in the Associated Press' men's college basketball poll on February 17, 1953, just ahead of UCLA and the University of Texas.