Sobrato Center
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The Sobrato Center in San Francisco, California, is an athletic venue on the University of San Francisco campus. It contains War Memorial Gymnasium and serves as home for the San Francisco men's and w
War Memorial at the Sobrato Center St Ignatius 2023
The exterior of War Memorial Gymnasium, circa 1964
Phil Woolpert
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Philipp D. Woolpert was an American basketball coach, best known as the head coach of the University of San Francisco Dons in the 1950s. He led them to consecutive national championships in 1955 and 1
Sobrato Center
…their basketball games here as well. Prior to 1958, the USF basketball team had no permanent home. During the 1955 and 1956 NCAA championship seasons, Phil Woolpert's teams had to practice and play home games at either nearby Kezar Pavilion in Golden Gate Park or the gym at neighboring St. Ignatius High School. The…
Woolpert with San Francisco circa 1954