H. Lester Hooker

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H. Lester Hooker

Biographical details
Born	(1921-07-27)July 27, 1921 Stuart, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 77)
Playing career
Basketball
1941–1943	William & Mary
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1951–1952	William & Mary
1952–1963	Richmond
Baseball
1952	William & Mary
1966–1970	William & Mary
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1971	William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall	162–155 (basketball) 91–79 (baseball)

Henry Lester Hooker Jr. (July 17, 1921 – May 13, 1999) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) from 1951 to 1952 and at University of Richmond from 1952 to 1963. He returned to William & Mary in 1963 to serve as athletic director.

In college, Hooker played basketball and baseball at William & Mary. Hooker was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and is also a member of the William & Mary and University of Richmond Athletics Halls of Fame.

Hooker was the son of Henry Lester Hooker, a W&M graduate and judge. His son, Henry Lester Hooker III, played football and baseball at W&M and later worked as a college football coach.^[1]