:Roy Danforth

{{short description|American college sports administrator}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Roy Danforth

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1936|1|12}}

| birth_place = Summitville, Indiana, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1959–1962

| player_team1 = Southern Miss

| coach_sport1 = Men's basketball

| coach_years2 = 1963–1964

| coach_team2 = Pearl River Junior College

| coach_years3 = 1964–1968

| coach_team3 = Syracuse (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1968–1976

| coach_team4 = Syracuse

| coach_years5 = 1976–1981

| coach_team5 = Tulane

| admin_years1 = 1987–1994

| admin_team1 = Fairleigh Dickinson

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|193|161|record=y}}

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Roy Danforth, Jr. (born January 12, 1936),{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4254,977219&dq=roy+danforth+syracuse&hl=en|title = Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search}}https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60871/images/40474_357216-02191 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} a native of Summitville, Indiana, was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148–71 (.676) record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited with rebuilding the Syracuse program, and gave the Orange a terrific home-court advantage. He played college basketball at Southern Mississippi where he scored over 1,000 points and was a 75% career free-throw shooter.

Danforth left Syracuse to succeed Charles Moir at Tulane on April 5, 1976. He signed a three-year contract with a $30,000 annual salary.[https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/06/archives/people-in-sports-danforth-named-tulane-coach.html Harvin, Al. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Tuesday, April 6, 1976.] Retrieved January 28, 2023. He was replaced at Syracuse by Jim Boeheim two days prior on April 3.[https://www.syracuse.com/poliquin/2011/04/poliquin_35_years_ago_today_ji.html Poliquin, Bud. "Poliquin: 35 years ago today, Jim Boeheim was hired by Syracuse University to be its head coach," The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sunday, April 3, 2011.] Retrieved January 28, 2023. He announced on February 16, 1981 his resignation as Green Wave head coach at the conclusion of the season. He stayed at the university as its assistant athletic director.[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/17/sports/danforth-stepping-down-as-coach-at-tulane.html "Danforth Stepping Down As Coach at Tulane," The New York Times, Tuesday, February 17, 1981.] Retrieved January 28, 2023. He was replaced as head coach by Ned Fowler on March 17, 1981.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/03/17/Tyler-Texas-Junior-College-coach-Ned-Fowler-whose-team/4261353653200/ "Tyler (Texas) Junior College coach Ned Fowler, whose team...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 17, 1981.] Retrieved March 6, 2023. Following his tenure at Tulane, Danforth accepted the athletic director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20130102/SPORTS/301020310|title = Danforth an Orange man at heart}}