Head coach
John Lee
John Lee was head coach of Harvard (MA) at seven NCAA championships, 1969–1985. Lee's wrestlers earned two All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard (MA) | 1969–1985 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 17–19 | 9 |
- No entrants: 1972–1973, 1975–1981, 1984.
As a wrestler
John Lee Jr. wrestled for Harvard (MA) at three NCAA championships, 1951–1953, and went 4–5. Lee placed fourth at 123 lb in 1952 and 1953.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Harvard (MA) | 123 | 2 | 4th | 3–2 | 5 bouts |
| 1952 | Harvard (MA) | 123 | No seed listed | 4th | 1–2 | 3 bouts |
| 1951 | Harvard (MA) | 123 | No seed listed | Lost round of 16 | 0–1 | 1 bout |
John Lee Jr.'s full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from SPORTS BRIEF: Former Harvard Coach and Wrestling Legend John H. Lee Passes Away | The Harvard Crimson, The Harvard Crimson (Article body (Crimson Sports Staff brief), paragraphs 1-3, from 'After battling a long illness' through 'at 123 lbs.'; the head-coach statement is in paragraph 6 ('Lee took full control of the varsity squad from his coach and mentor, Bob Pickett, in 1968') and paragraph 7 ('18-year tenure'), outside the excerpt. The page shows no visible date (the URL path is /2009/2/11/; the page metadata datePublished reads 2009-09-27), so date is left null.).
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which John Lee was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
- A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
- Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
- Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
- The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.
Cite this page: “John Lee, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_35c6fd06d1634ef8/john-lee/