By Jim Sumner, GoDuke the Magazine
Vic Bubas became Duke’s head basketball coach on May 5, 1959.
He coached his last game at Duke on March 8, 1969.
Not long to establish a legacy.
But Bubas, who passed away April 16 at the age of 91, was no ordinary coach. He turned Duke from a regional power into a national power, accomplishing feats the Duke program had never before achieved, producing records that held up for a generation.
Victor Albert Bubas was born January 28, 1927 in Gary, Indiana. After graduating from high school and serving in the military, Bubas was discovered playing AAU basketball by N.