one of ten individuals inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts with the class of 1960, the second year of the Hall's existence (in the same class with John Wooden, who was initially enshrined as a player and only later as a coach). Blood died in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on February 5, 1955 from a cerebral hemorrhage. References External links Basketball Hall of Fame profile 1872 births 1955 deaths Basketball coaches from New Hampshire Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Army Black Knights men's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in New Jersey National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Manchester, New Hampshire Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey