McManus, who attended St. Ambrose Academy (now Assumption High School) and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, coached his high school alma mater from 1950 to 1958.

After a year as an assistant at Iowa, McManus was named head coach and athletic director at Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska.

He led the Bluejays to a 138–118 record from 1959 to 1969 and took the program to the NCAA Tournament appearances in 1962 and 1964.

[1] McManus died on July 23, 2013, under hospice care in Omaha.

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