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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1888 Deadwood, Dakota Territory, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1958 (aged 69) Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909 | Wabash |
| Basketball | |
| 1909–1911 | Wabash |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1910 | Wabash |
| Position(s) | Guard (basketball) Shortstop (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1916 | Lebanon HS |
| 1916–1917 | Purdue |
| 1918–1946 | Purdue |
| Baseball | |
| 1917 | Purdue |
| 1919–1935 | Purdue |
| 1945–1946 | Purdue |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1949 | NBL (commissioner) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 371–152 (college basketball) 163–158–7 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball Helms Athletic Foundation National (1932) Premo-Porretta National (1932) 11× Big Ten | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1960 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Ward Louis "Piggy" Lambert (May 28, 1888 – January 20, 1958) was an American basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Purdue University during the 1916–17 season and from 1918 to 1946. Lambert was also the head baseball coach at Purdue in 1917, from 1919 to 1935, and from 1945 to 1946. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.