Page 17 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

Elmer McCall

High School: Frankfort (1934) College: Fresno St. (1941), Purdue (1948) Induction: 1973
1. 4-year member of the Frankfort Basketball Program (1930-34).
2. Played college basketball at Ventura Junior College (CA) & at Fresno State
College.
3. Earned all-conference and all-state honors at Ventura J.C.
4. All-conference selection & team captain at Fresno State.
5. High school & college coach in California & Indiana
a. 113-23 coaching record in California (Won California
Junior College Championship @ Ventura JC in 1952)
b. 118-34 record as high school coach at Delphi & South Bend Central,
winning State Championships in 1953 & 1957
c. Coached DePauw University to 1968 Indiana Collegiate Conference
title & NCAA Regional Tournament.

Jay McCreary

High School: Frankfort (1936) College: Indiana (1942) Induction: 1970
1. Captain of Frankfort's 1936 state championship team.
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2. Selected 1 team All-State in 1936.
3. Member of 1940 National Championship team at Indiana University.
4. Earned All-American honors during 1939-140 season for Hoosiers.
5. Long-time high school & college basketball coach
a. Won Ozark AAU title at Jefferson Barracks (MO)
b. Head Coach at Vincennes H.S.
c. Head Coach at DePauw University
d. Coached the Indiana All-Star Team in 1951
e. Won State Championship at Muncie Central in 1952
f. Head Coach at Louisiana State University from 1957-1965

H.T. McCullough

High School: Westport (1913) College: Indiana (1939) Induction: 1966
1. 30-year head coaching career that included stops @ Clarksburg, Milroy,
Owensville, Shelbyville, & Crawfordsville.
a. Led Crawfordsville to 4 Sectional & 4 Regional titles from 1935-41.
2. After returning from World War II, he served as Athletic Director & Assistant
Principal @ Crawfordsville until 1962.
3. Member of the IHSAA Board of Control & developed the officials rating system
for IHSAA Basketball Officials.

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