After his career at Texas Western, Flournoy became a teacher and basketball coach in El Paso, Texas. In 1972 his family moved to California where he became a sales representative.[1] Flournoy has six children: one daughter from his first marriage, and three daughters and two sons from his second marriage; and no children from his 3rd (last) marriage. He resided in McDonough, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.
Flournoy died on November 26, 2016, in McDonough, Georgia.[1][2]
Flournoy made history when his team won the 1966 NCAA Division I National Championship game against the University of Kentucky with the first ever all Black starting lineup. The team was coached by Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins.[3] He injured his knee during the first quarter of the game, however following the victory he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated rebounding over Pat Riley.[4] Texas Western Miners was the first college team inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
In the 2006 film Glory Road, about the 1966 championship team, Flournoy was portrayed by Mehcad Brooks.[5]
Harry remains one of only two UTEP players to record 300+ rebounds in two consecutive seasons. All-American Jim "Bad News" Barnes is the other. In three years as a starter his teams won 70 games and lost only 13 games.
Referencesedit
^ abcBromwich, Jonah Engel (2016-11-28). "Harry Flournoy Jr., Part of First All-Black Starting Five to Win N.C.A.A. Title, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^Schecter, B.J. "Harry Flournoy, Texas Western Forward March 28, 1966". SI.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^"The Greatest Sports Illustrated College Basketball Covers". www.cgccomics.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^Gartner, James (2006-01-13), Glory Road, retrieved 2016-11-30
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harry, flournoy, december, 1943, november, 2016, american, college, basketball, player, originally, from, gary, indiana, flournoy, utep, 1966, personal, informationborn, 1943, december, 1943fall, river, massachusetts, diednovember, 2016, 2016, aged, atlanta, g. Harry Flournoy Jr December 10 1943 November 26 2016 1 was an American college basketball player originally from Gary Indiana Harry FlournoyFlournoy at UTEP in 1966 Personal informationBorn 1943 12 10 December 10 1943Fall River Massachusetts U S DiedNovember 26 2016 2016 11 26 aged 72 Atlanta Georgia U S Listed height6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Career informationHigh schoolEmerson Gary Indiana CollegeUTEP 1963 1966 NBA draft1966 undraftedPositionForwardCareer highlights and awardsNCAA champion 1966 Family life editFlournoy was born on December 10 1943 in Fall River Massachusetts Early in his childhood his family moved to Gary Indiana where he graduated from Emerson High School Indiana in 1962 He grew up with twin brothers Robert and Raymond and sister Deatra After his career at Texas Western Flournoy became a teacher and basketball coach in El Paso Texas In 1972 his family moved to California where he became a sales representative 1 Flournoy has six children one daughter from his first marriage and three daughters and two sons from his second marriage and no children from his 3rd last marriage He resided in McDonough Georgia a suburb of Atlanta Flournoy died on November 26 2016 in McDonough Georgia 1 2 Sports editHe was a three year starter and Co Captain for Texas Western College renamed The University of Texas at El Paso or UTEP the year following the 1966 Championship win Flournoy made history when his team won the 1966 NCAA Division I National Championship game against the University of Kentucky with the first ever all Black starting lineup The team was coached by Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins 3 He injured his knee during the first quarter of the game however following the victory he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated rebounding over Pat Riley 4 Texas Western Miners was the first college team inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 In the 2006 film Glory Road about the 1966 championship team Flournoy was portrayed by Mehcad Brooks 5 Harry remains one of only two UTEP players to record 300 rebounds in two consecutive seasons All American Jim Bad News Barnes is the other In three years as a starter his teams won 70 games and lost only 13 games References edit a b c Bromwich Jonah Engel 2016 11 28 Harry Flournoy Jr Part of First All Black Starting Five to Win N C A A Title Dies at 72 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2016 11 30 Harry Flournoy passes away at 72 Schecter B J Harry Flournoy Texas Western Forward March 28 1966 SI com Retrieved 2016 11 30 The Greatest Sports Illustrated College Basketball Covers www cgccomics com Retrieved 2016 11 30 Gartner James 2006 01 13 Glory Road retrieved 2016 11 30 nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Flournoy amp oldid 1187055833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
