Lawrence J. "Jay" McCreary (February 6, 1918 – April 17, 1995) was an American basketball player and coach. He won championships as a player in both high school and college, and as a high school coach in Indiana. McCreary also served as head coach at Louisiana State University.[1]
After serving in the United States Army during World War II, McCreary returned to his alma mater as an assistant to his former coach, Branch McCracken. After two years he moved to DePauw University, then to Muncie Central High School, where he led the Bearcats to the 1952 state title.[3] Two seasons later (1953–54), the Mighty Bearcats would fall to Milan High; later this loss would inspire the movie Hoosiers. From Muncie Central, McCreary was named head coach at LSU. In eight seasons (1957–1965), McCreary's teams went 82–115 (.416). He was succeeded in 1965 by Frank Truitt, but returned to Baton Rouge as an assistant in 1966, he served in this capacity for Truitt and Press Maravich until Maravich's firing in 1972.[4]
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mccreary, lawrence, mccreary, february, 1918, april, 1995, american, basketball, player, coach, championships, player, both, high, school, college, high, school, coach, indiana, mccreary, also, served, head, coach, louisiana, state, university, biographical, d. Lawrence J Jay McCreary February 6 1918 April 17 1995 was an American basketball player and coach He won championships as a player in both high school and college and as a high school coach in Indiana McCreary also served as head coach at Louisiana State University 1 Jay McCrearyBiographical detailsBorn 1918 02 06 February 6 1918Elwood Indiana U S DiedApril 17 1995 1995 04 17 aged 77 Baton Rouge Louisiana U S Playing career1937 1941IndianaPosition s GuardCoaching career HC unless noted 1947 1949Indiana assistant 1949 1951DePauw1951 1957Muncie Central HS1957 1965LSU1966 1972LSU assistant Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesPlaying career EditJay McCreary was an Indiana state All Star as a guard at Frankfort High School where he led the team to a State championship in 1936 Following his prep career McCreary went to play for Indiana University and was a key player on the 1939 40 Indiana Hoosiers national championship team 2 Coaching career EditAfter serving in the United States Army during World War II McCreary returned to his alma mater as an assistant to his former coach Branch McCracken After two years he moved to DePauw University then to Muncie Central High School where he led the Bearcats to the 1952 state title 3 Two seasons later 1953 54 the Mighty Bearcats would fall to Milan High later this loss would inspire the movie Hoosiers From Muncie Central McCreary was named head coach at LSU In eight seasons 1957 1965 McCreary s teams went 82 115 416 He was succeeded in 1965 by Frank Truitt but returned to Baton Rouge as an assistant in 1966 he served in this capacity for Truitt and Press Maravich until Maravich s firing in 1972 4 Personal life EditJay McCreary died on April 17 1995 References Edit LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches sports reference com Retrieved 2018 07 29 Jay McCreary hoopshall com Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 Retrieved 2011 08 05 Muncie Central proves it can wear crown well The News Sentinel January 3 1953 Retrieved August 5 2011 LSU fires Maravich and his two assistants The Morning Record March 7 1972 Retrieved August 5 2011 nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay McCreary amp oldid 1145831567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
