Dean W. Colvard
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Dean Wallace Colvard was a president of Mississippi State University, notable for his role in a 1963 controversy surrounding the participation of the university's basketball team in the NCAA tournamen
Colvard at Mississippi State in 1963
Statement by D. W. Colvard on NCAA participation, page 1
Statement by D. W. Colvard on NCAA participation, page 2
Cotton District Starkville, MS
Babe McCarthy
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James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi. McCarthy may best be remembered for Mississippi State's
Dean W. Colvard
…integrated NCAA Tournament. MSU turned down each offer because of the "unwritten law", and was not able to participate in postseason play because of this. Babe McCarthy, the head basketball coach at MSU, expressed frustration at having his team excluded from the postseason tournament each year. McCarthy pleaded on his…
McCarthy circa 1963