July 2, 2016(2016-07-02) (aged 81) DeRidder, Louisiana
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
Beauregard Parish (DeRidder, Louisiana)
College
Grambling State (1953–1957)
NBA draft
1957: 2nd round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Position
Forward
Career history
As coach:
1958–1970
George Washington Carver HS
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Robert Lee McCoy (November 28, 1934 – July 2, 2016) was an American basketball player and coach. He was born in Longville, Louisiana, and attended Beauregard Parish Training School in nearby DeRidder.[1] McCoy played college basketball for the Grambling State Tigers from 1953 to 1957. He set a Louisiana state record for rebounds in a single game when he grabbed 34 during a 1954 game against Tougaloo College.[2] McCoy was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the 10th overall pick of the 1957 NBA draft and became the first black player from Louisiana to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] Pistons head coach Charley Eckman asserted that "even such a highly regarded prospect as McCoy" would find it difficult to make the team's 10-player roster and McCoy ultimately never played in the NBA.[4]
McCoy served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1958.[1] He returned to DeRidder to become a teacher and basketball coach at George Washington Carver High School from 1958 to 1970.[1] He also taught and coached at DeRidder High School and in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.[1]
^ abcd"Robert Lee "Coach" McCoy". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^Bonnette, Louis (December 25, 1974). "Grambling Stars Lead Cage Records". Ruston Daily Leader. p. 10. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^Troy, Josh (June 30, 2009). "Dale Brown discusses community involvement, coaching experiences". Beauregard Daily News. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^Fuscas, George (September 27, 1957). "Piston Draftees Get Orders; Wings Back, Adams Happy". Detroit Free Press. p. 35. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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