Fred McCall

American basketball coach and administrator (1928–2008)

Fred G. McCall, Jr. (August 12, 1923 – March 28, 2008) was the head basketball coach at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina from 1953 to 1969. He later served as an administrator of the University. Along with Bones McKinney, he co-founded the first basketball school at Campbell in 1956, which later featured instructors such as John Wooden. McCall also invented the McCall Rebounder as a practice tool for basketball.

McCall was the father of Leah McCall Devlin.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (November 11, 2001). "Devlin keeps close eye on our health". The News and Observer. North Carolina, Raleigh. p. 1 B. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  • [1] Archived 2016-05-04 at the Wayback Machine[2] Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine[3] Archived 2015-10-31 at the Wayback Machine[4]
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Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball head coaches
  • Earl Smith (1946–1953)
  • Fred McCall (1953–1969)
  • Danny Roberts (1969–1983)
  • Jerry Smith (1983–1985)
  • Billy Lee (1985–2003)
  • Robbie Laing (2003–2013)
  • Kevin McGeehan (2013– )


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