George McCarty

George McCarty
Biographical details
Born	October 15, 1915; Bassett, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 30, 2011 (aged 96); Marble Falls, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1938	New Mexico A&M
Coaching career ( Texas Western
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1959–1970	Texas Western / UTEP
1970–1980	Wyoming
Head coaching record
Overall	140–113

George Courtney McCarty (October 15, 1915 – November 30, 2011) was an American college basketball coach and athletic director.

McCarty attended and played

U. S. Army. McCarty served until 1946 and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel as a pilot and flight instructor.^[1]

McCarty's college coaching career began at his alma mater, as he led the Aggies to a 65–55 record from 1949 to 1953. He then moved to

African-American player, Charles Brown.^[2]

Following his stint as head coach of the Miners, McCarty was named athletic director at UTEP, a position he held until 1970. During this time, he hired future

Albuquerque, where he ran the fund-raising efforts of the school's athletic club.^[2]

McCarty died November 30, 2011, at his home in Marble Falls, Texas.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association ) (1949–1953)
1949–50	New Mexico A&M	17–13	7–11		NAIA First Round
1950–51	New Mexico A&M	19–14	10–6	T–2nd
1951–52	New Mexico A&M	22–11	14–4	T–1st	NCAA first round
1952–53	New Mexico A&M	7–17	5–9	T–5th
New Mexico A&M:		65–55 (.542)	36–30 (.545)
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association ) (1953–1959)
1953–54	Texas Western	8–14	4–8	T–5th
1954–55	Texas Western	13–8	8–4	T–3rd
1955–56	Texas Western	12–10	7–5	T–2nd
1956–57	Texas Western	14–8	8–2	1st
1957–58	Texas Western	14–9	5–5	3rd
1958–59	Texas Western	14–9	7–3	T–1st
Texas Western:		75–58 (.564)	39–27 (.591)
Total:		123–100 (.552)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ George McCarty Obituary, accessed December 11, 2011
^ ^a ^b Bill Knight (December 10, 2011). "Former Aggie coach McCarty dies at 96". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.

[OBIT-1] George McCarty Obituary, accessed December 11, 2011

[LCOBIT-2] Bill Knight (December 10, 2011). "Former Aggie coach McCarty dies at 96". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.

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