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AFCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRANT TEAFF NAMED CLARENCE “BIG HOUSE” GAINES SELIG MENTORING AWARD RECIPIENT Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Sr., was born in Paducah, Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association Ky., and enrolled at Morgan State after graduating as his high (AFCA), was voted the recipient of this year’s Selig Mentoring Award by the school class salutatorian. It is here that he received the McLendon Scholarship Steering Committee, composed of 18 minority nickname “Big House.” athletics directors. While at Morgan State, Gaines received recognition as an All- The award was established in 2007 and named in honor of Baseball American football player and participated on the basketball Clarence Gaines Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig and is presented biennially to a person in and track teams. His college coach, Eddie Hurt, athletics administration who has been at the forefront in creating equal recommended he temporarily go to Winston-Salem Teachers College in opportunities for minorities in the field of athletics. Selig has placed diversity Winston-Salem, N.C., to become the assistant coach to Brutus Wilson (a and equal employment opportunity among his top priorities throughout the Morgan State graduate) who coached all sports at the small southern college. years to great effect in Major League Baseball. Upon Wilson’s departure in 1946, Gaines became the head football and During his time as executive director, Teaff has become one of the most basketball coach, athletics director, trainer and ticket manager. Gaines coached effective administrators in intercollegiate athletics. Teaff has been at the football from 1946-49 and began to coach only basketball in 1949 and serve forefront of mentoring minority coaches and administrators looking to get into as athletics director. In 1950 Gaines received his master’s degree in education the profession. from Columbia University.

Some of his efforts include hiring the first full-time minority employee of the During Gaines’ 47-year tenure as coach and athletics director at Winston-Salem AFCA in 1995, Walter Abercrombie; helping establish the AFCA Minority State University he coached former WSSU and professional basketball greats Issues Committee; and initiating the Trailblazer Award, honoring coaches who Cleo Hill (first African-American from an historically black college and previously coached at HBCU’s. In addition, Teaff signed Kenneth Decker, from university to be drafted No. 1 by the National Basketball Association — St. Kermit, Texas, to a scholarship at McMurry College (now University) in 1960, Louis Hawks, 1961) and Earl “The Pearl” Monroe (Naismith Basketball Hall of which was five years prior to Jerry Levias breaking the color barrier in the Fame inductee and all star performer) of the National Basketball Association’s Southwest Conference when he signed a scholarship with SMU. Decker was New York Knicks. the first African-American football player at McMurry. Due to his proficiency as an athletics coach, teacher and humanitarian, Gaines In 2002, Sporting News ranked Teaff as one of the most powerful administrators has received numerous awards and has been involved in numerous in college football. In December 2004, Teaff was named one of the most professional and civic activities. In addition to his duties as athletics director, influential people in college sports by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. In coach and instructor, Gaines was President of CIAA Basketball Coaches 2006, Teaff earned the highest honor a football coach can receive when he was Association, 1972-76; NAIA District Chairman, 1966-72; President of the awarded the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award at the AFCA Convention in Dallas. In National Association of Basketball Coaches, 1989; Co-founder of the Winston- 2001, Teaff also was awarded for his on-field success as a coach as he was Salem Youth Baseball League, Inc.,1960, among many others. inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Upon his retirement as basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University in Teaff had an outstanding coaching career, with head coaching stints at 1993, Gaines had amassed a win/loss record of 828-446, making him the McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, placing him in eight halls of fame. winningest active basketball coach in NCAA history.

As executive director of the AFCA, Teaff continues to be involved in nearly every issue that affects college football and continues to be a strong spokesman for the game. LENDON | UPDATE C

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THE JOHN MCLENDON MINORITY ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATORS HALL OF FAME RECEPTION WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 AT THE HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL IN DALLAS, TEXAS Reception Emcee: Charles Davis, analyst for FOX, NFL Network and the Big Ten Network Hall of Fame Recipients NCAA Bob Williams Vice President of Communications, NCAA NBA Terdema Ussery President & CEO, Dallas Mavericks NAIA Clarence “Big House” Gaines Former Athletics Director and Head Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem State University NACDA Lee McElroy Director of Athletics, Albany, NACDA Past President NFL Calvin Hill Consultant, Dallas Cowboys USOC Wes Barnett Sport Performance Team Leader, USOC MLB Ruben Amaro Jr. Senior VP/General Manager, Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Pioneer Award: Honoring minority “firsts” Pioneer Award Recipients James Cash: First African-American to play basketball in the Southwest Conference; First African-American to sign a basketball athletics letter-of-intent in the Southwest Conference at TCU (1965).

Carlton Cooper: First African-American to hold the position of Athletics Director in the Lone Star Conference.

Rudy Davalos: First Hispanic AD in Southwest Conference, WAC and MWC; First Hispanic to serve on the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees; Named one of the top 101 Most Influential Minorities by Sports Illustrated.

Dr. Evie Dennis: First African-American female to be the 2nd VP of AAU; First African-American female to be Chef de Mission for the USOC for two Pan American Games and the 1988 Olympic Team.

Herman Frazier: First African-American to win a Gold Medal and return as Chef De Mission of the U.S. delegation at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.

Dennie Hoggard and Wallace Triplett: First African-Americans to play in the Cotton Bowl as juniors in 1948 for Penn State.

Beverly Kerney: First African-American, female or male coach, to win a Division I Track and Field National Title.

Jerry LeVias: First African-American scholarship football athlete to play in the Southwest Conference.

Linwood Sexton: First African-American to be named to the Missouri Valley All-Conference team three times (1945-57); First African-American to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in education from the Missouri Valley Conference (1948).

John Thompson: First African-American President of the NABC (1985-86); First African-American Division I Basketball Coach of the Year (USBWA-1982) (NABS-1985) (UPI-1986-87); First African-American Basketball Coach in the Big East M C

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Rick Villarreal: First Latino Athletics Director in the Sunbelt Conference.

Alfred White: First African-American to be Commissioner of the Southern Conference and of an NCAA Division I Conference that was not an HBCU (1998). Selig Award Recipient AFCA Grant Teaff Executive Director

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