| Buddie McClain |
Full Name: William Marshall McClain
Born: September 1, 1937
Died: October 17, 2018, Woodland Hills, Calif.
School: Manchester High School in Manchester, Georgia
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Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1959 6-0 170 So Manchester, GA 1960 6-0 170 Jr * Manchester, GA 1961 6-1 190 Sr * Manchester, GA |
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William Marshall McClain Obituary. Published on rolltide.com on Oct 25, 2018. Alabama Men's Tennis Mourns the Loss of Former Head Coach Bill McClain TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Former Alabama men's tennis coach Dr. Bill McClain passed away at the age of 81. McClain is the only head men's tennis coach in Crimson Tide history to lead the team to a Southeastern Conference Championship, winning the regular season title in 1976. As a coach for 19 years, his teams won conference championships at South Carolina, Alabama and SMU, distinguishing him as the only coach in NCAA history to win championships in three separate Division I conferences. McClain developed 14 collegiate All-Americans, numerous conference singles and doubles champions, won four conference team championships and an NCAA Indoor Team Championship while compiling a dual match record of 310-118. His teams were ranked in the top 10 three times and in the top 20 nine times. In 1963, McClain inherited a South Carolina team which had been winless the previous four years and immediately turned the program into a winner. Six years later in his final season, the Gamecocks were 22-0 Atlantic Coast Conference Champions and ranked among the nation's top 20 teams. McClain was then hired by Paul Bryant in 1969 to lead The University of Alabama's men's tennis program. McClain rapidly turned the Crimson Tide into a winner and over the course of eight years, his teams won a Southeastern Conference Championship in 1976, produced numerous singles and doubles conference champions, developed four All-Americans and finished in the top 20 in each of his last five years. McClain was also responsible for planning and supervising the construction of a 30-court tennis facility, which was recognized as one of the finest college facilities in the U.S. McClain moved to Dallas in 1978 to take over at Southern Methodist, where success followed again as the Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championships and finished third in the nation, beating the University of Southern California in the consolation final after losing to a John McEnroe-led Stanford team in the semifinals. In three seasons McClain produced two conference team championships, eight All-Americans and won the NCAA team championship. One of McClain's proudest achievements was the 100 percent graduation rate for student-athletes he recruited and coached. McClain served as president of the tennis coaches' association in all three conferences in which he coached and was an officer in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association from 1975-1979. In 1980, McClain accepted a position as Director of Tennis at Lakewood Country Club in Dallas. With his characteristic drive, he soon built it into one of the top tennis programs in Dallas. For the last 26
years, McClain served as a tennis director at the Warner Center Tennis Club
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Singles Results
Highest vs 3 Fall/Spring
Year Rank Rank ACC Sets Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCAA Total
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1960 4-3 1-1 6-4 3-4 10-9
1961 2-1 0-1 1-0 3-1 11-3 0-1 15-6
Tot 6-4 0-1 1-0 4-2 17-7 3-5 25-15
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