Clarence “Big House” Gaines
Basketball
Inducted: 1978
- Born in Paducah, KY, 1923
- Played football and basketball at Morgan State
- Coached basketball at Winston-Salem State from 1947–1993
- Became second coach to surpass 800 career victories in NCAA competition
- Led team to the 1967 NCAA college-division national title, becoming the first historically black college to win a national basketball title
- Captured 11 CIAA titles
- Finished with an overall record of 828-443
- Teams specialized in fast-paced tempo
- Member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
- Died April 18, 2005
