John McConathy

John R. "Hound" McConathy


Born:
April 9, 1930
Sailes LA

Died:
April 19, 2016
Bossier City, LA


Career
1945-46 Bryceland High School - Louisiana (High School)
1946-47 Bryceland High School - Louisiana (High School)
1947-48 Northwest State University - Louisiana (College)
1948-49 Northwest State University - Louisiana (College)
1949-50 Northwest State University - Louisiana (College)
1950-51 Northwest State University - Louisiana (College)
1951-52 Milwaukee Hawks (NBA)
1953-54 Gibsland High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Gibsland High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Bossier City High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Bossier City High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Bossier City High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Bossier City High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Bossier City High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Bossier City High School - Louisiana (High School) Head coach  

He was but a walk-on at Northwest State in his freshman year, but was named All-American in his senior year. Drafted by the Syracuse Nationals, he would be sent to play with the Milwaukee Hawks for the 1951-52 season prior to the starting of the season. He returned to Louisiana after one season to teach and coach at Gibsland HS and Bossier City HS. He eventually left coaching to became an adminstrator, and eventually became superintendent. After retiring from the school district, he started his own successful insurance company. He stayed visible in the Bossier City community for years, and was a fixture at NSU games before his death in 2016.

He and his wife, Corene, married in 1955 and they had one daughter and three sons.

Source:
NSUDemons.com, April 19, 2016
Shreveport Times, April 19, 2016
Obituary, Shreveport Times, April 21, 2016
Bossier Press, April 19, 2016

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcconjo01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mcconjo01