Teddy McIlvain

22 Teddy McIlvain

A storied 1950's high school and college basketball player, EJay McIlvain, from Pampa, Texas shares life lessons from the game he loved then and loves now. EJay's career is voiced in stories from grade-school through college at Rice University, and ultimately-Venture for Victory-a team of Christian college standouts who toured Asia sharing their faith. The story centers around the life lessons EJay and his teammates learned from Coach Clifton McNeely. It was those boys, who by chance and the grace of God played basketball for "Coach Mac" put Pampa, Texas in history books of outstanding team records. The Coach respected his boys; and, in turn, his boys loved and cherished him. Over thirteen years coaching at Pampa High School, he convinced 103 rather average athletes that they could line up against any opponent-and beat them. He was a winner-and he made his players winners! The lessons those players learned from Coach McNeely have made significant differences in the lives of people throughout the world.