J. CLYDE WARD-1919

Playing basketball during the early years of World War I, he was the guard on the great team of 1917 team. That year they claimed the East Tennessee Championship. Clyde went into the military like a lot of other young men of this era but returned to complete his basketball career in 1919. In 1930, he was selected to the All-Time Lenoir City Basketball Team to that time by a panel of experts brought together by the editor of the Lenoir City News. He continued his love for basketball by playing semi-pro ball throughout East Tennessee until the age of 39, then retiring only after breaking his leg which ended his career. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973.