▁place ▁in ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁tournament . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁he ▁offici ated ▁SE C ▁games ▁before ▁becoming ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Mc Car thy ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁fame ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 0 - year ▁st int ▁at ▁Mississippi ▁State , ▁where ▁his ▁teams ▁won ▁ 1 6 9 ▁games , ▁lost ▁ 8 5 , ▁and ▁won ▁four ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ) ▁titles ▁( three ▁out right , ▁one ▁shared ). ▁While ▁co aching ▁at ▁MS U ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁SE C ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 3 ▁times . ▁When ▁he ▁left ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁school ' s ▁all - time ▁leader ▁in ▁wins ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁passed ▁by ▁Richard ▁Williams ▁and ▁Rick ▁St ans bury . ▁ ▁Mc Car thy ▁may ▁best ▁be ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁team ▁crossing ▁the ▁color ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁seg reg ated ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Even ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁certain ▁that ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁would ▁face ▁Lo y ola ▁and ▁their ▁four ▁black ▁star ters , ▁rac ist ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁media ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁act . ▁On ▁Th urs day , ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Daily ▁News ▁printed ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁Lo y ola ' s ▁star ters ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁African ▁Americans . ▁As ▁a ▁ca ption ▁to ▁the ▁picture , ▁Daily ▁News ▁editor