▁Category : F inn ish ▁cu is ine <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Harrison ▁" B abe " ▁Mc Car thy ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁and ▁colleg iate ▁basketball ▁coach . ▁ ▁Mc Car thy ▁was ▁originally ▁from ▁Bald w yn , ▁Mississippi . ▁Mc Car thy ▁may ▁best ▁be ▁remembered ▁for ▁Mississippi ▁State ' s ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁when ▁his ▁all - white ▁team ▁s ne aked ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁face ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago , ▁which ▁had ▁four ▁black ▁star ters . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Mc Car thy ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁colon ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mc Car thy ▁was ▁from ▁Bald w yn , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁at ▁T up elo ▁Junior ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school ▁he ▁attended ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁S igma ▁Pi ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁college ▁basketball . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁then ▁began ▁co aching ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁co ached ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁team ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee ▁to ▁third