3 ▁National ▁Championship ▁team ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁coach . ▁ ▁R oney , ▁a ▁ 6 ' 3 ▁guard ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁da iry ▁farm ▁in ▁Pow ell , ▁Wy oming , ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁season ▁after ▁a ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁R oney ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁for ▁his ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁tour ▁of ▁duty . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ' ▁championship ▁year , ▁coach ▁Ever ett ▁Sh el ton ▁cred ited ▁the ▁insert ion ▁of ▁the ▁ener get ic ▁R oney ▁into ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁keys ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁success ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁his ▁colleg iate ▁career , ▁R oney ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁coach ▁in ▁Lar am ie , ▁Wy oming . ▁ ▁His ▁son , ▁Lew ▁also ▁played ▁basketball ▁at ▁Wy oming ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 s . ▁ ▁R oney ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁athlet ics ▁hall ▁of ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁national ▁championship ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁men