J. RICE MOUNTJOY, RETIRED COACH, DIES
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 8, 1985
J. Rice Mountjoy, a retired football, basketball and track coach whose career spanned 34 years and took him to schools throughout the state, died Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. He was 84.
Mountjoy, a 1924 graduate of Centre College, was the star of its track team. He coached football, basketball and track at Danville High School for 13 years, beginning in the late 1920s.He compiled a 95-21-10 record in football at Danville, and only two of his 13 basketball teams failed to reach a regional tournament.In 1975, the football field at Danville High was named for him.Mountjoy, whose career included a short stint as Murray State University's head basketball coach and assistant football coach during the 1940s and a stint as track coach at Centre College, also had taught swimming at Sunnyside Pool in Danville, which he operated for about 20 years.Mountjoy began his career at Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County in 1925. He also coached at Paducah Tilghman High School, Boone County High School and at Frankfort, and was athletic director at Dixie Heights High School in Fort Mitchell.Two of his basketball players at Kavanaugh - Paul McBrayer and Forest ''Aggie" Sale - became All-Americans at the University of Kentucky."He was a fine, fine coach and a very fine gentleman. He knew all sports," Sale said yesterday from his home in Harrodsburg.Mountjoy was strict as a coach, but strict "in a nice way," Sale said. ''He had kind of a way of getting you to eat out of his hand."
McBrayer, of Lexington, said, "He was a real fine person, and I've enjoyed a lifelong friendship with him."He was quite an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. I remember him as a very kind, warm person and a great friend."Mountjoy was instrumental in establishing the state all-star high school football and basketball games, and was a founding member and former president of the Kentucky High School Coaches Association.
While he coached several sports, Mountjoy participated only in track. While a student at Centre, track events were arranged so he could get from one event to another. He held state records in the high jump and pole vault.
Mountjoy, a Lawrenceburg native, helped to organize the Danville Lions Club and was its first president. He also belonged to First Christian Church in Danville.He is survived by a niece, Nancy Allen of Fort Mitchell.Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Bellevue Cemetery in Danville. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home in Danville.
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 8, 1985
J. Rice Mountjoy, a retired football, basketball and track coach whose career spanned 34 years and took him to schools throughout the state, died Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. He was 84.
Mountjoy, a 1924 graduate of Centre College, was the star of its track team. He coached football, basketball and track at Danville High School for 13 years, beginning in the late 1920s.He compiled a 95-21-10 record in football at Danville, and only two of his 13 basketball teams failed to reach a regional tournament.In 1975, the football field at Danville High was named for him.Mountjoy, whose career included a short stint as Murray State University's head basketball coach and assistant football coach during the 1940s and a stint as track coach at Centre College, also had taught swimming at Sunnyside Pool in Danville, which he operated for about 20 years.Mountjoy began his career at Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County in 1925. He also coached at Paducah Tilghman High School, Boone County High School and at Frankfort, and was athletic director at Dixie Heights High School in Fort Mitchell.Two of his basketball players at Kavanaugh - Paul McBrayer and Forest ''Aggie" Sale - became All-Americans at the University of Kentucky."He was a fine, fine coach and a very fine gentleman. He knew all sports," Sale said yesterday from his home in Harrodsburg.Mountjoy was strict as a coach, but strict "in a nice way," Sale said. ''He had kind of a way of getting you to eat out of his hand."
McBrayer, of Lexington, said, "He was a real fine person, and I've enjoyed a lifelong friendship with him."He was quite an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. I remember him as a very kind, warm person and a great friend."Mountjoy was instrumental in establishing the state all-star high school football and basketball games, and was a founding member and former president of the Kentucky High School Coaches Association.
While he coached several sports, Mountjoy participated only in track. While a student at Centre, track events were arranged so he could get from one event to another. He held state records in the high jump and pole vault.
Mountjoy, a Lawrenceburg native, helped to organize the Danville Lions Club and was its first president. He also belonged to First Christian Church in Danville.He is survived by a niece, Nancy Allen of Fort Mitchell.Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Bellevue Cemetery in Danville. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home in Danville.
J. RICE MOUNTJOY, RETIRED COACH, DIES
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 8, 1985
J. Rice Mountjoy, a retired football, basketball and track coach whose career spanned 34 years and took him to schools throughout the state, died Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. He was 84.
Mountjoy, a 1924 graduate of Centre College, was the star of its track team. He coached football, basketball and track at Danville High School for 13 years, beginning in the late 1920s.He compiled a 95-21-10 record in football at Danville, and only two of his 13 basketball teams failed to reach a regional tournament.In 1975, the football field at Danville High was named for him.Mountjoy, whose career included a short stint as Murray State University's head basketball coach and assistant football coach during the 1940s and a stint as track coach at Centre College, also had taught swimming at Sunnyside Pool in Danville, which he operated for about 20 years.Mountjoy began his career at Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County in 1925. He also coached at Paducah Tilghman High School, Boone County High School and at Frankfort, and was athletic director at Dixie Heights High School in Fort Mitchell.Two of his basketball players at Kavanaugh - Paul McBrayer and Forest ''Aggie" Sale - became All-Americans at the University of Kentucky."He was a fine, fine coach and a very fine gentleman. He knew all sports," Sale said yesterday from his home in Harrodsburg.Mountjoy was strict as a coach, but strict "in a nice way," Sale said. ''He had kind of a way of getting you to eat out of his hand."
McBrayer, of Lexington, said, "He was a real fine person, and I've enjoyed a lifelong friendship with him."He was quite an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. I remember him as a very kind, warm person and a great friend."Mountjoy was instrumental in establishing the state all-star high school football and basketball games, and was a founding member and former president of the Kentucky High School Coaches Association.
While he coached several sports, Mountjoy participated only in track. While a student at Centre, track events were arranged so he could get from one event to another. He held state records in the high jump and pole vault.
Mountjoy, a Lawrenceburg native, helped to organize the Danville Lions Club and was its first president. He also belonged to First Christian Church in Danville.He is survived by a niece, Nancy Allen of Fort Mitchell.Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Bellevue Cemetery in Danville. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home in Danville.
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 8, 1985
J. Rice Mountjoy, a retired football, basketball and track coach whose career spanned 34 years and took him to schools throughout the state, died Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. He was 84.
Mountjoy, a 1924 graduate of Centre College, was the star of its track team. He coached football, basketball and track at Danville High School for 13 years, beginning in the late 1920s.He compiled a 95-21-10 record in football at Danville, and only two of his 13 basketball teams failed to reach a regional tournament.In 1975, the football field at Danville High was named for him.Mountjoy, whose career included a short stint as Murray State University's head basketball coach and assistant football coach during the 1940s and a stint as track coach at Centre College, also had taught swimming at Sunnyside Pool in Danville, which he operated for about 20 years.Mountjoy began his career at Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County in 1925. He also coached at Paducah Tilghman High School, Boone County High School and at Frankfort, and was athletic director at Dixie Heights High School in Fort Mitchell.Two of his basketball players at Kavanaugh - Paul McBrayer and Forest ''Aggie" Sale - became All-Americans at the University of Kentucky."He was a fine, fine coach and a very fine gentleman. He knew all sports," Sale said yesterday from his home in Harrodsburg.Mountjoy was strict as a coach, but strict "in a nice way," Sale said. ''He had kind of a way of getting you to eat out of his hand."
McBrayer, of Lexington, said, "He was a real fine person, and I've enjoyed a lifelong friendship with him."He was quite an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. I remember him as a very kind, warm person and a great friend."Mountjoy was instrumental in establishing the state all-star high school football and basketball games, and was a founding member and former president of the Kentucky High School Coaches Association.
While he coached several sports, Mountjoy participated only in track. While a student at Centre, track events were arranged so he could get from one event to another. He held state records in the high jump and pole vault.
Mountjoy, a Lawrenceburg native, helped to organize the Danville Lions Club and was its first president. He also belonged to First Christian Church in Danville.He is survived by a niece, Nancy Allen of Fort Mitchell.Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Bellevue Cemetery in Danville. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home in Danville.
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