Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1976
Hodges won 109 games and lost 65 during his six seasons as Murray’s basketball coach. His 1950-51 team was both regular-season and tournament champion of the OVC. That team compiled at 21-6 record and was ranked 16th in the final Associated Press poll. His 11951-52 team was runner-up in the NAIA tournament. Two players from that team, Garrett Beshear and Bennie Purcell were named to the All-NAIB team. Those two, plus Howie Crittenden, whom Hodges coached later, are being joined by their coach in the MSU Hall of Fame.
Hodges coined the nickname “Racers” for Murray teams which are also called Thoroughbreds and ‘Breds.
Hodges left Murray in 1954 for a five-year coaching stint at the University of Idaho. After leaving there, he was superintendent of the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in Ana, Ill., for five years. He returned to Murray in 1964 as a teacher in the education department, a position he held until his retirement in 1973. (Murray State Alumnus, 1976)
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| Class of 1976 John Hackney, Harland Hodges & Tommy Turner |
