Ray Crowe

Legendary coach of the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers, notable in Hoosier basketball history as the first state champions from the state's largest city, and the first all-black school to earn Indiana's most coveted high school team championship. Crowe's Oscar Robertson-led Tigers won Indiana state titles in 1955 and 1956 (immediately following the "Milan Miracle" of 1954). Crowe was known not only for his prowess on the basketball sidelines, but for the life virtues he instilled in his players. He remained active in the Indianapolis community for years in a number of civic and state endeavors, including several terms in the Indiana House of Representatives.