Mac H. Felts
Inducted in 1987
Multiple
As a Lion
A versatile athlete, Mac Felts played football, basketball and baseball at Freed-Hardeman in 1931 and 1932. He was a member of Coach Laurent Johnson's basketball team that won the Mississippi Valley Conference Championship in 1932-33.
After Graduation
The next two years he played for Lambuth (Tenn.) College and they took the MVC crown. During this time, he also participated in the National AAU Tournament in Denver, Colo. He was named an honorable mention All-American.
After graduation, Felts began a coaching career at Michie High School in Michie, Tenn, coaching both boys and girls basketball teams. Following a two-year stint, he moved to Coopertown High School in Robertson County. There he coached three sports and later served as principal. He left the Robertson County School System in 1948, never having had a losing season.
Felts began to devote more of his time to his newly-formed construction company and other businesses. At the time of his induction, he devoted much of his time to the care and breeding of purebred Simmental cattle.
He maintained an interest in education, serving as a member of the Robertson County Board of Education for 17 years. He was also a member of the FHU Advisory Board.
After graduation, Felts began a coaching career at Michie High School in Michie, Tenn, coaching both boys and girls basketball teams. Following a two-year stint, he moved to Coopertown High School in Robertson County. There he coached three sports and later served as principal. He left the Robertson County School System in 1948, never having had a losing season.
Felts began to devote more of his time to his newly-formed construction company and other businesses. At the time of his induction, he devoted much of his time to the care and breeding of purebred Simmental cattle.
He maintained an interest in education, serving as a member of the Robertson County Board of Education for 17 years. He was also a member of the FHU Advisory Board.