About the Eagle Club
The purpose of the North Carolina Central University Educational Advancement Foundation, Incorporated (the “Eagle Club”) is to promote and support intercollegiate athletics at North Carolina Central University, solicit gifts to be applied to the athletic program under the guidance of the administration of the University, and use such solicitations in accordance with the regulations established by the State of North Carolina, the UNC Board of Governors, the North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The objective of the Eagle Club is to provide scholarship support and assistance to North Carolina Central University student-athletes and provide support for all other NCCU Athletics initiatives.
Historically, NCCU athletic programs have claimed national and conference championships. In 1989, the men's basketball team won the NCAA Division II Men's National Championship. In 2006, our football team was crowned SBN Black College Football Champions.
Several former student-athletes and coaches have earned national and international acclaim. Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who lifted the Eagle track & field program to international prominence during his unprecedented tenure as head coach at NCCU. Under Walker's reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 all-americans,and 8 olympic medalists. In honor of Dr. Walker's legacy, NCCU named one of its largest multi-use facilites the: LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education Complex. This currently serves as the athletic training, strength and fitness facilities for NCCU Athletics.
Legendary basketball practitioner, John B. McLendon, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, established a remarkable record of 239-68 (.779) as an Eagle head coach from 1940 to 1952. A student of the late Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, McLendon is credited with the development of the zone press, fast break and four corners offense.
Boston Celtic great Sam Jones, a student-athlete under McLendon and a fellow Hall-of-Famer, became the first black player to be drafted in the first round after scoring a record 1,745 points during his stellar NCCU career. Internationally-renowned artist, Ernie Barnes, best-known for his famous paintings seen on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," played football for NCCU prior to a professional gridiron career with the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. NCCU is the alma mater of many other outstanding alumni in athletics, including the legendary high school coach, Herman "Ike" Boone, played by Denzel Washington in "Remeber the Titans." These are just a few of the Eagles who have made a difference both on the court and in the arena of life. And the legacy goes on ...
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Below: John B. McLendon
Below: Sam Jones
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Above: Dr. Leroy T. Walker
