Whitey Baccus

Forrest Clyde "Whitey" Baccus was a college basketball player and men's college basketball head coach at Southern [Methodist University]. Baccus was a forward for the SMU Mustangs men's basketball team for three seasons. He received all-Southwest Conference honors and was recognized as a third-team 1935 [NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American] by Converse following the 1934–35 season, in which he captained SMU's first-ever List of [Southwest Conference champions#Regular season 2|Southwest Conference championship] team in basketball under head coach James W. [St. Clair|Jimmie St. Clair]. He would go on to coach SMU in basketball for six seasons, finishing with an overall record of 55–71.