Coleman McClary

Born in California, Coleman's grandfather, Harold McClary was an All-American basketball star as well as a pioneer of the sport at the University of Washington. At 6' 7" he was one of the tallest men in the country to play at that time. His father, Douglas McClary, at 6' 8" went on to achieve NCAA Basketball, Pacific 10, and Hall of Fame recognition at the University of Washington as well. Coleman never liked in-door sports and as a result became a track stand-out in High School and achieved success as a walk-on football player at the University of Mississippi making the scout team as a receiver until an injury quelled his football career. Questioning his career path, Coleman sat in on an acting class taught by then Artist in Residence at Ole Miss, James Best. At one point during the class, Mr. Best wandered through the large crowd of students, stopped at Coleman, looked at him for a long time, --- and then told him to get up on the stage to act. Coleman was sitting in on the class nu