E. C. O'Neal was the basketball coach at Booneville in my elementary and junior high years. I did not realize it at the time, but he was one of the greatest basketball players to have come out of Arkansas. During his four years at Arkansas Tech, the Wonder Boys had a record of 106-14, and twice went to the NAIA Final Four. As a sophomore he averaged 27.6 points/game. In high school at Branch and County Line (after consolidation), his teams had a record of 95-9.
Coach O'Neal later got his doctorate in education and taught at Mississippi State.
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