Cam Henderson
( 1890 - 1956 )

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Legendary coach Cam Henderson (1890-1956) spent 20 years at Marshall University as both the football and basketball coach. He is best remembered for his contributions to the game of basketball, where he is credited with inventing both the zone defense and the fast break. In 1947 he led Marshall to its only national championship in basketball, capturing the NAIB (today's NAIA) Basketball Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1981, in recognition of Henderson's many contributions to both Marshall and Huntington, the university named its new 10,400 seat arena in his honor. Today fans jam the Cam Henderson Center to cheer on the Thundering Herd. Many Huntingtonians think Henderson should be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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