Buzz's mentor, Lewis Orr, named to 2009 NJCAA HOF

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Maybe THAT'S where Buzz got his infamous bald head...

Lewis Orr
Coach
Lon Morris College (Texas), Navarro College (Texas)

A 37-year NJCAA veteran coach, Orr amassed an overall head coaching record of 678-421 while leading Lon Morris College (five years) and Navarro College (32 years). He is the third winningest coach in Texas two-year college basketball behind Trinity Valley Community College's Leon Spencer (809) and Tyler Junior College's Floyd Wagstaff (743).

His 678 wins ranks 16th all-time in NJCAA history among inactive coaches. During his 37 years his teams won or shared six conference titles and reached the Region 14 and conference tournament 21 times. His 1978-79 Navarro squad was ranked No. 1 in the nation, winning 25 consecutive games and fell short to eventual national champion Western Texas College coached by Nolan Richardson.

In 1990, his Navarro team was the highest scoring team in the NJCAA averaging 116 points a game.

Orr's teams averaged 18 wins a season and finished above .500 in 25 out of 37 seasons.

http://njcaa.org/newsArticle.cfm?articleId=7282