page_title: Babe McCarthy
hierarchical_section_title: Babe McCarthy
caption_attribution_description: English: A scanned page from the 1963 edition of Reveille, the yearbook of Mississippi State University
context_page_description: James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy, was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi. McCarthy may best be remembered for Mississippi State's appearance in the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament when his all-white team sneaked out of town in order to face Loyola University Chicago, which had four black starters.
  In March 1975, McCarthy died as a result of colon cancer.
context_section_description: James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy (October 1, 1923 – March 17, 1975), was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach.  McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi. McCarthy may best be remembered for Mississippi State's appearance in the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament when his all-white team sneaked out of town in order to face Loyola University Chicago, which had four black starters.
  In March 1975, McCarthy died as a result of colon cancer.
caption: McCarthy circa 1963
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