George Washington High School in Indianapolis celebrated the renaming of its gymnasium to honor the late George McGinnis, a distinguished alumnus and Indiana basketball legend on Feb 20. The ceremony drew a crowd of over 1,000 people, including former teammates, classmates, family members and community supporters, all gathered to pay tribute to McGinnis’s enduring legacy.
McGinnis, who passed away in December 2023 at age 73, led the George Washington Continentals to a perfect 31-0 season and a state championship in 1969. (Photos/Walt Thomas)
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Noral Parham is the multi-media & senior sports reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the oldest Black publications in the country. Parham has worked with various leagues to provide a diverse perspective in sports, including the Big Ten, Big East, IHSAA, IndyCar, MLB, NHRA, NFL, NBA, WNBA, WWE and the Olympics. Prior to joining the Recorder, Parham served as the community advocate of the MLK Center in Indianapolis and senior copywriter for an e-commerce and marketing firm in Denver.
