Moton High School Basketball Teams 1954-1960. The “Moton High School Alumni Association” web page gives a history of the school and their very successful athletic teams. The “Moton Tigers” boy’s basketball team won five state and nine district championships between 1953 and 1967. The 2 outstanding coaches during this time were Marion J. Waller until 1955 and Roger Bryan until 1967 when the school closed. 2 players from Moton played professionally, Walt Hazzard for the Los Angeles Lakers and Richard Milbourne, the Detroit Pistons.
Photo of players and their awards from 1954-1960 from the H. Robins Hollyday Collection at THS. Contact: Cathy Hill [email protected] to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!
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