Mel Payton

Melvin Eugene Payton


Born:
July 16, 1926
Martinsville, IN

Died:
May 12, 2001
Carmel, IN


Career
1942-43 Martinsville High School - Indiana (High School)
1943-44 Martinsville High School - Indiana (High School)
1947-48 Tulane University (College)
1948-49 Tulane University (College)
1949-50 Tulane University (College)
1950-51 Tulane University (College)
1951-52 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians (NBA)
1954-55 Burlington High School - Kokomo, IN (High School) Head coach
1954-55 McCool Insurance Mercury - Kokomo, IN (Independent)
1955-56 Western High School - Kokomo, IN (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Western High School - Kokomo, IN (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Lebanon High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Lebanon High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Whiteland High School - Indiana (High School) Assistant coach
1960-61 Whiteland High School - Indiana (High School) Assistant coach
1961-62 Whiteland High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Whiteland High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach

Born to Clint and Marry Payton in Martinsville, Indiana, Payton graduated from Martinsville HS and went into the U.S. Army for World War 2. The war ended, and eventually Payton was discharged and went to Tulane University in Louisiana. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in 1951, and played for them for one season. On September 11, 1952, Payton was traded to Indianapolis for Don Lofgran. He left playing basketball to coach it at various high schools in Indiana. Also teaching, he eventually moved down to the junior high level.

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Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytome01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=paytome01