Northwestern State University of Louisana

Cranford led the Demons to winning seasons in his first four campaigns, which included a pair of Gulf States Conference titles in 1957-58 and 1959-60 … his 1959-60 team went 23-5, which tied NSU’s record for wins in a single season and tied the winning percentage mark (.821) … career record of 116-98 is the second best career winning percentage (.542) in program history behind the legendary H. Lee Prather … coached all-time greats like Jimmy Leach, Gene Wright, Truitt Weldon and Dick Brown.