After a decline in health as a result of a stroke in the spring, former Morrow, Clayton State, Union Grove, and Strong Rock Christian coach A.C. McCullers died the morning of Tuesday, June 20 at the age of 76.
Visitation services were held Thursday, June 22 at Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors. Funeral services were held Friday, June 23 at Glen Haven Baptist Church in McDonough and interment was at Rainbow Memorial Gardens in Gadsden, Ala.
“The accomplishments A.C. had in Georgia high school basketball are second to none,” said Scott Terry, one of McCullers’ assistants at Morrow.
Terry was McCullers’ successor as girls basketball head coach at Morrow and later coached at Brookwood High School.
“His record, all of his honors, and hall of fame recognitions speak for themselves,” Terry said. “The things his teams were able to accomplish are phenomenal. But for A.C. it was all about the relationships. We coaches are often gruff and push our players hard, but it brings us great joy when we see our players go on and accomplish great things in life. That is exactly who A.C. was — a wonderful person who took great joy in seeing the accomplishments of his players. The time I was able to spend on his staff were some of the most important and valuable to me as a coach. I learned so much from him and owe such a huge debt to him. He was a great mentor to me but more importantly he was a great friend.”
McCullers was an educator for more than 56 years and a coach for 52 — most notably as the girls basketball head coach at Morrow High School. While there, his teams captured four state championships in five years (1989-91 and 1993) and was state runner-up twice. During one stretch from 1988-91, the Morrow girls won 91 straight games against Georgia opponents and was undefeated in 1991 with a 30-0 record.
One of his players from that era was Stephanie…
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