Fred Overton Explained

Fred Overton
Birth Date:9 November 1938
Birth Place:Crofton, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Georgia, USA, U.S.
Coach Years1:1963–1969
Coach Team1:Austin Peay (assistant)
Coach Years2:1969–1971
Coach Team2:Pepperdine (assistant)
Coach Years3:1971–1974
Coach Team3:Murray State (assistant)
Coach Years4:1974–1978
Coach Team4:Murray State
Overall Record:44–59
Awards:Ohio Valley Conference Co-Coach of the Year: 1976-77

Fred Henry Overton Jr. (November 9, 1938 – October 27, 2019) was a former head basketball coach at Murray State University and a nationwide motivational speaker. He was a former student of Charles Stanley's Luther Rice Seminary.[1] [2]

Basketball

Overton began his coaching career as an assistant at Austin Peay State University in 1963. In 1969, he moved cross country to coach at Pepperdine University.[3] In 1971, he returned to the Ohio Valley Conference to serve as assistant to Cal Luther at Murray State University. In 1974, he was elevated to the head coaching position.[4] Overton served as head coach for four seasons at Murray State, with his best season in 1976–77, when his team posted a 17-10 overall record and finished tied for second in the OVC with a 9-5 record. After the season, he was named OVC Co-Coach of the Year. He resigned at the end of the 1977–78 season because the he had not achieved "the winning success" he had hoped to.[5] His overall record as Racers head coach was 44–59.[6]

Religion

In 1980, Overton was saved under the preaching of Charles Stanley. During the 1980s, he was in full-time secular sales work, taught adult Sunday School at First Baptist Atlanta and attended Luther Rice Seminary by correspondence. In September 1991, Fred was called into full-time Christian work, teaching his seminar "Is the Bible Reliable?". Since then he developed additional five seminars. His teaching ministry was nationwide.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fred Overton Seminars, Inc . 2008-01-29 . 2009-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106201656/http://www.fredovertonseminars.com/fred/index.asp . dead .
  2. Web site: Fred Overton | Memorial Park Funeral Homes and Cemeteries.
  3. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0024/4202646/18078042.html
  4. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0033/6768919/24965977.html
  5. News: Sports In Brief: Overton Quits . 14 June 2024 . Kentucky New Era . February 2, 1978.
  6. Web site: Murray State Racers basketball history . 2008-01-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080203091323/http://racerhistory.com/index.htm . 2008-02-03 .
  7. Web site: Fred Overton Seminars, Inc . 2008-01-29 . 2009-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106201656/http://www.fredovertonseminars.com/fred/index.asp . dead .