Class of 2003
For 11 years, he served as the NAIA District chairman. Yet, his finest honor came in 1988 when he was inducted into the NAIA Hall ofFame in Kansas City. The award recognized not only athletic achievement but excellence both on and off the court.
He produced some of Athens State's top performers. Four NAIA All-Americans played for Belcher including Charles Garner, Lynn Holladay, a two-time All-American, Travis Butler and Harold Corlew. Belcher began his career as a high school basketball coach. He had an undefeated season at Cullman High School before leaving to follow his desire to coach at the collegiate level. From 1959-61, he was an assistant basketball coach at Auburn University before accepting the head coaching job at Athens State. Following his retirement from coaching, he continued at Athens State as director of evening classes and later as director of the institution's Redstone Arsenal extension center in Huntsville until 1990.