Edmund McCullough "Eddie" Cameron (1902 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1988) was an American collegiate basketball coach and the namesake of Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University. Cameron was part of Duke athletics from 1926 to 1972, the second longest tenure in the school's history. Cameron attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana before becoming a fullback at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. At Washington and Lee, he was captain of both the basketball and football teams and tied for the national scoring champion in football. When Washington and Lee coach, Jimmy DeHart, was hired by Duke, Cameron followed him to coach the freshman team. When Wallace Wade was lured away from University of Alabama by Duke, school administrators urged him to retain Cameron. Cameron eventually became the backfield coach, scout and recruiter for wade. In 1929 he got the additional responsibility of head basketball coach - a position he would keep until 1949. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in Pennsylvania Founded  -Incorporated 1758   County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Cameron Indoor Stadium is a legendary basketball arena located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... Duke Chapel Duke University is a private university located in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Culver Military Academy was founded by Henry Harrison Culver in 1894 in Culver, Indiana as an all-boys school. ... Culver is a town located in Marshall County, Indiana. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... Most football games include a position called fullback or full back. ... Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Cameron's first two teams made the the Southern Conference tournament finals as a new team in the league. Cameron's teams had a 226-99 record for his fourteen years as head coach, including conference championships in 1938, 1941 and 1942. In 1940, Duke built the largest basketball ball arena south of the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cameron coached the first game, a victory over Princeton University 36 to 27, on January 6, 1940. The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Palestra is a legendary arena at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After Wade entered the military service in World War II, Cameron became the head football coach. In four years Cameron's teams won three conference championships, compiled a record of 25-11-1 and won the 1945 Sugar Bowl by beating Alabama 29-26. Cameron became permanent Director of Physical Education and Athletics in 1946 when Wade returned and resumed coaching football. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: Immense human sacrifice, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons - the atom bomb being the ultimate. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Sugar Bowl is an annual college football (American football) bowl game played in New Orleans, Louisiana, usually on January 1. ...

Cameron was a founder of the Atlantic Coast Conference, chaired the basketball committee of the Southern and ACC conferences for decades, was one the selection committee for the NFL Hall of Fame and was on the governing committee of the Olympics. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...