Hall of Fame QHS basketball player Gary Phillips passes away at age of 85

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | February 7, 2025
Gary Phillips, a charter member of the Quincy Blue Devil Sports Hall of Fame, passed away recently in Austin, Texas. He was 85. | Photo courtesy Quincy Blue Devil Sports Hall of Fame

QUINCY — Gary Phillips didn’t return to his roots often, but when he did, the Quincy High School Hall of Fame basketball player was treated with legendary status. Even if he shied away from it. A star for the Blue Devils in the 1950s who became an All-American at the University of Houston and played…

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Collegiate connections to QHS hoops program continue to be far ranging

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 23, 2022
Quincy High School graduate Gary Phillips, left, became an All-American at the University of Houston and led the Cougars to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 1961. Photo courtesy University of Houston athletics

QUINCY — How many roads intersect with the Quincy High School boys basketball program? Quite a few it turns out. For example, the University of Missouri men’s basketball program’s newest coach, Dennis Gates, was a starting guard on the Chicago Whitney Young powerhouse that beat the Blue Devils in the semifinals of the Class AA…

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