Alva Melot: Tecumseh’s Renaissance Man

  • Alva Melot speaks to the crowd during an event in 2005. File photo
    Alva Melot speaks to the crowd during an event in 2005. File photo
  • Alva Melot: Tecumseh’s Renaissance Man
    Alva Melot: Tecumseh’s Renaissance Man
    Only one athlete In Tecumseh School’s sports history played on one of the two undefeated THS football teams, and was also to coach the school’s only other unbeaten squad. That would be Alva Melot, who passed away recently, at the age of 103. Even more stunningly, Mr Melot also coached the Savages’ boys’ basketball team in 1954-55 to a 31-2 record. The most wins for a THS team in a singl...

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