Tales From The Creek | Frank Stewart - Men's Basketball

Sixty years ago, when basketball fans jammed old Carter Gym for the Harnett County high school championship, little did anyone know that those in attendance would be witnesses to history.
 
That night – February 29, 1964 – Boone Trail and Angier played a game that lasted 13 overtimes before Boone Trail won 56-54.  No basketball game on the high school, college or professional level has lasted as long.
 
Frank Stewart was a senior guard for the Boone Trail Pioneers and led all scorers that night with 29 points.  He graduated and enrolled at Campbell in the fall of 1964, where he played under legendary coach Fred McCall.
 
Along the way, Frank played an important role on Campbell teams that later became an NAIA powerhouse.  He graduated, moved into the teaching and coaching profession, raised three kids, but stayed in touch with his teammates and opponents from the 13-overtime game.
 
In the next installment of Tales from the Creek, Stan Cole talks with Frank Stewart about growing up in Harnett County, the 13-overtime game, his path to Campbell and his six-decade journey since Leap Day 1964.