  February 1st, 2011    Charles Moir: I was probably a better
baseball player, but I had to stop playing due to rheumatic
fever. After signing to play pro baseball as a sophomore, I was
ineligible from playing college baseball.  JT: After retiring
from baseball you became a high school basketball coach and won
four state titles in 11 years. Was it frustrating to not be able
to go out on your own terms, and how were you able to be so
successful at the high school level?  CM: I hated to give up
baseball but figured that I would not make it to the majors and
had a family to support. My brother was also a high school
basketball coach. I enjoyed coaching and had some mighty good
players.  JT: In 1967 you became head coach at Roanoke College,
where your first recruit was Frankie Allen (the first African-
American basketball player in school history who later succeeded
you as head coach at Virginia Tech). How big a deal was it to
recruit Frankie at the time, and what was the reaction like on
campus?  CM: Frankie was