HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - One of the best players to ever wear a Marshall football uniform passed away this weekend from an illness. Larry McCloud was a star for the Herd between 1994-1997 where he helped lead Marshall to the NCAA I-AA National Championship in 1996. A year later when the Herd entered the Mid-American Conference, McCloud received All-MAC recognition as he led the team in tackles with 143. McCloud was inducted into the Marshall Hall of Fame in 2009.
He was also named the West Virginia high school prep player of the year as a senior at Buffalo-Wayne high school.
Bob Pruett coached McCloud while he was at Marshall and told WSAZ Sports that “we lost one of our greatest players but we lost an even a better person. We loved him and still love his great family. My heart is broken.”
McCloud is survived by his wife Stephanie and three children including Branson, who is currently a pitcher on the Marshall baseball team, along with Austin and Karli.
He was also named the West Virginia high school prep player of the year as a senior at Buffalo-Wayne high school.
Bob Pruett coached McCloud while he was at Marshall and told WSAZ Sports that “we lost one of our greatest players but we lost an even a better person. We loved him and still love his great family. My heart is broken.”
McCloud is survived by his wife Stephanie and three children including Branson, who is currently a pitcher on the Marshall baseball team, along with Austin and Karli.
