James Clary Phillips

1948-1950 Concord Boys Club Boxing Team as a 98 lb. Flyweight and later moving up to the 112-lb. Bantamweight class

In 1949, Clary played on the Concord Boys Club North Carolina State Championship 125-lb football team

1949 Won the Jr. Flyweight Golden Gloves Championship in Burlington 

1950 Won the Main Event as a flyweight in the Polio Drive Benefits Contest 

1950, Spent the summer training with the U.S. Marine Corps boxing team at Camp Lejeune but the Korean War interrupted the opportunity to continue.

1951-1954 Joined the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War afterwards returning to Concord High School to continue his studies

1964 112-lb Champion in NC’s Golden Gloves Tournament

Invited to the 1964 Carolinas Golden Gloves Tournament

Career Record was 18 Wins and 2 losses

Attended Appalachian State Teachers College and Queens College