Converse Mayor Troy H. Terrell is a man who is very proud of his son and his two grandsons.
His son, Troy Neal Terrell, is a 1990 graduate of Converse High School and he now lives with his wife Tiffany and two sons in Stonewall. He recalled he played basketball at the same time Bert West was at Zwolle.
Troy was the top player at Converse at the time and made the All-District, the All State and the Louisiana All Star Team which played in Baton Rouge that year. He received a scholarship from Coach Mike McConathy, who was coach at Bossier Parish Community College at the time. He later transferred to East Texas Baptist University for Bert West.
For 27 years he conducted camps around the country called “Dynamite Basketball.” He explained, “They were free, and we went to some of the worst neighborhoods in America. We reached 60,000 kids. We helped over 2,000 go to college and helped 3,300 get their GED. We gave these boys hope and encouragement.”