Merrill Gainer's legacy off the top of my head. Joel Hicks did not graduate from Big Creek. He did not play for Merrill Gainer. He graduated from Richwood, WV. He did coach at Big Creek, Beckley and WVU (assistant) before Pulaski County
John Chmara - Bluefield - Fauquier (assistant coach)
Glynn Carlock - Graham (player and assistant coach under Gainer and Chmara)
Nick Colobro - Tazewell - Gate City (player)
Tim Sarver - Harrisonburg, Osbourn, Bath County (player)
Tom Farrell - Fauquier (played at Welch member of the 1963 undefeated team under Tony Colobro - assistant under Chmara)
Fred Simon - Bluefield (player and assistant coach under Chmara)
Dave Litz - Tazewell (player for Chmara)
Dave Rider - Tazewell (player at Big Creek)
JIm Hammond - Richlands (player at Big Creek)
Tom Buzzo - Liberty Bealeton - Brooke Point (player under Chmara)
John Lilly - Beckley, Shady Spring (player under Chmara)
Tony Palmer - Graham (player under Carlock)
Mario Poletti - Big Creek (player at Big Creek)
Carl Mams - Big Creek, George Wythe (assistant at Big Creek)
Jim Hickam - Pulaski High, Northside (player at Big Creek)
Barry Reed - Pocahontas and long time Coach and AD at Virginia High in other sports (played under Carlock)
Buster Large - J. I. Burton and current Bluefield basketball coach (played under Carlock)