Pete Gill hired as Royals' coach in May 1975, resigned in July 1975

Forty-six year old Pete Gill was hired as the head coach of the Royals in May 1975. Gill, a graduate of New Albany High School in Indiana and Georgetown College, had been a coach for 18 years, the last four at Georgetown High School. Gill never coached a game at Mason County. He resigned in July 1975. Gill had agreed to move to Mason County, but personal reasons prohibited him from doing so. His resignation cleared the way for a coaching hire that would take Mason County Royals basketball to a new level. More on that tomorrow.