 Home | Recent News | Newton | Pete Mccloud | Printme 06 Nov 2006 Resident profile: Pete McCloudPete McCloud moved to the Manor with his wife Martha in April. Pete went to school in Newton and was a letterman in basketball, football and track. His high school team won state basketball championships in 1936 and 1937, and was a runner up in 1938. Pete was selected to play on three All-State First Teams and three All-Ark Valley First Teams and won the Ark Valley scoring titles in 1937 and 1938. Pete went on to play basketball under “Frosty” Cox at the University of Colorado. During the 1941 and 1942 season he was selected to the All-Big 7 Conference teams and also won the scoring titles those two years. The 1942 team went to the NCAA Final Four in Kansas City. In 1942, he was selected to the Madison Square Garden All-American First Team. He was honored in 1995 as a Living Legend in Colorado basketball history. In 1996, he was inducted into the Newton High School Hall of Fame. After college, Pete enlisted in the Air Force and married his high school sweetheart whom he had dated since his sophomore year in high school. Pete was 23 years old at the time and ended up in Lubbock, Texas, and from there was transferred to San Antonio. Pete played on the post Basketball Team and taught physical education. Eventually he was transferred to South Dakota as a radio operator mechanic, and finally was transferred to Scott Field, Ill., where he continued to play basketball and teach classes. In 1947, Pete got out of the Air Force. He and Martha moved back to Newton and for six months he ran a garage, maintaining cars. It was at this point that Continental Airlines called him to play on a semiprofessional basketball team. Pete played for one season before an opportunity came up to play professional basketball. Pete did so and eventually went back to work for Continental Airlines for 33 years. During this time he was promoted from agent to chief agent to station manager and finally to assistant manager of a large station in Chicago. During this time, he also was in charge of International Operations in Chicago for Continental Airlines. In 1967, Pete took the job of manager of Wichita operations and stayed in this position for 13 years. Pete was able to retire at the age of 60. At this time, Pete and Martha had a home in Wichita and two children in college. However, they made the decision to buy a home on Marion Reservoir, in part because of Pete’s love of hunting and fishing. The 28 years they spent there were among the most satisfying of Pete’s life. He and Martha celebrated their 64th anniversary on July 4.
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