1937 Melrose High School (Iowa) Shamrocks

The 1937 Melrose High School (Iowa) Shamrocks were the Iowa state high school basketball champions. With an enrollment of only 66, the Melrose Shamrocks[1] were the smallest school ever to win a single-class state basketball title in Iowa. The team finished their season 33–0, the first undefeated boys basketball team in Iowa history. In 2012, the Des Moines Register recognized the Shamrocks as one of the ten best State tournament teams in Iowa history.[2] In May 2012, the Iowa House of Representatives officially congratulated the 1937 Melrose Shamrocks basketball team on the 75th anniversary of their championship.[3]

  1. ^ White, Maury (2005-07-05). "Walter O'Connor, Melrose, 1980". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-02-19. Melrose did not originally have a nickname, but as the 1937 season went on the popular nickname "Shamrocks" stuck.
  2. ^ Schoffner, Chuck (2012-02-15). "100 years: The top 10 all-time teams". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  3. ^ "House Resolution 148". Retrieved 2012-05-05.