Hall of Fame San Jose City College basketball coach Percy Carr dies at age 82

Percy Carr, the long-time men’s basketball coach at San Jose City College who won the most games in California community college history, has died. He was 82.

“He’s all the things you would want in a coach,” said former player and former assistant coach James Giacomazzi, the men’s basketball head coach at Las Positas College in Livermore.

Over 45 years with the program from 1975 to 2019, Carr amassed 900 career wins — all with San Jose City College — leading the Jaguars to eight state tournaments...