In 1978, he graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Business Administration and began a career in sales for Hunt-Wesson Foods in Pittsburgh, PA.
One of the young talents that caught Coach Dru's eye at the Summit Lake Recreation Center was a 10-year-old boy named LeBron James.
Coach Dru convinced LeBron's mother, Gloria, to let him join an AAU basketball team called the Shooting Stars.
That fall, Dru Joyce III, LeBron James, Sian Cotton, and Willie McGee all entered their freshman year at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, determined to fulfill their dream of a National Championship.
Not only did they clinch the Division II Ohio State Boys Basketball Championship, they were also declared Nation Champions by USA Today.