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DR. CLYDE MUSE PRESIDENT WELCOME

DEAR VISITORS:

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the entire Hinds family, I am pleased to welcome you to Hinds Community College where you will find a quality education with a personal and friendly approach at a reasonable cost. The focus of our college is on the student, and we make every effort to provide programs and services that enable students to be successful. We are extremely pleased with the graduation/ completion rate of our athletes. Among those working hard for the betterment of the college are members of the coaching staff who prepare their teams. Also to be commended are the band, Hi-Steppers, cheerleaders and their sponsors, the athletic director and the athletes. We are particularly pleased to have parents, students and alumni at the game. Thank you for your support. We hope you enjoy the game and continue to take an interest in the activities at Hinds. The college's athletic program is just one extension of the comprehensive academic, career and technical instruction offered at Hinds. Athletics complement strong instruction that provides educational opportunities of the highest caliber at the college's six locations. Serving local communities since 1917, Hinds looks eagerly toward many more years of providing a learning environment that's close to home, affordable and friendly. Dr. Clyde Muse Vashti Muse To our visiting coaches, players and college representatives, we extend a warm welcome. We hope you enjoy your visit at Hinds as well as the athletic competition that adds excitement and challenge to the students' educational experience.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

On behalf of the Hinds Community College athletic department, I want to welcome you to our college. Hinds is the largest community college in the state, and we also have the largest sports program of any community college. Our teams compete year in and year out for state and regional titles, and our coaching staff brings a wide variety of success in every single sport. This year marks the beginning of women’s cross country and track in our athletic program. This is an exciting time with the addition to our women’s sports. Hinds continues to dominate in the area of academic achievement among athletes. Since 1987, we have received the David Halbrook Award 11 times. This award is given to the community/junior college with the highest percentage of graduates or completers in its athletic program. Prior to the Homecoming game with Jones County Junior College on Sept. 25 we will honor our class of 2008 inductees in the Hinds Sports Hall of Fame. Please make your plans now to be a part of these activities and celebrations. On Oct. 16 we plan to honor three alumni championship teams: the 1978 softball team, 1988 football team and 1998 women’s soccer team. All three of these teams won state championships in their respective sports. Please continue to help us reconnect with our Hinds athletic alumni through our Athletic Alumni Newsletter. We hope this newsletter keeps former athletes informed on all things related to Hinds sports. It is my hope that you enjoy watching our teams and continue to support Hinds athletics throughout the year.

GENE MURPHY

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Smith, a Magee native, was a football standout at Magee High School. The 1971 MHS graduate’s ability on the gridiron Head landed him a scholarship to nearby Co-Lin Junior College. Smith landed first-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors while at Co-Lin. Coach His play at the junior college level led him to Delta State J. Mike Smith University in Cleveland, where he would eventually receive enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Hinds both his bachelor and master degrees in Education. Smith’s Community program. The 2008 campaign effort on the field and in the classroom earned him a place also marks his 22nd in the Copiah-Lincoln Sports Hall of Fame, where he was year as a member inducted in October 2006. of the Hinds staff, Smith is married to the former Tammy Helton of where he has been Lumberton. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Brittany, involved with and three sons, Jay (a Hinds graduate), Jared and Hunter. winning six state Members of the family also include son-in-law Seth Ferguson, championships. daughter-in-law Amber Boykin Smith, and granddaughters The Florence Anna Catherine, Alli Claire Ferguson and James Michael resident has an Smith III. overall record of 29-18, which translates into a .617 Thoughts on the previous year: winning percentage. “I felt like we were much better than a 5-4 team. It all Smith, who also comes down to turnovers. In the first part of season, our serves as the turnover ratio was very low, but toward the end we turned offensive line coach, it over too much, which caused us to lose some close has put together ballgames.” quite a string of Thoughts on the upcoming year: accomplishments as “The month of July was very productive for us because a head coach. when we met back up in August, we picked up right where In 2003, the we left off. We feel like we have a very good freshman Eagles finished as the South State champions, played for the group both defensively and offensively. Our skill position Association of Community and Junior Colleges guys should make our offense better and our defense has Association (MACJC) state championship, received several shown that it can run and swarm better than last year.” bowl offers and finished ranked in the national polls. Hinds amassed an impressive 9-2 overall record, and Smith was named as the 2003-2004 Coach of the Year by the MACJC. The 2004 season proved almost identical to the previous Assistant season as the Eagles (9-2) competed in the state title game once again, received more bowl offers and finished as the ninth ranked team in the nation. Hinds lost both of its state Coaches title games to perennial power Pearl River Community College. David Armstrong is currently in his third The 2005 football season was a disappointment for the season as the offensive coordinator and for the Hinds entire state, as Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast football program. Armstrong also serves as the coach for the region. This disaster shortened the MACJC football season, , wide receivers and running backs. and this only allowed the Eagles to complete seven games. Armstrong has a well-documented coaching career filled Hinds lost out on valuable practice time and stumbled to a with past successes. In fall 2005, he served as the head coach 3-4 finish. at Louisiana College in Pineville, La., leading the Wildcats to The 2006 season was a difficult pill to swallow for Hinds, a 4-5 overall record. It was here that he served in a dual role as the Eagles finished with a 3-6 overall record. The team as offensive coordinator, setting many records in the process. fought through a rash of injuries and inexperience, as a total The Wildcats finished first in the American Southwest of 29 players were freshmen. Conference (ASC) and fourth in the nation with an average of The 2007 season saw the Eagles return to a semblance of 512.6 yards of total offense per game, first in the conference their former self, as they busted out of the gates with a 3-0 and second in the nation with 385.1 yards of passing offense record. The Eagles would finish the season 5-4 after losing per game and second in the conference and 30th in the nation three hard-fought battles in the closing minutes of each game. with 35.6 points per game on average. Louisiana College led Smith came to Hinds Community College after serving as the ASC in seven offensive categories. His work with QB an assistant football and baseball coach at Wingfield High Wes Cooper led him to more than 3,000 yards passing and 25 School in Jackson. Prior to his experience in the Jackson . Public Schools, Smith spent eight years at Copiah-Lincoln Before his stint at Louisiana College, Armstrong served as Community College in Wesson and two years at Central High the quarterbacks coach at Samford University in Birmingham, School in West Helena, Ark. Ala. Armstrong tutored QB Ray Nelson, who finished with

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first-team Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) honors in 2003 and 2004. Nelson finished as Samford’s all-time leader in passing yards with 7,950 and in total offense with 9,575 yards. Prior to his time at Samford, Armstrong served as the offensive coordinator at Copiah-Lincoln Community College during the 2001 season. The Wolves started the season 4-0 and reached a No. 13 national ranking early in the season, finishing with their first winning season in several years. Armstrong has also served in an offensive coordinator capacity at North Greenville College in Tigerville, S.C., where he was named as the offensive coordinator for the NAIA National College All-Star game in Orlando, Fla. Other coaching experiences include Greenville College in Greenville, Ill., Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge, Ga. and graduate assistant coach at Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, La. It was also during this time that he coached at Austin Peay University in Clarksville, Tenn. DAVID ARMSTRONG After playing high school football at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., Armstrong received a football scholarship to Western Kentucky University, where he was a four-year letterman. He quarterbacked the 1988 team to a 9-4 record and helped them advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA I-AA championships. In 1989, Armstrong received his bachelor of arts degree from WKU. He furthered his education by receiving a Master of Science degree from Austin Peay University in 1992. Armstrong resides in Clinton with his three boys: Jackson, Andrew, and Isaac. Shawn Garrick is serving in his third season as the defensive backs coach and graduate assistant coach for the Hinds Community College football team. Garrick, who received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Performance and Leisure and Sport from New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M., spent a three-year coaching stint at his alma mater. He served as the assistant defensive line coach and cornerbacks coach. He also spent time as the equipment manager, a teaching assistant and video coordinator. Garrick earned his associate of arts degree SHAWN GARRICK from Yuma Community College in Yuma, Ariz. Garrick, a 1996 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Portland, Ore., is engaged to Willow Ray of Brandon. He currently resides in Raymond.

J.J. Plummer is in his first season as a full-time assistant with the Hinds football program. Plummer previously served four seasons as a volunteer assistant with the Eagles. His new role includes coaching the wide receivers and serving as the recruiting coordinator. Plummer has served in a variety of roles throughout his coaching career, including spending the 2002 and 2003 seasons as a defensive assistant coach at Mississippi State University under Jackie Sherill. The position in Starkville came after a three-year stint as head football coach at Lamar Academy in Meridian. Plummer, who spent the 1999 season as the tight ends and wide receivers coach for the Mississippi Pride of the Regional Football League, was also the head coach at Porter’s Chapel Academy in Vicksburg for three seasons, leading the team to its first J. J. Plummer winning season in 13 years. For his efforts, Plummer was named Warren County Coach of the Year in 1998. Plummer is a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Madison, where he was a four- sport standout. After lettering for two seasons in football at Pearl River Community College, Plummer moved on to the University of Southern Mississippi, where in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Coaching and Sports Administration. Plummer finished his education in 2003, when he received a master of science degree in Technology from Mississippi State University.

Larry Williams is currently in his sixth season with the Hinds football program. He serves in a multitude of roles as assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and strength coach. Williams started his coaching career at Mississippi Delta Community College, where he spent six seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. He LARRY WILLIAMS was a key component of the Region 23 Coaching Staff of the Year in 1998 and 2001 at Mississippi Delta. Williams earned his associate of arts in physical education from the Moorhead

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school before moving on to Mississippi State University. He completed his undergraduate requirements by receiving a bachelor of science degree in Educational Psychology. Williams has also done graduate work at . He is a member of the Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC). THE TAFF Brian AndersonS is currently in his third year at Hinds as the athletic trainer. He received his associate of arts degree in general studies at Hinds Community College in Raymond before graduating with honors from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La. At La. Tech, he received his bachelor of science degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in athletic training. Brian continued his studies at Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., where he received his master of science degree in athletic training. While at Marshall, he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Marshall football team. Anderson also BRIAN ANDERSON did two consecutive summer internships with the NFL . Brian then accepted a one-year fellowship with the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., where he was responsible for the care of many Olympic teams, both nationally and internationally. Following his fellowship in Lake Placid, he returned to Mississippi to work at the Hattiesburg Clinic, where he served as the athletic trainer for Poplarville High School. Brian is National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA) Certified, American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED Health Care Provider Certified. He is also a Mississippi licensed athletic trainer and a member of the Mississippi Athletic Trainers Association (MSATA). Brian is married to the former Mandy Mims of Greenwood, and they live in Byram.

Angelia Irving is in her first season as the assistant athletic trainer at Hinds. The Raymond native is a 2007 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in Athletic Training. While at Southern Miss, Irving worked with the USM football and women’s volleyball teams, while also assisting with local area high schools. Irving is a Hinds alumnus. In 2005 she received an associate of arts degree and was a Phi Theta Kappa member. Irving graduated from Raymond High School in 2003. Irving has been a part-time employee at Hinds since 1999, working as a personal Angelia IRving assistant in the departmental offices. She has also worked as a trainer for Mississippi Sports Medicine and served as a program instructor with the Boys and Girls Club of Bolton.

Cindy Johnson is the administrative secretary and office manager for the Hinds athletic department. Her duties include serving as the administrative assistant to both the athletic and associate athletic directors, handling purchasing for the department and taking care of budget management and travel for all sports. Cindy graduated from Long Beach High School in Long Beach and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Her career experience includes serving as a legal secretary/office manager for two different legal firms, owning and operating a daycare business and serving as executive secretary/program coordinator for the Clinton Parks and Recreation Department. Cindy served on the Clinton Soccer Association Board of Directors for 12 years. She also served as the Western District Director for the Mississippi Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) Board of Directors for four years, where she directed tournaments on the local, district and state levels. Johnson and her husband Joe, who is employed in the HCC Workforce Development Center, reside in Clinton. They have three sons, Lee, David and Phillip, a daughter-in- law, Kristi, and grandson, Eason.

CINDY JOHNSON

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player profileS

#90 Daryl Barnes 6’2 240 Freshman #43 Kyle Black #16 Treyvias Defensive end 6’4 235 Alexander #28 Montez Austin Freshman High school: 6’2 195 6’0 180 Defensive end Clinton High School Freshman Freshman Hometown: Clinton Wide receiver Wide receiver/defensive High school: General Studies major back High school: Hometown: Jackson Breaux Bridge High High school: Undecided major School South Panola High Hometown: Breaux School Bridge, La. Hometown: Batesville Business major Undecided major

#53 Mark Cabatay 6’3 315 Sophomore #56 Brillian Cherry #44 Dekores Offensive lineman 6’3 250 Branch Freshman 6’4 265 #29 Demetrius High school: Defensive lineman Sophomore Bryant Vicksburg High School Defensive end 6’2 225 Hometown: Vicksburg High school: Freshman Business major High school: Defensive end Hometown: Jackson Vicksburg High School Undecided major Hometown: Vicksburg High school: Physical therapy major Murrah High School Hometown: Jackson Education major

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#78 Trey Curtis 6’4 340 #12 Jarrad Craine Sophomore #14 Chad DeWitt 5’9 170 #54 William Crump Offensive lineman 6’0 195 Sophomore 5’11 270 Freshman Defensive back Freshman High school: Defensive lineman Vicksburg High School High school: Hometown: Vicksburg High school: Brandon High School High school: Psychology major East Limestone High Hometown: Brandon School General studies major Hometown: Jackson Hometown: Madison, Civil engineering major Ala. Sports management major

#73 John Gilmore 6’2 320 Freshman #46 John Harvey #6 Antwon Dixon Offensive lineman 6’1 215 6’1 195 Freshman Sophomore #2 Courtney Ellis High school: Linebacker Safety 6’0 190 Hinds Ag. High School Sophomore Hometown: Edwards High school: High school: Safety Diesel mechanics major Northwest Rankin High Terry High School School Hometown: Jackson High school: Hometown: Brandon Undecided major Lanier High School Physical therapy major Hometown: Jackson Business management/ Accounting major

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#60 Earnest Hinds 6’2 250 #35 Bill Hawkins Freshman #70 Jonathan Hollis 6’1 225 Offensive lineman 6’4 285 Freshman #4 Jarius Hawkins Sophomore Linebacker 5’11 190 High school: Offensive lineman Sophomore Murrah High School High school: Defensive back Hometown: Jackson High school: Booneville High School Physical therapy major Pearl High School Hometown: Booneville High school: Hometown: Pearl Biology/Secondary Moss Point High School Criminal justice major education major Hometown: Moss Point Accounting/Business administration major

#22 David Lindsey #7 Steven Knight 5’11 180 5’9 195 Freshman #23 Sigmon McAfee Sophomore Defensive back/safety Running back #8 Chris Lewis 6’0 185 5’10 185 Freshman High school: Sophomore Defensive back/safety High school: Northwest Rankin High Wide receiver Northwest Rankin High School High school: School Hometown: Flowood High school: Brandon High School Hometown: Pearl Health and physical Wingfield High School Hometown: Brandon Criminal justice major education major Hometown: Jackson General studies major Physical education major

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#3 Cole Michael 5’11 175 #79 Cordaryl #49 Bobby Sophomore Miles McGowan Wide receiver #17 Paul Mallard 6’4 330 6’2 225 6’1 235 Freshman Freshman High school: Sophomore Offensive lineman Linebacker Callaway High School Linebacker Hometown: Jackson High school: High school: Physical education major High school: Wingfield High School Raymond High School Provine High School Hometown: Jackson Hometown: Utica Hometown: Jackson Crime scene English major Undecided major investigation major

#19 Jamal Nixon 6’1 195 #75 Sidney Mitchell #92 Christopher 6’3 300 Freshman #15 Wesley Wide receiver O’Banner Freshman 6’3 280 Offensive lineman Mounger 5’9 155 High school: Freshman Defensive lineman High school: Freshman Ellender Memorial High Quarterback School H.L. Bourgeois High High school: School Hometown: Houma, La. High school: Computer engineering Callaway High School Hometown: Houma, La. Hometown: Jackson Undecided major Clinton High School major Hometown: Clinton Undecided major Nursing major

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#55 Chad Roberson #13 Tay Ogletree 6’2 250 6’0 200 #72 Taylor Quick Sophomore #30 Dishon Sophomore 6’6 300 Long snapper Robertson Defensive back Sophomore 6’0 280 Offensive lineman High school: Freshman High school: Brandon High School Defensive lineman Mary Persons High High school: Hometown: Brandon School Terry High School Teaching/coaching High school: Hometown: Forsyth, Ga. Hometown: Terry major Haywood High School General studies major Christian studies major Hometown: Brownsville, Tenn. Physical education major

#25 Curtis Spann 6’0 185 #85 Chance #99 Cordarrell Freshman Smith Starkweather #1 Jarmie Smith Defensive back/safety 6’2 275 6’3 240 5’11 185 Freshman Freshman Sophomore High school: Defensive lineman Tight end Defensive back/safety Pearl High School Hometown: Pearl High school: High school: High school: Teaching/coaching major Provine High School Richland High School Pisgah High School Hometown: Jackson Hometown: Richland Hometown: Sand Hill Business management Undecided major Business major major

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#24 Jeremy Tolliver #47 Rydell Trigg #32 Anton Taylor 6’0 205 6’1 195 5’10 205 #52 Terrance Freshman Freshman Sophomore Taylor Linebacker Linebacker/long snapper Running back 6’2 275 Sophomore High school: High school: High school: Offensive lineman Tara High School Northwest Rankin High Provine High School Hometown: Baton School Hometown: Jackson High school: Rouge, La. Hometown: Flowood Undecided major Provine High School Physical education Physical therapy major Hometown: Jackson major Health and physical education major

#20 Cordell Watkins 5’7 150 #10 Quenton Truly Freshman Defensive back #80 Mark 6’0 180 Weathersby Freshman #9 Parker Ware 6’3 250 Wide receiver High school: 5’10 165 Vicksburg High School Freshman Sophomore Hometown: Vicksburg Tight End High school: Kicker/ Warren Central High Undecided major High school: School High school: Magee High School Hometown: Vicksburg Northwest Rankin High Hometown: Magee Barbering degree School Engineering major Hometown: Brandon Teaching/coaching major

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#91 Oliver Williams #57 Alrt Williams 6’1 220 6’4 305 Freshman #21 Matthew Freshman #81 Horatio Defensive lineman Willis Offensive lineman Williams 5’8 195 6’2 175 High school: Freshman High school: Freshman Northwest Rankin High Running back Wingfield High School Wide receiver School Hometown: Jackson Hometown: Brandon High school: Coaching and sports High school: Landscaping major Puckett Attendance administration major Oxford High School Center Hometown: Starkville Hometown: Puckett Undecided major Undecided major

#18 Aaron #5 Vernon Wolfe Woolfolk 6’0 180 6’0 195 Freshman Sophomore #97 Jonotario Defensive back/safety Wide receiver Woodcox 6’1 265 High school: High school: Freshman North Iberville High Vicksburg High School Defensive lineman Hometown: Vicksburg School Hometown: Maringouin, Undecided major High school: La. Callaway High School Undecided major Hometown: Jackson Undecided major

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Training & Managing Staff

Hunter Strain Lauren Bush LaJoy Paige Trainer Trainer Trainer Kim Sims Chad Steen Trainer Trainer

Joshua Newman Hunter Smith Manager Manager Napoleon Beasley James Reaves Spencer Smith Manager Manager Manager

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" 2 0 0 8 M A C J C M A S T E R S C H E D U L E " COAHOMA TIGERS MISSISSIPPI DELTA TROJANS ======MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF ======AUG 28 EAST CENTRAL H AUG 28 SOUTHWEST MISS. A SEPT 4 SOUTHWEST MISS. A SEPT 4 COPIAH-LINCOLN H SEPT 11 MISSISSIPPI DELTA + A COMMUNITY & JUNIOR COLLEGES SEPT 11 COAHOMA + H SEPT 18 HOLMES + H SEPT 18 NORTHEAST MISS. + A SEPT 25 COPIAH-LINCOLN A SEPT 25 ITAWAMBA + H OCT 4 EAST MISSISSIPPI + A OCT 2 NORTHWEST MISS. + A OCT 9 NORTHWEST MISS. + H OCT 11 HOLMES + A OCT 18 NORTHEAST MISS. + HC OCT 16 JONES COUNTY H OCT 25 ITAWAMBA + A OCT 25 EAST MISSISSIPPI + HC

COPIAH-LINCOLN WOLVES MISS. GULF COAST BULLDOGS ======AUG 28 EAST MISSISSIPPI A AUG 28 NORTHWEST MISS. A SEPT 4 MISSISSIPPI DELTA A SEPT 4 ITAWAMBA A SEPT 11 JONES COUNTY + H MACJC SEPT 11 SOUTHWEST MISS. + H SEPT 18 SOUTHWEST MISS. + A SEPT 18 EAST MISSISSIPPI H SEPT 25 COAHOMA H SEPT 25 PEARL RIVER + A OCT 4 MISS. GULF COAST + HC OCT 4 COPIAH-LINCOLN + A OCT 11 PEARL RIVER + A 2008 OCT 11 EAST CENTRAL + HC OCT 16 EAST CENTRAL + A OCT 16 HINDS + A OCT 23 HINDS + H F O O T B A L L OCT 23 JONES COUNTY + H EAST CENTRAL WARRIORS NORTHEAST TIGERS ======AUG 28 COAHOMA A AUG 28 HINDS A SEPT 4 HOLMES H SEPT 4 PEARL RIVER H SEPT 11 HINDS + H SEPT 11 ITAWAMBA + A + SCHEDULES SEPT 18 MISSISSIPPI DELTA + H SEPT 18 JONES COUNTY A SEPT 27 SOUTHWEST MISS. + HC SEPT 25 HOLMES + A OCT 2 NORTHEAST MISS. A „lCOPIAH-LINCOLN, EAST CENTRAL, OCT 2 EAST CENTRAL HC OCT 11 MISS. GULF COAST + A Hinds, Jones, Mississippi Gulf Coast, OCT 9 EAST MISSISSIPPI + H OCT 16 COPIAH-LINCOLN + H OCT 18 COAHOMA + A OCT 23 PEARL RIVER + A Pearl River, and Southwest comprise OCT 23 NORTHWEST MISS. + H the South Division, while Coahoma, East EAST MISSISSIPPI LIONS Mississippi, Holmes, Itawamba, Missis- NORTHWEST RANGERS ======sippi Delta, Northeast, and Northwest ======AUG 28 COPIAH-LINCOLN H AUG 28 MISS. GULF COAST H SEPT 6 JONES COUNTY A comprise the North Division. Division SEPT 4 HINDS A SEPT 11 HOLMES + A games are denoted by a star ( + ). The SEPT 11 PEARL RIVER A + SEPT 18 MISS. GULF COAST A first round of the MACJC playoffs are SEPT 18 ITAWAMBA H SEPT 25 NORTHWEST MISS. + H SEPT 25 EAST MISSISSIPPI + A OCT 4 COAHOMA + HC set for Saturday, Nov. 1, with the win- OCT 2 MISSISSIPPI DELTA + H OCT 9 NORTHEAST MISS. + A ners playing for the state champion- OCT 9 COAHOMA + A OCT 18 ITAWAMBA + H ship Saturday, Nov. 8. OCT 18 HOLMES + HC OCT 25 MISSISSIPPI DELTA + A OCT 23 NORTHEAST MISS. + A

HINDS EAGLES ITAWAMBA INDIANS PEARL RIVER WILDCATS ======AUG 28 NORTHEAST MISS. H AUG 28 JONES COUNTY A AUG 28 HOLMES H SEPT 4 NORTHWEST MISS. H SEPT 4 MISS. GULF COAST H SEPT 4 NORTHEAST MISS. A SEPT 11 EAST CENTRAL + A SEPT 11 NORTHEAST MISS. + H SEPT 11 NORTHWEST MISS. H SEPT 18 PEARL RIVER + H SEPT 18 NORTHWEST MISS. + A SEPT 18 HINDS + A SEPT 25 JONES COUNTY + HC SEPT 25 MISSISSIPPI DELTA + A SEPT 25 MISS. GULF COAST + H OCT 4 SOUTHWEST MISS. + A OCT 2 HOLMES + H OCT 2 JONES COUNTY + A OCT 9 ITAWAMBA A OCT 9 HINDS H OCT 11 COPIAH-LINCOLN + HC OCT 16 MISS. GULF COAST + H OCT 18 EAST MISSISSIPPI + A OCT 16 SOUTHWEST MISS. + A OCT 23 COPIAH-LINCOLN + A OCT 25 COAHOMA + HC OCT 23 EAST CENTRAL + H

HOLMES BULLDOGS JONES BOBCATS SOUTHWEST BEARS ======AUG 28 PEARL RIVER A AUG 28 ITAWAMBA H AUG 28 MISSISSIPPI DELTA H SEPT 4 EAST CENTRAL A SEPT 6 EAST MISSISSIPPI H SEPT 4 COAHOMA H SEPT 11 EAST MISSISSIPPI + H SEPT 11 COPIAH-LINCOLN + A SEPT 11 MISS. GULF COAST + A SEPT 18 COAHOMA + A SEPT 18 EAST CENTRAL + H SEPT 18 COPIAH-LINCOLN + H SEPT 25 NORTHEAST MISS. + H SEPT 25 HINDS + A SEPT 27 EAST CENTRAL + A OCT 2 ITAWAMBA + A OCT 2 PEARL RIVER + H OCT 4 HINDS + HC OCT 11 MISSISSIPPI DELTA + HC OCT 11 SOUTHWEST MISS. + HC OCT 11 JONES COUNTY + A OCT 18 NORTHWEST MISS. + A OCT 16 MISSISSIPPI DELTA A OCT 16 PEARL RIVER + H OCT 23 SOUTHWEST MISS. H OCT 23 MISS. GULF COAST + A OCT 23 HOLMES A

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2008 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Thu. Aug. 28 Northeast Raymond 7 p.m. Thu. Sept. 4 Northwest Raymond 7 p.m. Thu. Sept. 11 East Central Decatur 6:30 p.m. Thu. Sept. 18 Pearl River Raymond 7 p.m. Thu. Sept. 25 Jones (HC)* Raymond 7:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 4 Southwest Summit 3 p.m. Thu. Oct. 9 Itawamba Fulton 7 p.m. Thu. Oct. 16 Gulf coast Raymond 7 p.m. Thu. Oct. 23 Co-Lin Wesson 7 p.m. Bold indicates home games. * HC-denotes Homecoming game 10/4 is the only Saturday game. All other games are played on Thursday.

CONTACT INFORMATION HCC President ...... Dr. Clyde Muse...... 601.857.3230 Athletic Director...... Gene Murphy...... 601.857.3362 Assistant AD ...... Dot Murphy ...... 601.857.3443 Sports Information Director ...... Dan Rives ...... 601.857.3323 Head Football Coach ...... J. Mike Smith...... 601.857.3328 Head Athletic Trainer...... Brian Anderson...... 601.857.3564

Mailing Address: Hinds Community College P.O. Box 1100 Raymond, MS 39154

Admissions ...... 601.857.3212 Admissions Fax ...... 601.857.3539

Athletic Office ...... 601.857.3325 Athletic Fax ...... 601.857.3554

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PASSING Attempts Comp. Pct. Yards Avg. Long TD’s Int’s Team Totals 251 111 44.2% 1,485 13.4 65 9 10

RECEIVING Receptions Yards Avg. Long TD’s Team Totals 111 1,485 13.4 93 10

PUNTING Punts Yards Avg. Long Team Totals 53 2,172 41 58

EXTRA POINTS-FIELD GOALS Extra Points F field Goals Attempts Made Pct. Attempts Made Pct. Long Team Totals 26 24 92.0% 16 10 63.0% 48

PUNT RETURNS Returns Yds. Avg. Long TD’s Team Totals 11 122 11.1 18 0

KICKOFF RETURNS Returns Yds. Avg. Long TD’s Team Totals 35 607 17.3 41 0

SCORING TD’s field Goals PAT(1) PAT(2) Safety Total Scores Team Totals 25 10 24 1 0 60

SCORING BY QUARTERS First Second Third Fourth OT Total Points Hinds 45 58 55 47 10 215 Opponents 26 76 51 57 15 225

RECEIVING Receptions Total Yards Avg. TD’s Long 6 Vernon Wolfe 24 368 15.3 2 48 27 Steven Knight 5 47 9.4 0 19 5 Anthony Mayes 33 444 13.5 3 71 3 Carlos Everett 13 287 22.1 1 93 8 Derrick Steele 8 83 10.4 1 33 21 Chris Lewis 2 40 20 0 28 81 Cole Michael 1 8 8 0 8 32 Anton Taylor 5 19 3.8 1 16 86 Alex West 2 12 6 0 10 18 Daylan Williamson 3 35 11.7 1 30

RUSHING Carries Total Yards Avg. TD’s Long 27 Steven Knight 89 353 4.0 4 73 10 Terrance Barnes 55 102 1.9 2 17 32 Anton Taylor 143 768 5.4 8 70 5 Anthony Mayes 6 32 5.3 0 14 33 Qin Mobley 5 16 3.2 0 10 13 Jarrod Fleming 34 84 2.5 1 13 3 Carlos Everett 2 4 2.0 0 4 7 Bryan Mann 16 14 0.9 1 6

PASSING Comp. Att. Pct. Yards Avg. Long TD’s Int’s 10 Terrance Barnes 64 135 64.0% 910 14.2 71 8 3 7 Bryan Mann 26 54 48.0% 360 13.9 40 0 2 13 Jarrod Fleming 15 42 36.0% 229 15.3 40 1 5

PUNTING Punts Yards Avg. Long 16 Parker Ware 53 “2,172” 41 58

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OFFICIAL FOOTBALL SIGNALS 1 2 3 4 5 6

Time-out Discretionary or injury time- out (follow by tapping Field goal Ball ready for play Start clock hands on chest) TV/Radio time-out Point(s) after touchdown Safety 7 8 9 10 11 12

Incomplete forward pass Ball dead Penalty declined Touchback (move No play, no score Legal touching of forward Inadvertent whistle side to side) First down Loss of down Toss option delayed pass or scrimmage kick (Face Press Box) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

False start Illegal formation Uncatchable Offside defense Encroachment offense Disregard flag End of period Sideline warning Illegal touching forward pass Encroachment (NF) Illegal procedure (NF) 20 21 22 23 24 27

Illegal shift - 2 hands Falure to wear Illegal helmet Unsportsmanlike conduct Illegal motion - 1 hand Delay of game Substitution infraction required equipment contact Noncontact foul

28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Illegal battling Running into Illegal kicking Illegal fair catch signal Forward pass or roughing kicker (Followed by pointing Invalid fair catch Interference Illegal participation Sideline interference or holder toward toe for kicking) signal (NF) Kick-catching interference Roughing passer

35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Illegal pass Illegal forward Ineligible downfiled Blocking below waist handling Intentional grounding on pass Personal foul Clipping Illegal block Chop block

42 43 44 45 46 47

Illegal block in the back Holding/obstructing Illegal use of Helping runner Grasping face mask or Illegal use of hands/arms hands or arms (NF) Interlocked blocking helmet opening Tripping Player disqualification

Note: Signal numbers 25 and 26 are for future expansion. (NF) National Federation of State High School Associations signal.

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FootballMediaGuide08.indd 36 8/22/08 4:13:44 PM 2008 • HCC EAGLES FOOTBALL Alumnus of the Year Earl Leggett is the 2008 Alumnus of the Year. He will be honored He led the team to two wins: posthumously as part of the homecoming festivities during the Alumni Super Bowl XV (1981) and Super Bowl XVIII Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23, in the McKenzie Arena in Raymond. (1984). He led the to Super Earl Leggett was a 1955 Hinds alumnus and charter member Bowl XXIV (1990) in a two-year stint. He Leggett of both the Hinds Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Mississippi also coached for the and the Community & Junior College Sports Hall of Fame (2007). He passed Washington Redskins, retiring from that team in 2000 and returning to away on May 15, 2008. Raymond. “Earl Leggett brought great positive recognition to the college through his outstanding career in football, playing and coaching,” said HCC President Dr. Clyde Muse. “He was a great individual and a great supporter of Hinds all of his life. He came here as a student with very few resources and when he left here he went to many places. But he always said this was where he wanted to come back to and retire. He even served on our Development Foundation board after he retired, so you can see what this college meant to him. I wish he could be here to receive this well-deserved honor, but we are just glad that we can honor him and his legacy this way,” Muse said. Earl Leggett was recruited from Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla., by Eagle recruiter and coach, Joe Renfroe. He left his Jacksonville home at age 16 and played Eagle football for four years – two years of high school at Raymond and two years at Hinds Junior College. He was selected an All-American tackle on offense and defense and co-captained the undefeated 1954 team that won the national championship at the Junior Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Throughout Earl’s football career he was recognized in numerous While at Hinds, he met the woman venues: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2002), Jacksonville Florida he was to share his life with, Bobbie Sports Hall of Fame (1986), National Junior College Athletic Wroten, who enrolled at HJC in 1953. Association Hall of Fame (1996), Number 35 of Florida’s Top 100 Earl later graduated from Louisiana State Athletes of the Century (2000) and Honorary Guest Captain at LSU University, and Bobbie from Mississippi (2002). College. “One of Earl’s proudest moments was when he At LSU, he was first team All had the honor of inducting one of his former players, Southeastern Conference, All South and , into the National Football Hall of Fame All American. He played for the College in 2000,” said Bobbie Leggett. All Stars against the champion During that induction, Long paid tribute to his New York Giants in the Chicago All Star game in 1957. former coach. His professional football career was long and varied, “Earl Leggett was tough, hard-headed and beginning when he was drafted by the in the unrelenting,” Long said. “An Earl Leggett training first round of the 1957 draft. After nine years, he went with camp was a lot like climbing Mount Everest in the Rams and then played two seasons for the the 1920s without oxygen. Our defensive line was Saints before being sidelined with injuries. All told, he the best prepared group in football. At the time, it never occurred to played in 132 NFL games over 12 seasons. me that lessons I learned under him would serve me well not only in His coaching career began at Hinds in 1970. He also coached at football, but also in life.” Nichols State University and Texas Christian University. As the Leggetts were moving around the NFL and raising their Leggett’s coaching career in professional football began in 1974. He four children, the children married and made their homes in different chalked up many championships and trips to the Super Bowl. Much areas of the United States: sons, Earl Jr. in Dove Canyon, Calif., Brad of that career was with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, where he in Atlanta and daughters, Dana Sorino in Sacramento, Calif., and Celi coached for a total of 15 years. Leggett in Aurora, Colo.

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2007 Football tats PUNT RETURNS S Returns Yards Avg. Long TD’s 5 Anthony Mayes 11 225 20.5 53 0

KICKING EXTRA POINTS F fIELD GOALS Att. Made Pct. Att. Made Pct. Long 16 Parker Ware 26 24 92.0% 16 10 63.0% 48

KICKOFF RETURNS Returns Yards Avg. Long TD’s 5 Anthony Mayes 12 244 20.3 41 0 4 Austin Divinity 6 83 13.8 27 0 41 Paul Douville 10 189 18.9 34 0 18 Daylan Williamson 2 16 8.0 12 0 32 Anton Taylor 4 65 16.3 19 0 33 Qin Mobley 1 10 10.0 10 0

SCORING TD’s FG’s PAT(1) PAT(2) Safety Points 16 Parker Ware 10 24 54 32 Anton Taylor 8 48 27 Steven Knight 4 24 5 Anthony Mayes 3 18 10 Terrance Barnes 2 12 6 Vernon Wolfe 2 12 23 Antwon Dixon 1 6 8 Derrick Steele 1 6 13 Jarrod Fleming 1 6 3 Carlos Everett 1 6 18 Daylan Williamson 1 6 7 Bryan Mann 1 6

DEFENSE Tackles Assists Total Int. C. R. Fumbles Sacks Blk. Kick 1 Darrius Jones 27 2 29 2 2 2 Otis Stamps 21 3 24 4 2 4 Austin Divinity 47 6 53 1 2 5.5 6 Vernon Wolfe 1 1 7 Marcell Young 20 20 1 12 Jarrad Craine 13 13 14 Carlos Meeks 100 17 117 1 3 3 2 16 Parker Ware 17 Paul Mallard 6 6 20 Jamie Smith 4 4 1 2 21 Chris Lewis 1 1 22 Jason Grigsby 58 2 60 1 1 1 3 23 Antwon Dixon 44 2 46 1 1 1 24 Courtney Ellis 13 13 25 Wilbert Lee 3 3 27 Steven Knight 3 3 28 Maurice Crutison 8 8 33 Qin Mobley 1 1 2 34 Chris Mixon 84 16 100 0.5 37 Jarius Hawkins 9 9 38 Rico Jackson 3 3 41 Paul Douville 11 11 1 1 42 Loren Martin 1 1 43 Jamarious Jones 33 8 41 2 2 3 44 Dekores Branch 27 3 30 1 5 54 Chad Roberson 56 Damian Flowers 2 2 62 Dishon Robertson 83 Vincent McRaven 19 3 22 1 86 Alex West 1 1 90 Montrell Williams 23 5 28 1 0.5 93 Reko Kitchens 16 3 19 1 2 96 Altion Easterling 3 1 4 98 Omar Spears 40 3 43 1 8 99 Darryl Barnes 22 8 30 Totals 10 15 14 30.5 2

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Recent All-Americans at Hinds CC 1987 Mike Burch l Jeffrey Fields 1988 Mike Berry l John Camacho l Kevin Woodson 1989 Rufus Bester l Tracy Minnifield 1990 John Copeland 1991 Zachary Crockett l Albert Sweet 1992 Gary Walker 1994 Lee Ragsdale l Mark Smith l Marcus Spriggs 1995 Cedric Donaldson l Jaret Holmes l Grady Jackson Michael Myers l Robert Sims l Fred Taylor 1996 Greg Manson l Kevin Prentiss 1997 Wes Shivers l T. T. Tolliver l Scott Westerfield l Mark Word 1998 Fred Smoot l Terrance Williams 1999 Reginald Perkins l Neal Thomas 2000 Trey Crum l Andrew Williams 2004 Chad Green

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FootballMediaGuide08.indd 39 8/22/08 4:13:50 PM 2008 • HCC EAGLES FOOTBALL Alumni Service Award Vashti Muse Vashti Underwood Muse is the 2008 Outstanding Faculty, both in 1990. recipient of the Alumni Service Award. She Muse, a life-long admirer of the HCC Hi-Steppers, founded the will be honored as part of the homecoming group’s alumni chapter in 1982. She had the opportunity to dance with them in one of their early homecoming reunion performances, and Muse festivities during the Alumni Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in the McKenzie Arena in Raymond. Mrs. Bee named her an “honorary Hi-Stepper.” Having dedicated her entire life to serving In 1991, she was honored with a Joint Resolution of the Mississippi others through education, Vashti Muse has impacted in a very positive Legislature commending her service to developmental education. That way all of the communities of which she has been a part. Hinds was followed up in 1992 by a similar resolution by the college Board of became the major benefactor of her service when her husband, Dr. Trustees. Clyde Muse, became president of Hinds Community College in 1978. She was named CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support As the wife of the college president, her duties are many and of Education) Professor of the Year in 1994; in 1995, she received varied, including serving as the college’s official hostess and working on the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Southern numerous college committees. Regional Faculty Member Award and in 1996, she received the “Vashti is my wife of 56 years, so who better than I to know of coveted ACCT William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award. her service and sacrifice to the college,” said Dr. Muse. “I know of no In April 1996, Muse’s teaching became a focus of an ethics dispute other person who has provided more unselfish service to the college, that questioned the legitimacy of her teaching at the college as the wife including the six years during which she taught with no financial of the college president. Her response was to retire from her contract compensation. Not only that, but she has stood beside me and helped and resume teaching without a paid contract. She contributed her me in every way possible as she has served as first lady. Whether it’s to teaching services for over six years - between May 1996 and August go somewhere or to have a function at the 2002, when the law was changed and house, she has always done that, and I’ve she once again was awarded a contract appreciated it very much. You can look at to teach. the things she has done and you have no Throughout her teaching, Muse trouble seeing that this is a well-deserved continued to be recognized for her honor.” work in developmental education. This A former public elementary school included an invitation to contribute teacher (1961-1978, Starkville, Hinds a chapter to “Inspiring Teaching: County and Meridian) with marked Carnegie Professors of the Year success as an innovator in the area of basic Speak,” (Chapter 6 – Motivating and reading programs, Vashti Muse in 1980 Mentoring: Teaching Developmental became a member of the college reading Students, Anker Publishing Co., Inc., faculty. Bolton MA, 1997); the 1999 Mississippi In that capacity she served students Senate and House of Representatives who enrolled with deficiencies in basic resolutions, “Commendation for Service reading skills. She took on the added role of Muse and student to Developmental Education” and the mentor as she tutored students to improve 1999 NADE Award for Outstanding vocabulary, spelling, reading comprehension and study skills and to Service to Developmental Education. develop a broader interest in independent reading. In 2006, she became the first recipient of the Vashti U. Muse Muse has enriched her teaching by continued study in the field Outstanding Developmental Educator Award that was established in of developmental education. She has worked tirelessly with the her honor by MADE. In 2007 she received the Red Rose Award from Mississippi and national associations for developmental education the Tau Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. (MADE and NADE) and has served those organizations in a number Aside from all the honors bestowed upon her, Muse’s greatest of offices including as president (MADE 1988-1989 and NADE 1991- service to the college and the community has been her devotion to her 1992). students. The college received state and national recognition each time Muse “She not only helps her students as much as she can as a teacher brought home an award for her work in her chosen field. Among those and mentor while they are here, but she continues to stay in touch awards was the Kellogg Institute Leadership Scholarship (1986), which with them for years after they graduate,” said Jackie Granberry, HCC she used to train for higher levels of excellence in her teaching. vice president for Institutional Advancement. The college recognized Muse’s dedication over the years with the The Muses have three children, Julia Vashti Cole of Philadelphia, 3-E Award for Outstanding Service to the College with Emphasis Susan Elizabeth Rucker of Oxford and Vernon Clyde Muse Jr. on Excellence and Enrichment (1980), the HCC Outstanding/ of Raymond. They have seven grandchildren and five great- Distinguished Academic Instructor and the Lamplighter Project for grandchildren.

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Former Eagles in the NFL Attended Hinds Player NFL Teams 1980 Antonio Gibson New Orleans and 1981 Melvin Jenkins Seattle, Detroit and Atlanta 1986 Paul Sherman Cleveland 1987 Leon Lett Dallas and Denver 1987 Jeffrey Fields New Orleans and Dallas 1991 John Copeland Cincinnati 1991 Zack Crockett Oakland, Indianapolis and Jacksonville 1991 Hason Graham New England 1991 Purvis Hunt 1992 Gary Walker Jacksonville, Tennessee and Jacksonville 1993 Keith Washington Detroit, Baltimore, Denver and NY Giants 1993 Grant Williams New England and Seattle 1993 Tyrone Shorter San Diego 1994 Mark Smith Cleveland and Arizona 1994 Marcus Spriggs Buffalo, Miami, Houston and Washington 1994 Lee Ragsdale Washington and Tampa Bay 1995 Grady Jackson Oakland, New Orleans, Green Bay and Atlanta 1995 Cedric Donaldson San Diego, NY Jets, Tampa Bay, Chicago and Miami 1995 Jaret Holmes NY Giants, Chicago, Jacksonville, Buffalo and Philadelphia 1995 Michael Myers Dallas, Cleveland and Denver 1995 Desham Mallard Miami 1996 Kevin Prentiss NY Giants and Indianapolis 1997 Andrae Reed Washington and Tampa Bay 1997 James Williams Seattle and Detroit 1997 Ronald Moore Atlanta 1997 Kenny Bryant Atlanta and Cincinnati 1997 Roosevelt Brown Green Bay 1997 Larry Paul Tennessee 1997 Mark Word St. Louis, Cleveland and Indianapolis 1997 Kenyon Hambrick St. Louis and Baltimore 1997 T.T. Tollivar St. Louis 1998 Fred Smoot Washington and Minnesota 1998 Michael Slater Cincinnati 1998 Terrance Williams Atlanta 2000 Tyrone Robertson Buffalo, Miami, Houston and Washington 2000 Brad Banks Washington 2000 Andrew Williams San Francisco and Tampa Bay 2000 Jerome McDougle Philadelphia 2000 John Lewis Atlanta 2000 Terrance Martin Houston and Cincinnati 2001 Chauncey Stovall Philadelphia 2004 Ryan McBean Pittsburgh

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RECENT HINDS FOOTBALL TRADITION

◆ 1987 10-3 record ◆ 1996 11-0 record MACJC State Runner-up 1st undefeated season since the 1950s NJCAA Region 23 Runner-up MACJC & NJCAA Region 23 Champions MACJC South State Champions 3rd consecutive State and Region championship Mid-America Bowl--Tulsa, Ok. 9 of 10 years in the state playoffs 1st bowl appearance in 33 years ◆ 1997 10-2 record Finished ranked #12 nationally MACJC & NJCAA Region 23 Champions *Halbrook Award winner 4th consecutive State and Region championship ◆ 1988 8-2-2 record Golden Isles Classic Bowl Champions MACJC State Champions Finished ranked #5 nationally NJCAA Region 23 Champions *Halbrook Award winner 1st state championship in 30 years ◆ 1998 6-4 record Finished ranked #16 nationally Terrance Williams (QB)--selected as NJCAA MVP ◆ 1989 7-3-1 record First time any national juco has two NJCAA MVPs MACJC South State Runner-up ◆ 1999 10-2 record Finished ranked #15 nationally MACJC & NJCAA Region 23 Runners-up ◆ 1990 9-3 record Mississippi Magnolia Bowl MACJC & NJCAA Region 23 Runner-up Finished ranked #11 nationally 4th consecutive year to make playoffs ◆ 2000 11-1 record Finished ranked #15 nationally MACJC & NJCAA Region 23 Champions *Halbrook Award winner Mississippi Magnolia Bowl Champions ◆ 1991 7-3-2 record Finished ranked #5 nationally MACJC South State Champions 6 of last 7 years in the State and Region title game Texas Shrine Bowl--Tyler, Tx. ◆ ◆ 2001 4-5 record 1992 7-4 record ◆ 2002 5-4 record MACJC South State Runner-up Brad Banks (HCC 2000)-- Heisman Trophy Runner-up 6th consecutive year to make playoffs Jerome McDougle (HCC 1999)--drafted in 1st round John Copleand (HCC 1990)--drafted in 1st round. ◆ *Halbrook Award winner 1993 7-3 record ◆ 2003 9-2 record ◆ 1994 11-1 record MACJC South State Champions MACJC & NJCAA Region 23 Champions MACJC State Runner-up Mineral Water Bowl Champs--Excelsior, Mo. 13 of last 17 years to qualify for state playoffs Finished ranked #3 nationally ◆ 2004 9-2 record Win away from NJCAA Title game ◆ MACJC South State & State Runners-up 1995 10-2 record ◆ 2005 3-4 record 2nd consecutive MACJC & NJCAA Champs Season cut short due to Hurricane Katrina Texas Shrine Bowl--NJCAA Champ. game ◆ Finished ranked #5 nationally 2006 3-6 record 16 of 23 sophomores offered DI scholarships ◆ 2007 5-4 record Fred Taylor (QB)--selected as NJCAA MVP *Halbrook Award winner

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FootballMediaGuide08.indd 42 8/22/08 4:13:54 PM 2008 • HCC EAGLES FOOTBALL EAGLE Football Records TEAM RECORDS

Most yards rushing...... 1987 ...... 3,457 yards Most yards passing...... 1995 ...... 2,556 yards Total offense...... 1987 ...... 5,218 yards

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

TOTAL OFFENSE (SEASON) RECEPTIONS (SEASON) 1. T.T. Tollivar, 1997...... 2,720 Yards 1. Chauncey Stovall, 2000 ...... 68 Catches 2. Fred Taylor, 1995...... 2,451 Yards 2. Reginald Perkins, 1999...... 59 Catches 3. Brad Banks, 2000...... 2,435 Yards 3. Seneca Chambers, 2002 ...... 56 Catches 4. Keats Baldwin, 2004...... 2,406 Yards 4. LeKeldrick Bridges, 2004. . . . .55 Catches 5. David Page, 1999...... 2,390 Yards 5. Albert Sweet, 1991 ...... 52 Catches

RUSHING (SEASON) RECEIVING YARDAGE (SEASON) 1. Kevin Woodson, 1987...... 1,732 Yards 1. Reginald Perkins, 1999. . . . . 1,265 Yards 2. Terrance Williams, 1997. . . . .1,614 Yards 2. Kevin Prentiss, 1996...... 1,089 Yards 3. Terrance Williams, 1998. . . . .1,436 Yards 3. Chauncey Stovall, 2000 ...... 981 Yards 4. Lee Ragsdale, 1994...... 1,395 Yards 4. LeKeldrick Bridges, 2004. . . . . 884 Yards 5. Greg Manson, 1996...... 1,364 Yards 5. Seneca Chambers, 2002 ...... 794 Yards

PASSING (SEASON) 1. Fred Taylor, 1995...... 2,381 Yards 2. Keats Baldwin, 2004...... 2,354 Yards 3. Brad Banks, 2000...... 2,192 Yards 4. David Page, 1999...... 2,098 Yards 5. Terrance Matthews, 2003. . . . 2,081 Yards

TOTAL OFFENSE (CAREER) 1. T.T. Tollivar, 1996-1997...... 4,530 Yards 2. Terrance Matthews, 2002-2003...... 3,900 Yards 3. Fred Taylor, 1994-1995...... 3,281 Yards 4. Kevin Woodson, 1987-1988 ...... 3,141 Yards 5. Terrance Williams, 1997-1998...... 3,050 Yards

MOST RUSHING YARDS (GAME) 1. Terrance Williams, 1998 vs. Holmes...... 341 Yards 2. Greg Manson, 1996 vs. Gulf Coast...... 239 Yards 3. T.T. Tollivar, 1997 vs. Jones…...... 237 Yards 4. Greg Clark, 2003 vs. Delta...... 211 Yards 5. Donte Wright, 1999 vs. Gulf Coast...... 210 Yards

MOST PASSING YARDS (GAME) 1. Keats Baldwin, 2004 vs. Pearl River...... 401 Yards 2. Patrick Walker, 2001 vs. Pearl River...... 367 Yards 3. Seth Adams, 2005 vs. East Central...... 359 Yards 4. Terrance Matthews, 2002 vs. East Central...... 335 Yards 5. Fred Taylor, 1995 vs. Northwest...... 311 Yards

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Granville Gore Hinds community (deceased) College 1938-1940 basketball 2008 Sports Hall football and of ame track f

Granville Gore was a three-sport standout as a basketball, football and track star at Hinds Junior College in the late Dr. Lisa 1930s. Johnson Gore was a forward on the men’s basketball team, an end 1978-1980 on the football team and a distance runner on the Hinds track team. softball Lisa Johnson was a softball star and women’s basketball manager who received numerous awards during her Hinds student days. George Her honors at Hinds include: Mississippi Junior College All-Star (1980), Most Outstanding Player in softball (1980), “Randy” Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Shelton All-State selection (1979) 1970-1972 George "Randy" Shelton served as the co-captain of the basketball basketball team during his sophomore season. He was also named to the second team All-State team in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. John Vecchio was a standout player and the starting right guard for the 1954 Junior Rose Bowl National Championship John Team. Vecchio, Vecchio, who also played defensive nose tackle, was an iron 1952-1954 man for the Eagles as he often played entire games on both football sides of the football. The relentless competitor also shared kicking duties on the team. Richard Wilkinson earned All-State honors in his freshman and sophomore years, 1965 and 1966. He led the Eagles in scoring, averaging more than 18 points Richard a game for his career. The guard also led Hinds in assists Wilkinson and steals both years. An all around student athlete, he also 1964-1966 participated in Circle K, Phi Theta Kappa and the student Senate. basketball

Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held September 25 , 2008 5:30 p.m. – Mayo Field House

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2008 MS Community/Junior College Sports Hall of fame inductees

William “Bucky” McElroy, Hinds Junior College (1948-1950), Football William “Bucky” McElroy is a Monroe, La., native who attended Hinds Junior College during the 1948- 1949 school year and the 1950 school year. McElroy was a football standout for the Eagles, as he scored 27 touchdowns in two seasons with the Eagles. He was the only unanimous choice for All-State honors in 1948. McElroy was also selected to the junior college All-State team again in 1950 and was named honorable mention junior college All-American the same season. McElroy moved on to the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was named All-American First Team in 1952 and 1953. In 1953, McElroy was chosen to participate in the prestigious Senior Bowl and was the first Southern Miss invitee to the Chicago All-Stars game. McElroy continued his football career professionally and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1954. He finished his playing career with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the League (CFL). McElroy is a member of the Hinds Community College Sports Hall of Fame, USM Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

William "Bucky" McElroy

Joe Renfroe, Hinds Junior College (1947-1987), Football, Baseball and Golf Coach, Athletic Director Joe Renfroe had a highly successful coaching career that spanned four decades at Hinds Junior College. Renfroe started at Hinds as an assistant football coach, serving from 1947-1954 in this capacity. During that time, Hinds won the state title in 1952 and tied for one in 1953. He was named head football coach in 1954 and finished his remarkable run in 1970 with a record of 132-76-5. The Eagles won a national championship in his first year as head coach by winning the Junior Rose Bowl. Renfroe also won a state title in 1957 as a head coach. Renfroe also served as Hinds’ baseball coach from 1948-1955. His teams won four state championships. As golf coach at Hinds from 1976-1987, Renfroe won six state championships. In addition to his coaching duties, Renfroe served as the athletic director at Hinds Junior College from 1969 Joe Renfroe until his death in 1987. Renfroe is a member of the Hinds Community College Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

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HINDS FOOTBALL National junior college athletic1990-2000 association Team of the Decade By the numbers: ◆ 9- Highest number of MACJC State & NJCAA Region XXIII Playoff appearances ◆ 7- Highest number of MACJC South State Championships ◆ 6- Highest number of nationally recognized bowl game appearances ◆ 5- MACJC State Championships ◆ 5- NJCAA Region XXIII Championships ◆ 5- NJCAA Region XXIII & MACJC State Champion Runner-up ◆ 5- Halbrook Academic Achievement Awards ◆ 2- NJCAA Player of the Year Award Winners—QB Fred Taylor (1995) & RB Terrance Williams (1998) ◆ 2- 1st round NFL Draft choices—John Copeland (1990) by the & Jerome McDougle (2003) by the

◆ First MACJC School to have NCAA Heisman Trophy Runner-up & AP Player of the Year: Brad Banks, University of Iowa, HCC QB of the 2000 State and Regional Championship team.

◆ Only Mississippi school to appear in six of seven state and regional championship games from 1994-2000.

◆ Undefeated season—1996 (11-0; First time since 1957)

◆ 99-24 overall record (.805 winning percentage) from 1990-2000

Hinds State Championships 1944 l 1945 l 1952 l 1953 l 1954 l 1957 l 1988 l 1994 l 1995 l 1996 l 1997 l 2000

1954 Junior Rose Bowl Champs 1994 Mineral Water Bowl Champs 1997 Golden Isle Bowl Champs

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FootballMediaGuide08.indd 46 8/22/08 4:13:58 PM 2008 • HCC EAGLES FOOTBALL all-time FOOTBALL records Year Won Lost Tied Championships

1957 10 0 State Champs 1958 2 7 1959 0 8 1960 8 2 1961 4 6 1962 4 5 1 1963 3 7 1964 5 5 1965 1 8 1 1966 6 4 1967 1 9 1698 0 9 1969 3 6 1970 2 8 1971 2 7 1972 6 4 1973 4 6 1974 5 4 1 1975 3 5 2 1976 1 9 1977 4 6 1978 3 7 1979 3 7 1980 6 4 1981 2 8 1982 4 5 1 1983 5 5 1984 6 4 1985 7 3 1986 6 4 1987 9 1 1988 8 2 2 State Champs 1989 7 3 1 1990 9 3 1991 7 2 2 1992 7 4 1993 7 3 1994 11 1 State, Region 23 & Mineral Water Bowl Champs 1995 10 2 State & Region 23 Champs 1996 11 0 State & Region 23 Champs 1997 10 2 State, Region 23 & Golden Isle Bowl Champs 1998 6 4 1999 10 2 2000 11 1 State, Region 23 & Magnolia Bowl Champs 2001 4 5 2002 5 4 2003 9 2 2004 9 2 2005 3 4 2006 3 6 2007 5 4

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SPORTS HALL OF FAME Hinds Community College will induct five new members into the Sports Hall of Fame in 2008: Granville Gore (posthumously), Lisa Johnson, Randy Shelton, John Vecchio and Richard Wilkinson. The 2008 Sports Hall of Fame dinner will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 in Mayo Field House at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will take place prior to the Eagles Homecoming game versus the Jones County Junior College Bobcats.

2007 Inductees 2001 Inductees 1995 Inductees 1989 Inductees Chad Bradford Robert Garrison Dr. Roland Cranford Jilly Ray Black Jeff Drummonds Dr. Albert L. Gore Dr. Thomas Wayne Lee Jr. Homer Boyd Michael Fields Bennie J. Hawkins Jerry Huskey Othel W. Mendrop Dr. George McLendon George Stough Rudy R. Soileau Bill Morris Billy Womack James E. Stubbs Dr. Byrle Kynerd Jobie Harris

2006 Inductees 2000 Inductees 1994 Inductees 1988 Inductees Karen Scott Arnold Clyde E. “Heifer” Stuart Maurice W. "Marty" Garton Betsy Warren Revon Hehl Wade Evans Charles Nourrcier Joe Renfroe Buddy Carr Melvin Jenkins Melvin Champagne Frank Young Durwood Graham Tom Weathersby John Richard Gray Sr. Greg Holmes Leslie "Les" DeVall David Yewell Dean Liles Dixie Lewis Westerbeck Beryl Shipley

2005 Inductees 1999 Inductees 1993 Inductees 1987 Inductees Raymond Abruzzese Erle Breeden James Taylor Monk Jr. Ida Bell Richardson Bullock Clifford “Hal” Battle Lawrence Meadows Gwen Post White Dorthy Harrison Wilson Jean Fitzhugh Massey Dave Wells Johnny Walden Hines Nick Digirolamo Pat Rapp Samuel Boles Jack F. Fulkerson James Ray Bres Barton Schreiner William “Josh” Reagan Richard L. "Dick" Foster Ivan Rosamond

2004 Inductees 1998 Inductees 1992 Inductees 1986 Inductees Larry Dowdy Frances Putnam Byars Levi M. Barber Jr. Louis Strickland David Newman Antonio Gibson Edward O. Kelson O.H. Simmons Polly Rabalais Robert G. "Buddy" Walter H. Gibbes Judy Lilley Barlow Dr. James Ratcliff McKissack Jr. Troy Arlis Ricks Benton Fortenberry Henry Riser Myrtle "Myrt" Bell Charles E. "Popeye" Shores Louis "Skin" Boteler Digirolamo 2003 Inductees Gordon King 1991 Inductees 1985 Charter Inductees Reggie Harris Lyda Neil Vaughn Hester Melvin Richardson W.A. “Sonny” Speights 1997 Inductees Jimmy Glisson Lance Wright Bobby G. Smith Bobby Barrett John H. Miller David "Red" Coleman Rene T. Warren Franklin J. Lewis Glynn Russell Herman Berryhill James Crain Danny Neely Gordon L. "Motor" Carr Sr. Mary Ann Edge Anthony Shelton Tad Thrash 2002 Inductees Willie D. Wiles 1990 Inductees Olin Renfroe Frank Boyd C.J. Alexander Gerald Calloway Larry Hill 1996 Inductees Bobbie Morris Gevard Lyda Richardson Cox B.K. “Wimpy” Martin Billy W. Holloway Jim Carballo Marion "Goat" Fortenberry Becky Lee Morgan Don Scully Harlan Stanley Earl Leggett Elmer “Elmo” Stringer Ernest C. Turcotte Jr. Minor Hines Sale Lilly Dr. Troy Jenkins William "Bucky" McElroy Steve Rives Nick Revon Jimmy Taylor

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EAGLE BAND The Hinds Community College Hi-Steppers and Eagle Marching Band comprise one of the largest community college performing groups in Mississippi. In quality and complexity, their halftime performances rank among the best to be seen anywhere. The Hinds Eagle Band is the largest student activity on the Raymond Campus and has built an enviable reputation as a powerhouse among college bands. In addition to the halftime show, the Eagle Band has performed exhibition shows at several marching contests, parades, concerts and other activities.

Shane Sprayberry is the director of the Hinds Community College Eagle Band. A native of Ethel, he is a 1994 graduate of and received his bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education from Mississippi College in 1996. Sprayberry accepted the position of band director at Ethel High School in 1997. In 1999, he moved to Norman, Okla. to pursue a master of music education and instrumental conducting degree from the University of Oklahoma. He studied conducting under Dr. William K. Wakefield and trombone under Dr. Irvin Wagner. He served as a graduate teaching assistant in the music department and for the PRIDE of Oklahoma Marching Band. In 1999, he was the founding director of the Community Christian School Band program in Norman. Sprayberry’s bands in Mississippi and Oklahoma have experienced great success in the categories of marching, concert and sight-reading. He was named Teacher of the Year in 1997 at Ethel High School and Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year in 1999. He has served as halftime show coordinator and drill writer for high schools and colleges in both SPRAYBERRY Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Randy Mapes joined the Hinds Community College staff in 1995, where he is the woodwind instructor and the assistant band director. He holds a master of music degree in woodwind performance and pedagogy from the University of Southern Mississippi and a bachelor of music degree in saxophone performance from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Mapes previously served as the director of bands/woodwind instructor for three years and assistant band director/woodwind instructor for five years at Itawamba Community College in Fulton. Randy currently performs with the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and the First Baptist Jackson Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in backup groups for such artists as Rod Stewart, Lou Rawls, Dudley Moore, Buddy DeFranco and Nell Carter, as well as in the Dee Barton Big Band and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Mapes has had articles published in the Saxophone Journal, the Mississippi Bandmaster and the Mississippi Flute Association Newsletter. Mapes is presently a member and past president of the Mississippi Public Community/Junior College Band Directors Association. He has recorded a solo CD, as well as a CD with the MAPES Mississippi Wind Band and the Mississippi Wind Symphony. In addition, Mapes is a frequent clinician, recitalist and adjudicator.

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Hinds community college Board of Trustees

DR. STEPHEN ROBERT PICKETT DR. WILLIAM HANDLEY President DODSON Secretary Warren County DR. LYNN Rankin County WEATHERSBY Hinds County DR. GINGER SMITH Vice President Hinds County Rankin County

JOBIE MARTIN DR. LELIA RHODES JOSEPHINE HOSEY Hinds County Hinds County Claiborne County DR. ANNIE PAUL BREAZEALE KILCREASE Hinds County Claiborne County

DR. JAMES PRICE Brad FOUNTAIN RICKEY CLOPTON Warren County Hinds County Copiah County TALMADGE DALE SULLIVAN PORTIS JR. Copiah County At-Large

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Mr s . An g e l a Hi t e Angela Hite, a Florence native, is the director of the nationally-renowned Hinds Hi-Steppers Dance Team. Hite is also the administrative assistant to the dean of students for the Raymond Campus and the Hinds district. A Hinds alumna, Hite was a Hi-Stepper and served as president of a 60-member dance line under the legendary Anna Bee. Throughout the years since she has worked with Mrs. Bee, who directed the precision dance group for 54 years. Hite has served as a dance team judge for numerous high schools and has judged on the state level for the American All-Star dance organization. She also directs the Miss Hinds Community College Pageant, a preliminary scholarship pageant to Miss Mississippi and Miss America. Hite and her husband Jack, a Hinds counselor, reside in Raymond with their two children, Anna and Hunter.

THE I-STEPPERS The Hi-SteppersH enjoy a widespread reputation for excellence. The precision dance team has performed in almost every county in Mississippi – including the famous Neshoba County Fair for 40 years- and has carried the name of Mississippi all over America – to the Miss America Parade in Atlantic City, the Rose Bowl in California, the Mardi Gras in New Orleans and to Jaycees conventions in Colorado Springs, Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta and Baltimore. These are just some of the appearances that have won the Hi-Steppers the name of Mississippi’s Goodwill Ambassadors.

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FootballMediaGuide08.indd 56 8/22/08 4:14:13 PM Earl Leggett remembered as life-changer By Ernest Bowker years coaching with six different franchises and helped the then- Los Angeles Raiders to victories in Super Bowl XV and XVIII as Note: This article appeared in the Vicksburg Post on 5/20/08. It was their defensive line coach. reprinted with permission from the Vicksburg Post. Leggett coached the defensive line for the Denver Broncos RAYMOND - Howie Long stood on the stage in Hinds when they lost Super Bowl XXIV to the , Community College’s Cain-Cochran Hall on Monday, telling a 55-10, in 1990. Leggett retired in 2000 after a stint with the funny story about his friend and mentor Earl Leggett. Long and Washington Redskins. the crowd laughed together at the memory, some shaking their “He’s the best I’ve ever been around. He’s the best defensive head and agreeing that sounded just like the Earl they knew. line coach I’ve ever seen,” said , who worked Once the laughter subsided, Long would pause for just a second with Leggett on the Redskins’ staff and was friends with to collect his thoughts. As he looked up, the casket in front Leggett for 25 years. of him, covered in the painted handprints of his children and Along with his Super Bowl appearances, Leggett left a long grandchildren, brought one of the NFL’s toughest men to tears legacy of talented players that he developed. Leggett, who played on some of the NFL’s best defenses in During his speech, Long rattled off a who’s who of the 1960s and 70s, and won two Super Bowls as an assistant outstanding defenders - himself, Sean Jones, coach with the Los Angeles Raiders, died Thursday in and among them. Long, Jones, Townsend and Raymond. He was 75. Strahan won six Super Bowls among them, Long is in the Hall He was laid to rest Monday with a memorial service at Hinds of Fame and Strahan is likely to make it whenever he retires, that honored the memory of a tough man and Townsend was a lineman in with great sense of humor and a heart of the early 1990s. gold. Robiskie, who along with Long and “Twenty-eight years ago, a fat man with Jones attended the funeral Monday, said an accent I never heard in my life walked Leggett’s sense of humor complimented onto the Villanova campus and changed my his football knowledge in a way that life forever,” said Long, the former Raiders allowed him to get the most out of his star who was inducted to the Pro Football players. Hall of Fame in 2001. Leggett served as his “Once he reaches out and touches you, presenter. “He told me, ‘If you do what I tell you know you’ve been touched,” Robiskie you to, work as hard as you can, I’ll make said. “He knew how to touch people, you a household name in every house in how to handle people. He had a way with America. Turns out he was right.” people.” Leggett was a household name in his own All of the speakers at Monday’s right. memorial service touched on Leggett’s A Florida native, Leggett came to biting sense of humor and loyalty to Mississippi in 1951 and became a star at family, teammates and friends. Long Hinds. He led the school to a 9-0 record recalled a preseason brawl with the Bears in 1954, culminating in its only national and coach in the 1980s. championship and a win in the Little Rose “Everybody’s fighting and Earl, who Bowl. In his four years at Hinds - high could barely walk, goes after Mike Ditka. school players were allowed to play junior Neither one of them could have landed college ball back then - the Eagles went a punch if they wanted to,” Long said. 35-3-1. “I asked him later if he was really going Leggett went on to become an All-Southeastern Conference to fight Mike. He said, ‘No, but I could sure give him a good performer at LSU and a first-round pick of the Chicago Bears cussing.’” in 1957. He was part of the famed “” Leggett’s daughter, Cynthia, remembered a family trip when defense that led the Bears to the 1963 NFL championship, and she was shooting a dart gun in the car. Leggett eventually toward the end of his career he played with the Los Angeles grabbed it and tossed it out the window. Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” defense. “Somewhere in Louisiana,” Cynthia Leggett said with a Leggett was a member of the Hinds, National Junior College, laugh. “Later on, you told me you saw it when you stopped for Jacksonville (Fla.), and Mississippi Sports halls of fame. He was a sweet bun.” inducted to the MSHOF in 2002. Rev. Mike Sahler recalled one of his first meetings with Leggett retired in 1970 after brief stints with the Rams and Leggett at his home. Sahler, an ex-Mississippi State baseball Saints, and became Hinds’ head coach. He went 2-8 in his player, was wearing an MSU cap. After chatting for a few only season at the helm, but it wasn’t because he had lost his minutes, Leggett pointed it out. intimidating presence. “We were talking, and all of a sudden he asks, ‘Where’d you “The way they’d sit on the bus in those days, the coach sat at get that hat? A garage sale?’” he said. the front. When they’d get to the stadium, Earl stepped off the Even Long, who credits Leggett with changing him from a bus and he was such a man that a lot of teams said (Hinds) had struggling rookie into a hall of famer, joked that his evolution the game won right there,” Hinds president Dr. Clyde Muse, a could have been quicker. longtime friend of Leggett’s, said with a laugh. “It took me two years to be an all-pro because I couldn’t After his brief stay as Hinds’ head coach, Leggett found his understand a darn thing Earl was saying,” Long said. “Earl calling as an assistant. He spent a few years in the college game could get after us, and he did. In all my years in the film room and before landing a job in the NFL with ... I don’t think he said two nice things to me. But each and the expansion in 1976. He spent the next 24 every one of us knew he loved us.” 30

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Cheerleading Squad

The 2008-09 Hinds Community College cheerleading squad is, front row, from left, Kassy Wilson, Malarie Sills, Victoria Scales, Adrienne Tucker; second row, from left, Nicole Steele, April Hall, Liz Raby, Malory Johnson; third row, from left, Dominique Nicks, Jerrica Stewart, Kheris Grant, Christy Hennington; fourth row, from left, Rachel Daniels, Kristen Cox, Kimberly McRaney.

Cheerleader sponsor Tammy Smith is a native of Lumberton. Smith, who has years of experience in cheerleading and dance, is also the District Campus Bookstore Manager. She is married to head football coach J. Mike Smith. They have five children and three grandchildren.

TAMMY HELTON SMITH

Mascot Ernie

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Numerical Listing No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Class Hometown/High school 1 Jarmie Smith 5’11 185 DB/S Soph. Sand Hill/Pisgah HS 2 Courtney Ellis 6’0 190 S Soph. Jackson/Lanier HS 3 Cole Michael 6’0 175 WR Soph. Jackson/Callaway HS 4 Jarius Hawkins 5’11 190 DB Soph. Moss Point/Moss Point HS 5 Vernon Wolfe 6’0 180 WR Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 6 Antwon Dixon 6’1 195 S Soph. Jackson/Terry HS 7 Steven Knight 5’9 195 RB Soph. Pearl/Northwest Rankin HS 8 Chris Lewis 5’10 185 WR Soph. Jackson/Wingfield HS 9 Parker Ware 5’10 165 K/P Soph. Brandon/Northwest Rankin HS 10 Quenton Truly 6’0 180 WR Fr. Vicksburg/Warren Central HS 12 Jarrad Craine 5’9 170 DB Soph. Brandon/Brandon HS 13 Tay Ogletree 6’0 205 DB Soph. Forsyth, Ga./Mary Persons HS 14 Chad DeWitt 6’0 195 QB Fr. Madison, Ala./East Limestone HS 15 Wesley Mounger 5’9 155 QB Fr. Clinton/Clinton HS 16 Treyvias Alexander 6’2 195 WR Fr. Breaux Bridge, La./Breaux Bridge HS 17 Paul Mallard 6’1 235 LB Soph. Jackson/Provine HS 18 Aaron Woolfolk 6’0 195 DB/S Fr. Maringouin, La./North Iberville HS 19 Jamal Nixon 6’1 195 WR Fr. Houma, La./Ellender Memorial HS 20 Cordell Watkins 5’7 150 DB Fr. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 21 Matthew Willis 5’8 195 RB Fr. Puckett/Puckett Attendance Center 22 David Lindsey 5’11 180 DB/S Fr. Flowood/Northwest Rankin HS 23 Sigmon McAfee 6’0 185 DB/S Fr. Brandon/Brandon HS 24 Jeremy Tolliver 6’0 205 LB Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Tara HS President...... Dr. Clyde Muse 25 Curtis Spann 6’0 185 DB/S Fr. Pearl/Pearl HS 28 Montez Austin 6’0 180 WR/DB Fr. Batesville/South Panola HS Athletic Director...... Gene Murphy 29 Demetrius Bryant 6’2 225 DE Fr. Jackson/Murrah HS 30 Dishon Robertson 6’0 280 DL Fr. Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood HS 32 Anton Taylor 5’10 205 RB Soph. Jackson/Provine HS Head Football Coach ...... J. Mike Smith 35 Bill Hawkins 6’1 225 LB Fr. Booneville/Booneville HS 43 Kyle Black 6’4 235 DE Fr. Jackson/Murrah HS Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator. . . Larry Williams 44 Dekores Branch 6’4 265 DE Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 46 John Harvey 6’1 215 LB Fr. Brandon/Northwest Rankin HS Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach. . . David Armstrong 47 Rydell Trigg 6’1 195 LB/LS Fr. Flowood/Northwest Rankin HS 49 Bobby McGowan 6’2 225 LB Fr. Utica/Raymond HS Defensive Backs ...... Shawn Garrick 52 Terrance Taylor 6’2 275 OL Soph. Jackson/Provine HS 53 Mark Cabatay 6’3 315 OL Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator...... J.J. Plummer 54 William Crump 5’11 270 DL Fr. Jackson/Provine HS 55 Chad Roberson 6’2 250 LS Soph. Brandon/Brandon HS Linebackers Coach...... Bill Ashley 56 Brillian Cherry 6’3 250 DL Fr. Jackson/Wingfield HS 57 Alrt Williams 6’4 305 OL Fr. Jackson/Wingfield HS Head Athletic Trainer...... Brian Anderson 60 Earnest Hinds 6’2 250 OL Fr. Jackson/Murrah HS 70 Jonathan Hollis 6’4 285 OL Soph. Pearl/Pearl HS 72 Taylor Quick 6’6 300 OL Soph. Terry/Terry HS 73 John Gilmore 6’2 320 OL Fr. Edwards/Hinds AHS 75 Sydney Mitchell 6’3 300 OL Fr. Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois HS 78 Trey Curtis 6’4 340 OL Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 79 Cordaryl Miles 6’4 330 OL Fr. Jackson/Wingfield HS 80 Mark Weathersby 6’3 250 TE Fr. Magee/Magee HS 81 Horatio Williams 6’2 175 WR Fr. Starkville/Oxford HS 85 Chance Starkweather 6’3 240 TE Fr. Richland/Richland HS 90 Daryl Barnes 6'2 240 DE Soph. Clinton/Clinton HS 91 Oliver Williams 6’1 220 DL Fr. Brandon/Northwest Rankin HS 92 Christopher O’Banner 6’3 280 DL Fr. Jackson/Callaway HS 97 Jonotario Woodcox 6’1 265 DL Fr. Jackson/Callaway HS 99 Cordarrell Smith 6’2 275 DL Fr. Jackson/Provine HS

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FootballMediaGuide08.indd 59 8/22/08 4:14:24 PM 2008 • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EAGLES FOOTBALL Alphabetical Listing No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Class Hometown/HS 16 Treyvias Alexander 6'2 195 WR Fr. Breaux Bridge, La./Breaux Bridge HS 28 Montez Austin 6'0 180 WR/DB Fr. Batesville/South Panola HS 90 Daryl Barnes 6'2 240 DE Soph. Clinton/Clinton HS 43 Kyle Black 6'4 235 DE Fr. Jackson/Murrah HS 44 Dekores Branch 6'4 265 DE Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 29 Demetrius Bryant 6'2 225 DE Fr. Jackson/Murrah HS 53 Mark Cabatay 6'3 315 OL Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 56 Brillian Cherry 6'3 250 DL Fr. Jackson/Wingfield HS 12 Jarrad Craine 5'9 170 DB Soph. Brandon/Brandon HS 54 William Crump 5'11 270 DL Fr. Jackson/Provine HS 78 Trey Curtis 6'4 340 OL Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 14 Chad DeWitt 6'0 195 QB Fr. Madison, Ala./East Limestone HS 6 Antwon Dixon 6'1 195 S Soph. Jackson/Terry HS 2 Courtney Ellis 6'0 190 S Soph. Jackson/Lanier HS 73 John Gilmore 6'2 320 OL Fr. Edwards/Hinds AHS 46 John Harvey 6'1 215 LB Fr. Brandon/Northwest Rankin HS 4 Jarius Hawkins 5'11 190 DB Soph. Moss Point/Moss Point HS 35 Bill Hawkins 6'1 225 LB Fr. Booneville/Booneville HS 60 Earnest Hinds 6'2 250 OL Fr. Jackson/Murrah HS 70 Jonathan Hollis 6'4 285 OL Soph. Pearl/Pearl HS 7 Steve Knight 5'9 195 RB Soph. Pearl/Northwest Rankin HS 8 Chris Lewis 5'10 185 WR Soph. Jackson/Wingfield HS President...... Dr. Clyde Muse 22 David Lindsey 5'11 180 DB/S Fr. Flowood/Northwest Rankin HS 17 Paul Mallard 6'1 235 LB Soph. Jackson/Provine HS Athletic Director...... Gene Murphy 23 Sigmon McAfee 6'0 185 DB/S Fr. Brandon/Brandon HS 49 Bobby McGowan 6'2 225 LB Fr. Utica/Raymond HS 3 Cole Michael 6'0 175 WR Soph. Jackson/Callaway HS Head Football Coach ...... J. Mike Smith 79 Cordaryl Miles 6'4 330 OL Fr. Jackson/Wingfield HS 75 Sydney Mitchell 6'3 300 OL Fr. Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois HS Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator. . . Larry Williams 15 Wesley Mounger 5'9 155 QB Fr. Clinton/Clinton HS 19 Jamal Nixon 6'1 195 WR Fr. Houma, La./Ellender Memorial HS Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach. . . David Armstrong 92 Christopher O'Banner 6'3 280 DL Fr. Jackson/Callaway HS 13 Tay Ogletree 6'0 205 DB Soph. Forsyth, Ga./Mary Persons HS Defensive Backs ...... Shawn Garrick 72 Taylor Quick 6'6 300 OL Soph. Terry/Terry HS 55 Chad Roberson 6'2 250 LS Soph. Brandon/Brandon HS Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator...... J.J. Plummer 30 Dishon Robertson 6'0 280 DL Fr. Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood HS 1 Jarmie Smith 5'11 185 DB/S Soph. Sand Hill/Pisgah HS Linebackers Coach...... Bill Ashley 99 Cordarrell Smith 6'2 275 DL Fr. Jackson/Provine HS 25 Curtis Spann 6'0 185 DB/S Fr. Pearl/Pearl HS Head Athletic Trainer...... Brian Anderson 85 Chance Starkweather 6'3 240 TE Fr. Richland/Richland HS 52 Terrance Taylor 6'2 275 OL Soph. Jackson/Provine HS 32 Anton Taylor 5'10 205 RB Soph. Jackson/Provine HS 24 Jeremy Tolliver 6'0 205 LB Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Tara HS 47 Rydell Trigg 6'1 195 LB/LS Fr. Flowood/Northwest Rankin HS 10 Quenton Truly 6'0 180 WR Fr. Vicksburg/Warren Central HS 9 Parker Ware 5'10 165 K/P Soph. Brandon/Northwest Rankin HS 20 Cordell Watkins 5'7 150 DB Fr. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 80 Mark Weathersby 6'3 250 TE Fr. Magee/Magee HS 57 Alrt Williams 6'4 305 OL Fr. Jackson/Wingfield HS 81 Horatio Williams 6'2 175 WR Fr. Starkville/Oxford HS 91 Oliver Williams 6'1 220 DL Fr. Brandon/Northwest Rankin HS 21 Matthew Willis 5'8 195 RB Fr. Puckett/Puckett Attendance Center 5 Vernon Wolfe 6'0 180 WR Soph. Vicksburg/Vicksburg HS 97 Jonotario Woodcox 6'1 265 DL Fr. Jackson/Callaway HS 18 Aaron Woolfolk 6'0 195 DB/S Fr. Maringouin, La./North Iberville HS

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