East Mississippi Community College will induct eight athletic stand-outs from the past into the college's Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony Friday, Oct. 5, at the Scooba Student Union. The evening begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by a banquet an induction ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
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John Apple of Nashville
Basketball
Martin Buchanan of Porterville
Football
Bobby Mitchener of Brandon
Football
Ernest Ray Moore of Brooksville
Football |
Edward Mosley of Meridian
Football
Gene Murphy of Raymond
Football
Billy Harold Smith of Collinsville
Basketball/baseball
Mickey Stokes of Brooksville
Football
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| Reservations are required for the banquet and induction ceremony. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children. New inductees will also be recognized at Sullivan-Windham Field on Saturday, Oct. 6, before the 2 p.m. kick-off of EMCC’s Homecoming match-up against Holmes Community College.
For more information, call Gina Cotton of the EMCC Office of Alumni Affairs, (601) 476-5063.
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