Born: Nov. 12, 1955 in Greenville, Miss. Raised in Columbus, Miss.

Died: Aug. 24, 2018 as a result of being struck by a car while being a good samaritan assisting a stranded motorist on the side of Interstate 55 north of Jackson, Miss.

Parents: George and Lutie Black

Wife: Nancy

Children: Daughters Parker, Margaret Taylor and Katherine Ross

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Heritage Academy in 1973

Stan was a four-sport athlete at Heritage Academy in Columbus, where he graduated in 1973. He attended Heritage as a sophomore, junior and senior after transferring from Stephen D. Lee High School in Columbus.

He changed schools to follow fellow Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame inaugural inductee Billy Brewer, who resigned as the football coach at Lee to start the football program at Heritage.

Stan was a versatile athlete at Heritage, earning Mississippi Private School Association all-state honors in football in addition to excelling in basketball, baseball and track.

During the summer of 1973 he played on a Columbus Dixie Seniors baseball team that won a state championship.

He went on to play football at Mississippi State from 1973-76, excelling in all three phases of the game. He played safety and wide receiver and returned punts and kickoffs.

He began his college career as a safety in 1973 before switching to wide receiver in 1974 when he caught 14 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns. He transitioned back to safety for his final two seasons.

The defensive side of the ball is where he thrived at MSU. He was chosen an NEA All-American safety and earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors by the Associated Press and United Press International in 1976. He was selected second-team All-SEC by the AP in 1975.

He was a key member of State’s 1974 Sun Bowl squad that finished 9-3.

He concluded his MSU career with 196 tackles and four interceptions. He had 590 yards in punt and kickoff returns.

He was chosen to the 1976 Playboy All-America Team and capped his collegiate career by playing in the East-West Shrine All-Star Game, Hula Bowl and Japan Bowl in 1977.

The next phase of his football career was launched when he was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 100th pick in the fourth round of the NFL draft in 1977.

He played his lone season in the NFL with the 49ers in 1977 when he returned 13 punts for 38 yards, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in 13 games.

His pro career was cut short by a knee injury.

Born: Oct. 14, 1934 in Columbus, Miss.

Died: May 12, 2018.

Parents: Homer and Sadie Brewer

Wife: Kay

Children: Sons Brett and Gunter

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1955 and coached at Lee and Heritage Academy

Billy was a 1955 graduate of Stephen D. Lee High School, where he competed in football, basketball, baseball and track. He concluded his prep career by playing in the Mississippi High School All-Star Football Game in 1955.

He attended the University of Mississippi and was a quarterback and safety on the football team from 1957-59. While playing for the Rebels he earned All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1959.

He capped his college career by playing in the College Football All-Star Game in 1960.
He was drafted by the Washington Redskins and played in 11 games in 1960. He also played for the Vancouver (B.C.) Lions of the Canadian Football League in 1962.

After his playing career, he began his coaching career at his alma mater Lee High School, coaching the Generals from 1961-69. His final season at Lee he coached the team to a 9-0 record.

He left Lee but remained in Columbus and coached the first football teams at Heritage Academy in 1970 and 1971.

He compiled a 70-17-2 record at Lee and Heritage combined.

He advanced to the collegiate level and was the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana from 1974-79, Louisiana Tech from 1980-82 and Ole Miss from 1983-93.

His coaching honors included NAIA District 30 co-Coach of the Year at Southeastern Louisiana in 1974, Southland Conference Coach of the Year and Kodak District 7 Coach of the Year at Louisiana Tech in 1982, Associated Press Southeastern Conference co-Coach of the Year at Ole Miss in 1983, United Press International SEC Coach of the Year in 1986 and The Birmingham ( Ala.) News SEC Coach of the Year, The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner SEC Coach of the Year and Kodak Region 2 Coach of the Year at Ole Miss in 1990.

He coached Ole Miss to the Independence in 1983 and 1986, the Liberty Bowl in 1989 and 1992 and the Gator Bowl in 1990.

He compiled a 125-94-6 collegiate record with a 68-55-3 mark at Ole Miss.

His accolades include being selected to the Ole Miss Team of the Century in 1993, Independence Bowl Hall of Honor in 2000, Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

Born: Dec. 1, 1942 in Monticello, Miss.

Parents: Julius and Corene Bridges

Wife: Janice

Children: Sons Shun and Kori, and daughters Angela and Krystal

Lowndes County connection: Coach and principal at Motley/West Lowndes High School

Roosevelt is a pioneer of athletics at former Motley High School (now West Lowndes High School). He coached the first basketball, baseball and football teams at Motley and coached all three sports at the same time until he became the school’s principal in 1979-80.

He started the basketball program in 1968-69 and coached the team for 11 years. He never had a losing campaign and coached the Panthers to six sub-district championships and to the North State tournament four times.

He started the baseball program in 1970. He coached the Panthers to the Class BB state championship in 1979 and a state runner-up finish in 1980. After becoming principal, he was the lead assistant coach on Motley’s 1982 championship team.

He was chosen The (Columbus) Commercial Dispatch All-Lowndes County Baseball Coach of the Year in 1980 and 1981. He received outstanding awards of merit for coaching the two championship teams.

He led Motley onto the football field for the first time in 1975. 

In 1980 he was the recipient of the WKOR Sports Award.

Also during his career, he served on the Board of Mississippi High School Activities Association and Board of the Columbus/Lowndes Park and Recreation.

He graduated from McCullough High School where he lettered in basketball and baseball and was voted the most outstanding athlete in each sport.

He played basketball and baseball at Prentiss Junior College and Rust College, where he was voted the most outstanding athlete in both sports.

Born: Aug. 10, 1939 in Newton, Miss.

Died: June 3, 2003 in Columbus, Miss.

Parents: Carl Hawley Jr. and Ruth Butler

Wife: Dixie

Lowndes County connection: Coach of Columbus Swim Association and Golden Triangle Swim League

Carl arrived in Columbus in 1965 and proceeded to lead perhaps the greatest dynasty of any sport in the history of Mississippi.

Call it mind-boggling, jaw-dropping, eye-opening or whatever you like, he gained legendary notoriety by coaching the Columbus Swim Association and the Golden Triangle Swim League to 18 consecutive state championships and 21 in 22 years. He coached CSA to 15 titles from 1965-79 and GTSL to six from 1980-86. The only year his team didn’t win was 1983 and he was determined to atone for that and the squad responded with three straight championships.

He coached Columbus teams with as many as 500 swimmers who competed around the nation. He took swimmers to compete in Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala., Cape Canaveral, Fla., Chicago, Kansas City, Louisville, Ky., Memphis, Nashville, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

He was instrumental in integrating the Columbus swim team by encouraging African-Americans to join the team and he helped 40 swimmers get college scholarships.

Overall he won 22 state championships, also leading the Jackson (Miss.) Swim Association to a title in 1960.

He was a swimmer himself, competing at Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He swam the freestyle, freestyle relay and medley relay. He finished first in five of 11 meets in 1959, 10 of 16 in 1960 and six of seven in 1961.

Prior to coaching in Columbus, he was an assistant swim coach at Vanderbilt University and Florida State.

Born: Aug. 13, 1948 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Raised in Columbus, Miss.

Parents: James and Nellie Jane Fletcher

Wife: Cathy

Children: Son Michael

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1966 and coached at Robert S. Caldwell High School

Baseball has been Sam’s life from Little League to high school to college to the professional ranks to coaching.

His first recognition on a diamond came when he played Dixie Boys baseball at Propst Park in Columbus and was the catcher on a 13-14-year old all-star team that won the state title in 1963. His all-star coach was fellow Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame inaugural inductee Frank Griffin.

He graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1966. He was the catcher on the baseball team, batting .333 as a sophomore, a team-leading .346 as a junior and a team-best .391 his senior campaign. He played on three district championship teams.

The summer following his senior season in 1966 he played baseball on the Louisville (Miss.) American Legion team and earned all-state honors.

He chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss and Alabama to play college baseball. He played at MSU from 1967-69, selected as a co-captain his final season.

While at Mississippi State, he continued his hitting prowess. He played on the freshman squad in 1967 and led the team with a .333 batting average. The following season as a sophomore he won the Southeastern Conference batting title with a .346 average and he also led the Bulldogs with 19 RBIs. He was presented the Adirondack Big Stick Award for winning the batting title.

His sophomore season garnered him All-Southeastern Conference and All-SEC Western Division honors, while he was a Western Division pick in 1969 when he batted .299 as the team captain.

In the summer of 1968, he played for the Sturgis Titans, who were the champions of the Basin League in the South Dakota Summer College League.

Major league scouts had their eyes on Sam as a player and he was drafted three times. He was selected in the 24th round by the Houston Astros in 1966, in the third round by the New York Yankees in 1968 and in the third round by the Boston Red Sox in 1969.

He signed with the Red Sox and embarked on a professional career and played for the Jamestown (N.Y.) Falcons in the New York-Penn League and Greenville (S.C.) Red Sox in the Western Carolina League in 1969. He returned to Greenville for the 1970 campaign and he hit a home run in the third inning to help beat the Greenwood Braves for the Western Carolina championship.

After his playing days, he became the head baseball coach at Woodham High School in Pensacola, Fla., in 1974 and 1975. His teams went 15-8 and 15-10 and both finished state runner-up in Class 4A.

He returned to his hometown of Columbus and coached the baseball team at Robert S. Caldwell High School from 1978-87.

He coached Caldwell to district and regional championships in 1978 and 1979 and a district title in 1985. He led the Bobcats to the state championship series against Clinton in 1978.

He compiled a career coaching record of 168-133 with a 138-115 mark at Caldwell.

His coaching honors included being selected district coach of the year in 1978, 1979 and 1985 and being chosen to coach the North team in the 1981 MHSAA All-Star Game.

After calling it quits as a coach, he served as athletic director and assistant principal at Caldwell from 1987-92.

Born: April 3, 1959 in Columbus, Miss.

Parents: Velma Jackson (raised by his grandmother Ozella Gaston)

Wife: Gale

Children: Kieran, Chantel and Corey

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1977

The affable Frazier was born and raised in Columbus, displaying athletic promise at a young age. He played Little League, Pony League and Babe Ruth League baseball at Sims Scott Park and was an all-star at each level.
He graduated in 1977 from Stephen D. Lee High School, where he was Mr. Lee High. He was a versatile athlete as he was a running back, wide receiver and defensive back on the football team, forward and center on the basketball team and first baseman and outfielder on the baseball team. He earned three letters in each sport. He was all-conference in football, all-district in baseball and team MVP in basketball.
Following high school, he was recruited by Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Marino Casem to Alcorn State University, where he played football and baseball. He starred as a safety in football the 1978, 1979 and 1980 seasons.
While playing football at Alcorn, he earned first-team NCAA All-American, first-team AFCA All-American and first-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors in 1979.
He intercepted 20 passes during his tenure at Alcorn, picking off six passes as a freshman, nine as a sophomore and five as a junior before being injured.
He was a member of Alcorn’s 1979 SWAC championship team.
The NFL was his next destination as he signed a non-drafted free agent contract with the Chicago Bears. He played for the Bears from 1981-85.
He was the starting safety on the Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl winning team. Unfortunately he injured his knee in the Super Bowl game and it turned out to be his final game as a player.
He played in 65 games for Chicago and he intercepted 20 passes for 343 yards and two touchdowns and recovered two fumbles. He led the Bears in interceptions in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
After his playing career, he launched a coaching career, eventually becoming the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010-13. The Vikings were 3-13 his first full season in 2011, but rebounded to finish 10-6 and made the playoffs in 2012 for the greatest one-season improvement in team history.
He was hired as the assistant head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 2024 after being an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals (defensive coordinator from 2003-04), Indianapolis Colts (assistant head coach from 2006-07), Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills (defensive coordinator from 2017-22). He was a coach on the Colts’ 2006 winning Super Bowl team.
Leslie started his coaching career in 1988 as the first head coach at NAIA Trinity College in Illinois, where he coached for nine years. During his tenure of building the program from the ground up, he coached two Illinois Intercollegiate Conference championships. Now Trinity International University, the school named its field after Frazier.
He then served as the defensive backs coach at the University of Illinois in 1997 and 1998 before heading to the NFL.
Recognition continues for Leslie with his induction into the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame. Previously he was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2007, Alcorn State Hall of Fame in 2012, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.

Born: Nov. 8, 1937 in Louisville, Miss.

Raised in Columbus, Miss.

Parents: Frank and Martha Griffin

Wife: Margaret

Children: Sons Mark and Mitch, and daughter Mitzi.

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1955 and coached youth sports in Columbus

Affectionately known as Greasy and still called Coach to this day despite making his living as a banker, Frank dedicated 50 years of his free time to coaching youth football, basketball, baseball and soccer at Propst Park and the YMCA in Columbus.

He graduated in 1955 from Stephen D. Lee High School, where he was the captain of the basketball and baseball teams his senior year.

He attended Mississippi State University and served in the United States Army and then returned to his hometown of Columbus in 1960.

He coached pee wee football and youth basketball at the YMCA. He coached pee wee football for 15 years and won six city championships. He also coached city championship teams in basketball.

During the summer months, he coached baseball in the Columbus/Lowndes Park and Recreation Authority at every age level.

He introduced T-ball to Columbus after seeing boys playing the sport in Louisville, Miss. He helped form the first league in 1975 when 82 boys signed up to play.

He also coached Dixie Youth (13-14 year olds) and Dixie Senior (15-17 year olds) boys teams, winning city championships at each level. In 1962, he coached a 13-14-15-year old all-star team to a district title and berths in the state tournament and Babe Ruth World Series in Columbus. Then the following year he coached a 13-14-year old all-star team, featuring catcher and fellow inaugural Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame inductee Sam Fletcher, to a state championship in Brookhaven, Miss., and berth in the Dixie Boys World Series in Hattiesburg, Miss. He followed that up by coaching a 15-17-year old team to the Dixie Senior Boys state tournament in 1965.

When his granddaughters came along, he coached girls soccer for 10 years. He coached two teams to district championships and state tournament berths.

In addition to coaching at the YMCA and Propst Park, he was the head basketball and track coach at Caldwell Junior High School for two years in the 1960s.

He coached 18 athletes who signed major college scholarships, including 13 who signed with Southeastern Conference schools.

He also dedicated his free time to officiating high school and junior college football and basketball for 30 years. He also umpired youth baseball, umpiring the first year Propst Park opened in 1955 at the age of 17.

He served East Columbus as a member of the Columbus City Council from 1969-74 and he was in charge of the Columbus/Lowndes Park and Recreation. During his tenure he hired a construction crew to build a community center at Propst Park, East Columbus Gym and lighted basketball and tennis courts at three elementary schools in Columbus.

Twice the YMCA cited him for outstanding contributions to youths and in 2012 he was presented the first Impact Award for contributions to Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

He represented Northeast Mississippi as a member of the Mississippi Tennis Association, serving as the chairman of the Mississippi Tennis Association Junior Tennis Tournament in Columbus in 1981.

Born: Oct. 4, 1967 in Columbus, Miss.

Parents: Clinton and Hattie Richardson

Engaged to Shae Richards

Children: Daughters Rondasha and Destine

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1987

The weekend of April 18-20, 2025 will forever be remembered as one of the most special times in Ronnie’s life.

It will go down as a weekend highlighted by two memorable occasions, being inducted into the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame and exchanging wedding vows.

Ronnie said wedding preparations to marry fiancé Shae Richards on Saturday wouldn’t keep him from being at the inaugural LCSHOF induction banquet the day before.

Ronnie is a 1987 graduate of Stephen D. Lee High School, where he starred in three sports. He was the quarterback on the football team, guard on the basketball team and pitcher and shortstop on the baseball team.

It was the baseball diamond where he rose to stardom. He started on the varsity as a freshman and led the Generals to Class 4A state championships in 1986 and 1987.

Each of his state championship seasons he was chosen the Mississippi High School Baseball Player of the Year by The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss.

According to the National Federation State High School Association, Ronnie ranks first in the state of Mississippi and fourth nationally with 60 pitching wins and first in the state and second nationally with 732 strikeouts.

He became the winningest pitcher in state history at Propst Park’s Redbird Field in Columbus on April 7, 1987 when he hurled a no-hitter against Amory High School.

He was chosen to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Baseball Game in 1987, but opted to sign a professional contract and not play in the game.

He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 major league draft by the Boston Red Sox and he pitched five seasons in the minor leagues. He pitched for the Elmira Pioneers (A-) in 1987, Lynchburg Red Sox (A) in 1988, 1989 and 1991 and Winter Haven Red Sox (AA) in 1990. He was selected as Winter Haven’s best relief pitcher.

After his playing career, he served as a pitching coach at Columbus High School and Noxubee County High School.

Born: July 26, 1943 in Columbus, Miss.

Died: May 18, 2015 in Columbus

Parents: Albert and Catherine Gooch

Husband: Roscoe

Children: Sons Mike and Shay, and daughter Shelley

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1961 and coached at New Hope High School

Affectionately referred to as the Queen or First Lady of Softball in the state of Mississippi, Cary will forever be remembered for her accomplishments as the softball coach at New Hope High School in Columbus.

She coached the Lady Trojans’ softball program from 1982-2006 and compiled an impressive 861-263 record to make her the winningest high school female coach in state history.

During her illustrious career she led New Hope to nine slow-pitch state championships, including a dominating stretch when the Lady Trojans won six titles in a row from 2000-05. The team finished as the state runner-up three other times.

Her slow-pitch teams won 19 division titles and 13 North State championships, and made 18 state playoff appearances.

Her fast-pitch teams claimed four district titles and made 10 playoff appearances with a North State title and state runner-up finish.

During her tenure, New Hope had 31 players chosen all-stars with five earning MVP honors.

In addition to the high school championships, she coached an ASA national championship team in 1995.

She was selected to coach in the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Softball Game four times, getting the honor in 1987, 1990, 1998 and 2006.

She was recognized for her successful coaching career by being inducted into the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame on June 24, 2011.

That honor capped a career of coaching recognition through the years. She was selected the Mississippi Association of Coaches Slow-Pitch Softball Coach of the Year in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 2002, becoming the first coach to receive the recognition four times. She was chosen the National Federation of High School Coaches Coach of the Year in 2003. She was also The (Columbus) Commercial Dispatch Area Softball Coach of the Year six times and The Clarion-Ledger Coach of the Year in 2005.

She received resolutions from the Lowndes County supervisors, Lowndes County School Board and Mississippi Legislature.

She was a 1961 graduate of Stephen D. Lee High School in Columbus. She graduated from Mississippi University for Women in 1964 and got her Masters from the university in 1974.

Born: Sept. 8, 1970 in Macon, Miss.

Raised in the Lowndes County town of Crawford, Miss.

Parents: Roosevelt and Coraine Weatherspoon

Wife: Hazel

Children: Sons Clay and Bryant, and daughter Simone

Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Motley High School in 1988

Affectionately known as Spoon, Clarence was a dominating force on a basketball court from a young age through a career in the NBA.

He was known for thunderous dunks, starting as an eighth grader at Motley High School in Columbus, Miss., where he was a (Jackson newspaper) Clarion-Ledger All-State player as a junior and senior for head coach James Granderson.

He averaged 24 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks as a junior forward on Motley’s 1986-87 squad that played in the Class 2A state championship game.

He capped his high school career by scoring 17 points, grabbing 20 rebounds and being chosen the defensive MVP for the North in the Mississippi Association of Coaches Basketball All-Star Game in 1988.

He also excelled in the classroom at Motley and was Salutatorian of his class.

He signed a basketball scholarship to play at the University of Southern Mississippi and was one of the most productive players in school history.

He starred at Southern Miss from 1988-89 to 1991-92, scoring 2130 points and grabbing 1320 rebounds for averages of 18.3 and 11.3 respectively. He averaged 22.3 points as a senior.

He was also a defensive standout at Southern Miss, finishing as the school’s leader in blocked shots.

He was a highly decorated player for the Golden Eagles, selected the Metro Conference Freshman of the Year in 1988-89 and Player of the Year in 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92. He was the only three-time winner of the POY award of the now defunct conference.

He led Southern Miss to its first two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1990 and 1991.

After his college career, Southern Miss honored him by retiring his No. 35 and inducting him into the M-Club Hall of Fame in 2006. He is the only player to have his number retired in school history.

As an amateur player, he played for USA squads that won a silver medal in the Goodwill Games in 1990 and a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in 1991.

He embarked on an NBA career as a lottery pick when the Philadelphia 76ers drafted him with the ninth pick in the first round in 1992.

The 6-foot-7 power forward, also referred to as Baby Barkley because of similarities to former 76ers star Charles Barkley, showcased his potential immediately as he was selected to the All-NBA Rookie second team in 1992-93. That season he set a 76ers franchise rookie record with 1,290 points.

His second season in Philadelphia he recorded 45 double-doubles (points and rebounds), seventh most in NBA history.

He had a stretch with the Sixers where he played in 231 straight games.

He got a chance to showcase his dunking ability when he was the runner up in the 1993 NBA Slam Dunk contest.

In addition to Philadelphia, he played for Golden State, Miami, Cleveland, New York and Houston in a 13-year NBA career. He played in 915 games and averaged 11.5 points and 7.5 rebounds.

He averaged a season-best 18.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in 1993-94, his second season with the 76ers. He scored a career-high 35 points while playing for Philadelphia in a game at Toronto on April 21, 1996 and grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds while playing for the New York Knicks against Orlando on Feb. 28, 2003.

Clarence was rewarded for his outstanding basketball career by being inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

He is currently the head men’s basketball coach at Meridian (Miss.) Community College after being an assistant at his alma mater Southern Miss from 2016-17 to 2021-22 and Jones Community College in Ellisville, Miss. from 2022-23 to 2023-24.

Born: Oct. 4, 1967 in Columbus, Miss.
Parents: Clinton and Hattie Richardson
Children: Daughters Rondasha and Destine
Lowndes County connection: Graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in 1987

Ask most people who saw him play, they will likely agree that Ronnie Richardson can claim being one of the most accomplished high school athletes to come from Mississippi.

Ronnie is a 1987 graduate of Stephen D. Lee High School, where he starred in three sports. He was the quarterback on the football team, guard on the basketball team and pitcher and shortstop on the baseball team.

It was the baseball diamond where he rose to stardom. He started on the varsity as a freshman and led the Generals to Class 4A state championships in 1986 and 1987.

Each of his state championship seasons he was chosen the Mississippi High School Baseball Player of the Year by The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss.

According to the National Federation State High School Association, Ronnie ranks first in the state of Mississippi and fourth nationally with 60 pitching wins and first in the state and second nationally with 732 strikeouts.

He became the winningest pitcher in state history at Propst Park’s Redbird Field in Columbus on April 7, 1987 when he hurled a no-hitter against Amory High School.

He was chosen to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Baseball Game in 1987, but opted to sign a professional contract and not play in the game.

He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 major league draft by the Boston Red Sox and he pitched five seasons in the minor leagues. He pitched for the Elmira Pioneers (A-) in 1987, Lynchburg Red Sox (A) in 1988, 1989 and 1991 and Winter Haven Red Sox (AA) in 1990. He was selected as Winter Haven’s best relief pitcher.

After his playing career, he served as a pitching coach at Columbus High School and Noxubee County High School.