Holmes Community College will host a special Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Thursday, April 10, at 6 p.m. in Frank Branch Coliseum in Goodman. The college is welcoming back all Sports Hall of Fame inductees for the 2025 banquet in honor of the college’s 100th anniversary.
The Alumni Office inducted the first class of Sports Hall of Fame recipients in 1993. Among those being inducted that year were Jeff Campbell (football), Millard Davis (basketball), Faye Graham Dillard (basketball), Mel Gibson (basketball), Earl “Dixie” Howell (football), Thomas E. Nix (football), Hugh Pepper (baseball) and Pattye Burton Wood (basketball).
Thirty-two years later, what they all have in common is that they were Bulldogs. The Holmes Sports Hall of Fame includes over 100 former athletes who have made significant impacts in athletics, their communities and their professions.
For a full list of inductees over the years, visit holmescc.edu/alumni/sports-hall-of-fame.
The Hall of Fame festivities will include a reception and a banquet to honor all honorees’ accomplishments.
As the college welcomes back all living inductees, special recognition will be given to the 2020 inductee class, whose banquet was cancelled due to the global pandemic. The members of the 2020 inductee class include Ronald Jay Aldy (coaching), Wilson Browning (baseball), Keith Lennell Gray (basketball), Lewis Quinby Morgan (coach/A.D.) and Michael Jacob Newton (soccer).
Alumni, family and friends are invited. Tickets ($40 per guest) will go on sale on February 14. The event is dressy casual, and reservations in advance are required. Tickets can be purchased in advance at holmesccalumni.360alumni.com/events/tickets/11063.
Derek Starling Sr. (’86) will represent Holmes Community College, being inducted into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame on April 22 at a special ceremony in Pearl.
From its humble beginnings as Holmes County Agricultural High School, Holmes Community College has grown into one of the largest and best community colleges in Mississippi, serving over 6,000 students. In 1922, after Holmes County Agricultural High School had been in operation for 11 years, the legislature made it legal for agricultural high schools to add two years of college work, and Holmes Junior College opened its doors in 1925, offering the first year of college to students in Holmes and the surrounding counties. During the 1928-29 school year, the second year of college work was added, making Holmes Junior College eligible to award the Associate of Arts degree.
For more details on the banquet, please contact the Holmes Alumni Office at [email protected] or by calling 662-472-9134.
From its humble beginnings as Holmes County Agricultural High School, Holmes Community College has grown into one of the largest and best community colleges in Mississippi, serving over 6,000 students. In 1922, after Holmes County Agricultural High School had been in operation for 11 years, the legislature made it legal for agricultural high schools to add two years of college work, and Holmes Junior College opened its doors in 1925, offering the first year of college to students in Holmes and the surrounding counties. During the 1928-29 school year, the second year of college work was added, making Holmes Junior College eligible to award the Associate of Arts degree.
Bulldog Mom "Cla** of 2018"
February 6, 2025 at 1:27 PMCongratulations to all honorees! I’m a proud Holmes “Bulldog Mom” and it’s truly an amazing honor to hear of you all being recognized for such an awesome accomplishment!