Hugh McLaurin Pepper, is a former All-American football player, professional baseball player and high school football coach, he has been twice honored by the Mississippi State Legislature—once for his playing career at USM and once for his achievements as a high school football coach in Ocean Springs, a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, approximately 2 mi east of Biloxi and west of Gautier, in which country?
Laurin Pepper Hugh McLaurin Pepper (born January 18, 1931) is a former All-American football player, professional baseball player and high school football coach. Born in Vaughan, Mississippi, he is a member of the University of Southern Mississippi Hall of Fame and charter member of the school's Legends Club, as well as the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He has been twice honored by the Mississippi State Legislature—once for his playing career at USM and once for his achievements as a high school football coach in Ocean Springs.
Sam McCorkle Sam McCorkle (born November 19, 1949) is former head football coach at both the University of West Alabama and the University of Tennessee at Martin. He grew up in Meridian, Mississippi and attended Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) where he played center from 1970 to 1972. He began his coaching career in 1973 and held assistant coaching positions at North Texas State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Livingston, Kentucky, Austin Peay, Mississippi Delta Community College and several high schools throughout Alabama. He recently served as the head coach of Etowah High School in Attalla, Alabama from 2009-2012. He was recently named the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Oxford (MS) High School.