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THE TOM-TOM, E.C.J.C., DECATUR, MISS. PAGE FIVE First Time In EC's History Two Players Make uAll American", Brackeen, Sessums Rate As National .Players, Brackeen Best I

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For the first time in the his– tory of East 'central. Junior Col– lege two Warriors. Denver Bra– ckeen and Howard Sessums, were chosen as All-Americans. - According to CoCach, who brought back the official report from the tournament, Denver and '.Howard were chosen for their outstanding spartsmanship, ·team support, and personal abil– ity. Denver Brackeen began his bas– ketball .career at Hickory High School. He made the 'Varsity squad the year he was in the eighth grade and played the rest of the time he was in high school. While in high school, Denver made the ):au-state team .for two years. Upon graduation from !Hickory High School, he entered East Central Junior C-Ollege and con– tinued playing basketball. The !irst year a

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"Best Player of Year" and "All: Itls discha"!le from .the army Howard Sessums shown with American" trophies are held by came through in time for Den- his trophy as an "All-American." East Central's own Denver ;;:1 ~g:~:rla~h~~l a!o E:!~i:~~ in l!H5 and continued during his 1-B~r_ac_k_e_e_n_. _______"----

hls Junior College work. :As cap- fo1:s y:ar;~~a~\;c~~~erville tam of the Warriors Club, _he High, he entered ·Junior C-Ollege has an _average rate of sconng at East Central and made the of 30 pomts per game during the te f 11 t· t · 1 "'9 entire season. IHe was chosen a second am o a -s a e m ""' . member of the .Aili-State •team of His career iwas also interrupted Mississippi a.gain this year. by his call into active dullY with During the National 'Basket- the 31st division of the National Guard, t.'1e first semester of his ball Tournament at .!Hutchinson,

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sophomore (Year. While in the Army he ·continued to play ·bas- ke~ball and made the all-post team and Third >Army· ·team at Fort Jackson. on ·these teams he

·Kansas, Brackeen scored 134 points in the four games ,played •by -the local quintet; by which he went !beyond the previous all-high record. He also set an individual record in the number of points scored 'by any player during a game which was 53 points, out of which 24 were field goals, also a record. This record at the National Tournament was terminated when he was chosen "Best player of

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