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Denver Brackeen Inducted Into Mississippi Sports Hall Of Fame Denver Brackeen of Decatur and was selected to the Junior will be inducted into the College All-American Team. Mississippi Sports Mall of Fame Choosing to attend the Univer and will be honored at an awards sity of Mississippi, Brackeen wa selected to the All-Southeaster~ banquet on March 29 at Conference team his junior an! Coliseum Ramada Inn. An All senior years. His senior year he State basketball star at Hickory was also selected the High School, he helped to lead Valuable Player in th Hickory to 51 wins and 1 loss his . Southeastern Conference an1 senior year. Continuing his was named to the All-America education at East ceptral, he was Team. Wish his 28.9 pain selected to the All-State Ju$or average per game, he was fifth il College Team for two season&of the nation in scoring. play. During his last season' at After graduation from 01 East Central, he led his team to Miss, he played for the New Yor win the State Junior College Knickerbockers for three month Basketball Championship, the but returned to East Central i1 Regional Tournament, and to 1955 as basketball coach fo finish fourth in the nation. This seven Years. same year, Brackeen was selected Brackeen is currently serving a the Most Valuable Junior College Dean of Students at East Central p k e t b a l l Player in the Nation a position he bas held since 1963.