2000

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Four named to East Central Athletic Hall ofFame Membership m East Central Community Col– lege's Athletic I Iall of Fame will increase to 38 following the induction of three former standouts during Homecoming activities scht-duled Satur– day, October 7 on the Dt-catur campus. tition against the Soviet Union from 1960-62 Rea, a Philadelphia native, was a !>tand running back and defensive back on the 1956 1957 Warrior teams. He also excelled m tra wirming first-place honors in the 100-vard a 220-yard dashes at the State Junior College Tr Meet his sophomore year.

record of 613 wins and 272 lo-.ses Prior to taking over the Lady Tiger program, she successfully led tt•ams at M1ddle Tl!nnessee State and Stephen F. Austin Shl' also suvcd as head coach of the 1980 Umted States Olympic Team, which was denied a chance al the gold medal due to the U.S. boycott of the games held that vear in Moscow. She s~.:rved as an assistant coach on the 1976 U.S. team, wh1ch captured the !>liver medal in Montre– al In recogmtJOn of her outstandmg coaching career, which spans over 16 years, Gunter was mducted into the National Women's Basketball Hall ot Fame in 1999. Gunter t:> also a former standout at NahonaJ Business College, East Central Junior College, where she atter>dcd in 1957-58, and Walnut GroYe Htgh Sehoul At NBC she played AALJ basketball from 195!>-o2 e.1rning All-American honors as her team captured two national titles. She reprt- ...nted the USA in mtemational compe-

Joining the elite group are Billy Ray Dill of Escatawpa, Coach Sue Gunter head women's basketball coach Louisiana Statt Univt-r.,lt)' in Baton Rouge, and Jimmy Rea of Madison. Dill played halfback and defensive back on the 1964 and 1965 Warrior squads, earnmg honorable mention All-State recogn1tion his freshman yt!ar, and honorable mention All-American and All– State honors following his sophomore campatgn. He is a former standout at Forest High School and Mississippi College. Gunter, a Leake Counlv native, 1s one of onlv three coaches in the lustory of women's collegiat~ basketball to win 600 career games. She begins her nineteenth year at LSU as the fourth win– ningest active coach in the nation \\ 1th an overall

He also had a stellar career at Ph1ladelp High School and Louisiana College in Pine-.ille In addition to the new Athletic Hall ofF members, others being honored during Ho coming activities include S. LeBrun ''S1b Hutchison (Class of 1949) of Littleton, Colorad and formerly of Philadelphia, "Alumnus ot Year"; Jeanette Beevers Thrash (Oass of 19:;-. Decatur, "Alumna of the Year"; Dr. Linda Lane o Jackson, "Academic Instructor of the Year'; dra Thomas of Chunky, "Vocational-Techma Instructor of the Year"; and photographer Jam Land(Ciass of 1938) who is being presented Lifetime Achievement Award.

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