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his tenure at Philadelphia include selection as coach in the Bernard Blackwell and Mississippi/Alabama All– Star games. Cheatham is also a for– mer assistant coach/defensive coordina– tor at Dothan (Ala.) High School. He served as a graduate assistant at Clem– son University and was a member of the coaching See COACH on page SA

Director of Student Life. Cheatham worked for the past four years as head football coach at Phila– delphia High School, com– piling an overall 38-11-1 record. His teams advanced to the state playoffs each season. Cheatham was cho– sen The Neshoba Demo– crat's "Coach of the Year" after the 2000 squad posted a 10-2 mark. Additional honors he received du ring

Steve of Philadelphia was recently named an assistant football coach at East Central Community College, War– rior head coach Terry Un– derwood has announced. Cheatham's·general area of responsibility will be coaching the inside line– backers and special teams. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Cheatham serves as assistant to the Cheatham

COACH Continued from page tA staff when the Tigers were Peach Bowl champions in . 1993 and participants in the 1996 Gator Bowl. He began his coaching ca– reer at Neshoba Central High School, where he served as assistan t · coach/defensive coordina– tor for 16 years. In all, Cheatham brings over 22 years of coaching experience to his new posi– tion. An ECCe alumnus, Cheatham holds a bache– lor's degree in hea lth, physical education and rec– reation from Mississippi State University and a master's degree in secon– dary guidance and counsel– ing from Clemson Univer– sity. He is married to the for– mer Brenda Munn of Phila – delphia, who is also an ECCC alumnus and a former Warrior football cheer– leader. She is employed as a secretary at Philadel– phia High School. ·Th e Cheathams have a daugh– ter, Lindsey, a freshman cheerleader at East Cen– tral.

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