2006

------~- Brackeen dead at 75 Fonnerhoopste0 coach andrebredgeneral By John Muse the campus.. . his tenure as Dean of Manag 1 ng Editor Men, as a coach. He was a member of the board for the Community and fhe man who arguably put Easl Junior Colleges. We are certainly going Central Junior College on the map has to miss him." died. Brackeen not only made a name for Major General Charlie himself on the hard- Denver Brackeen of Union wood, bu t in the di,ed yesterday at his home rcmks of the military on Highway 15 south, a vic- as well. tim of cancer. Fittingly, he He joined the passed away on Memorial Mississippi ~ational D.w Guard in 1949 before Brackeen, 75, was the col- enrolling at East lege's first All-American in Central. In 1951, his basketball. He prepped unit was activated locally at Hickory High for the Korean School, \-\here he was Conflict and was selected All-State. He con- sent to Fort Jackson, tinued his athletic career at South Carolina. Ole Miss where he aver- In 1956, he aged 28 points per gcvne received a direct and was named lhe appointment as a Southeastem Conference's second Lieutenant in Most Valuable Player and the guard as a radar All-America. officer. From there he East Central Community Denver Brackeen received a series of College president Dr. Phil Sutphin said appointments and m 1980 he was Tuesday, it was hard to put into words named battalion executive officer and what Brackeen meant to the college. brigade commander of the l14th Field "His influence on this institution Artillery. goes way back. From the time he was a Brackeen was appointed to the post student, when he played ball... his of As~t~tant Adjutant General in 1983 association with all the individuals on Continued to page 7A... See Denver...

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