2007

WEEKOF~ '

"Sebastopol Flash" to be inducted at EC H~: "a!'l kno'' n a!'l th~:

ed 111 the past, and ll 1s Lcrtain– ly a great honor to be among this tine group of athletes." \1usc. '' ho played most of his carcc~ as a 6-foot-3. 170-pound center, \\as a three-year lettenwm at SebJstopol and helped lead the Bobca 1:> to ~~..:...-__..-. _ _. most notably the Scott County Tournnrm:nt title in 1946. \\hen a'kcd to c1te the highlight of hi-.. high school career. \tuse referred to the finals of the county champi– onship. "I \\as -..tanding on the free Jhro\\ Ime. \\ ith the game over and the ...core tied," he recalled . "I made the first free thro\\ and ra 1 o the dressing room, looking for ~o:\cryonc sc\cral champi– on ... hlps. Cl~ de .\I use

Lise to come on in and cele– brate. Well. my teammates did come to the drcssmg room.. 1 and led me back to the court to !'>hoot the last free throw!" Muse complctcJ high school 111 1947 and l:ller enrolled at [ ust Central. thanks to assistance rccci\·cd from his h1gh -;chool pnnctpal. Leo Bums. and then EC presi– dent. Or. L.O. Todd. "1 O\\oC a great deal to ~1r. Bums and Dr. Iodd:· \1use stated. "Mr. Burns recommend– ed me to Dr. Todd \\hO gave me a job v.ashing d1shes 111 the school cafeteria to help me pay for my college c:-.pcnses" When basketball ...cason came around. Musc llicd out lor the team. which conststed of about 85 players. man) of\\hom came ll·om militmy -;en icc. Mu~c said that Coach Arno \ 'mcent "sa\\ a possthility. that I might be a player... and I made the team." His coachmg !'>tops includ– ed Canton and Starkville.

"Sebastopol Flash" 1n ·h1gh schonl wbo parlayed his bas– ketb; II talents mto from successful careers school at then Fast I J . reports Centra un10r Colh.:ge and Delta StalL Un1versity li e also experi enccd a successful coaching career on the hard\\Ood In recogn1t 1on of his suc– cess as a basketball pl.t\ er ·md coach. Dr ( lydc \1use of Raymond ha., been tapped for membership into the t:CCC! Athletic Hall of Fame ,md "ill be honored during homecom– ing activities scheduled Saturda). 0Lt. I\ on the Decatur campus. Dr. Muse. who is in ills 29th year as president ol I llnds Commumt) College. regards hi" selection to the prc~t1g1ous group of fnm1cr athletiC greats as a "tremen– dous honor." lie added. 'I am well a\\ arc of tho~e "ho han· been select-

APPEARED IN:

NESHOBADEMOCRA/ -------– NEWTON RECORD--- -– MERIDIAN STAR------- -– CLARION-LEDGER - -----

CARTHAGINIAN - -----– SCOTT COUNTY TIMES-----– UNION APPEAL - - - - ----– WINSTON COUNTY' JOURNAL-- -- SPIRIT OF MORTON - - - ---- - OTHER ________________ __

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