2007

Massey tapped for ~C Athletic Hall of Farne

When Gainelt Massey arrn etl on the then East Central Junior College campu~ in 1958 following <1 stantlout l:areer ut Morton Hi gh School, the 160- pounJ quarter– hack/tlcfcnsi \ e back quick!) dis–

top pia) crs on the team, earning mo~t valuable offensive back honors in addition to his selection a' team cap– tain. In rc<:ognition of his success on the gridiron. ~1assey joins the list of other ECCC standouts in the College's Ath– lctt<: Hall of Fame. He will officially be enshrined during Homecoming activities on Saturday, October 13. Regarding his tnductJOn, Massey said: "I am honored to be an ECCC Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. and I feel very lucky to have been cbo~en for such an honor. I e!.peciall) want to thank everyone who voted for mr Massey said "Lady Luc1.. often been on his side m \ports. '·I played in 40 college football games (he wa, also a standout at Mill– sap' College) and ne,er mi-.sed a game due to an injury," he qated...1 had some nicks and hrui~es but none -GCilOW Masse) and hi \\amor teammat compilcJ a 7-4 record h1' fre,hman )Car, which mcluded t\\O match-ups with rival East Mississippi. led at the time b) the legendary coach ..Bull" Sullivan. ··we won the ftrst game ( 14-12) m the season opener and then lost the ~cwnd <:nntest (20-6) later in the }Car:· he recalled. "It wa., really a bit– ter ri\alf) had; then. One gan1e with them Web really one too many!" Rut the mo t memorable game agam t ··s ooha~ came his ~phomore sea on m 1959. \\hen the \\'arnors po!>ted a 6-4 mark "\\'e pla)ed at n neutrnl ite - in Meridian." Ma se) recalled -About midwa) in lhe first quaner Coach Sul– li\an rnn onto the held and Fled hi' player~ that h wanted me biJed That was a SCQT) feehng. to

Massey un ercd he \\a~ among ml!n much bigger mtd stronger. '"nte Korean Conflict had ended a few ) ears earlier and following pas– sage of the GT Bill. many veterans came to the JUmor colleges and a lot of them pia) ed sports... ~fasse) recalled...\tan) of the football pla)– crs on our team ranged in age from 21-26 and some had scar:. on their faces. beards, mthtaches and C\ en tat– tovs. Heck,-l don't lhinl.: 1 W among the

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least! Again. ·tuck) me· urw,;ro rux. we won the game." Ma,sey said Bohb) Q,\\ alt and ibststant Tommy Chcnc) '"\\ere great -------- – <:ouches and madl! \Ure we were m top physical ~hapc." "We had very few phl)Cr~ that \-lc1ghcd over 215 poundl>, and I - - ------- See MASSEY, page 3B