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Mississippi's Greatest Athletics: Hickory's Denver Brackeen POSTED ON JULY 1, 2015 W1TH 1 COMMENT

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Denver Brackeen of Hickory found fame on the basketball courts of the Southeastern Conference and Mississippi junior colleges. Starring first for East Central Junior College in Decatur and then at Ole Miss, Brackeen earned honors from All-State to All-American . At East Central, he was named the National Junior College Most Valuable Player in 1952-53 when he averaged a whopping 32 points per game. He was selected as a Junior College All-American that same season. He was All-State twice. Brackeen, the MVP of the Southeastern

Denver Brackeen Photo courtesy of Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Conference, was named All-American in basketball at Ole Miss in 1954-55.

He scored 28.1 points per game for the Rebels tttat season , which

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