Northwest News


Cutcliffe to speak at Northwest Sports Hall of Fame event
Nancy Patterson
4/22/04

Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year David Cutcliffe will be the featured speaker at Northwest Mississippi Community College's Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Thursday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven.

Cutcliffe recently concluded his fifth season at the helm of the Ole Miss football program by leading the Rebels to a 10-3 record and their first-ever SEC Western Division title.

Following its victory over Oklahoma State in the SBC Cotton Bowl - the sixth bowl appearance in the past seven years - Ole Miss was 13th in the final national rankings and had earned its first 10-win season since 1971.


"We are extremely honored that Coach Cutcliffe will join us in recognizing the new inductees into the Northwest Sports Hall of Fame," said Dolores Wooten, manager of Alumni Affairs.

With the SBC Cotton Bowl appearance, Cutcliffe became the first coach in Ole Miss history to direct the Rebels to at least four bowl games in his first five years. His overall record is 40-22.

Former inductees of the Northwest Sports Hall of Fame will be present to welcome four new inductees. Detailed information about the new inductees will be released beginning April 28.

Tickets for the event are $25. The deadline for reservations is Monday, May 17.

"Seating for the banquet is limited, so reservations should be made early," Wooten said.

Tickets are available at Northwest-DeSoto Center at (662) 342-1570; Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center in Oxford at (662) 238-7952; or by calling Wooten on the Senatobia campus at (662) 560-1105.

Members of the Northwest Alumni Association Board may also be contacted for tickets. They include: Joe Mack Bingham in Ashland at (662) 224-6969; Tommie Whiteside in Benton County at (662) 224-8999 or 333-7315; Brenda Holmes in Oxford at (662) 238-7952; Alice McClain in Marks at (662) 326-8153; Pat McGill in Ripley at (662) 224-6426; Belinda Morris in Batesville at (662) 563-9498;

Jackie Franklin in Southaven at (662) 349-9463; Dr. Robert Smith in Hernando at (662) 429-5055; Mike Boren in Tunica at (662) 363-2711; Paul and Marvelene McCullar in Senatobia at (662) 562-5808; Cindy Brougher in Charleston at (662) 647-8446; and Linda Maynor in Water Valley at (662) 473-2712.