Over the years, Holmes Community College has seen some fantastic athletes come through its doors. Many of those have gone on to compete at four-year schools and some even professionally. The Alumni Association honors many of these male and female athletes during Homecoming Activities each year. The Holmes Community College Sports Hall of Fame has been organized to recognize former coaches and athletes who made major contributions to intercollegiate athletics while attending Holmes Community College.
Holmes Community College will induct six new members into the Holmes Sports Hall of Fame at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in the Frank Branch Coliseum in Goodman. The six new members will be recognized at an in-person banquet after a full day of celebration around the Holmes Goodman Campus.
The six member “Class of 2024” includes Shelton Richardson, Walter Holman, Shane Trosclair, Richard Worthy, Hugh Gibson and Larry Hart.
Richardson, a native of Grenada, played football at Grenada High School and came to Goodman to play for the Bulldogs as quarterback in the 2001 and 2002 seasons under Head Coach Hugh Shurden. After Holmes, Richardson signed with Louisiana Tech. Richardson is a terrific athlete and a physical player who played running back and quarterback. While playing for Holmes, Richardson rushed 128 times for 627 yards and six touchdowns in nine games his sophomore year. He was selected first-team All-Region 23 and was Holmes’ Most Valuable Player.
Holman, native of Vaiden, lettered in two sports while at Holmes. He played football for Coach Quinby Morgan and track and field for Ode Burrell. Trosclair is a native of Chackbay, La.; Worthy is a Canton native; Gibson is a native of Eupora and Hart is a Madison native.
The Hall of Fame festivities will include a reception for inductees and a tour of the athletic facilities on the Goodman Campus along with visiting with the current participants in the athletic programs. The day will conclude with a banquet to honor all the honorees’ accomplishments in Frank Branch Coliseum at 6 p.m.
Bobby “Monkey” Grantham (’60) is the Holmes representative being inducted into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame on April 23 at a special ceremony in Pearl.
Alumni, family and friends will be invited to the banquet. Tickets are $30 and are currently on sale.
For more details on the banquet please contact the Holmes Alumni Office: kellard@holmescc.edu and (662) 472-9134.
