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92 years of football chronicled in book from John Cox: 'Rock Solid' details building of Southern Miss program.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-NOV-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1027 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 92 years of football chronicled in book from John Cox: 'Rock Solid' details building of Southern Miss program.(Book Business)(Rock Solid: Southern Miss Football)

Article Excerpt
When P.W. Underwood took over as Southern Miss head football coach in 1969, he was the first head coach of the Big 3 schools in the state to integrate the football program. The first African-American football player he recruited was Willie Heidelberg, who in 1970 scored two touchdowns in a highly celebrated game that Southern Miss won 30-14 against Ole Miss, then ranked No. 4 in the nation.

"That singular event made people start to think we needed a bigger stadium in Hattiesburg, which started the drive for what eventually became M.M. Roberts Stadium, 'The Rock,' and also helped the other two schools in the state decide to integrate their football programs," said John Cox, director of athletic broadcasting at Southern Miss and author of "Rock Solid: Southern Miss Football," published last month by University Press of Mississippi. "That ballgame was maybe the biggest moment for Southern Miss football. (Ole Miss quarterback) Archie...

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