Quote Originally Posted by TaleofTwoDogs View Post
Yea, I went to Biloxi High during the time Sam played, he was best friends with Jim Touchet who played for Biloxi Notre Dame and was an OL for State. Unfortunately, after graduating from State, Jim was killed during a Navy air fighter training flight. Jim was a great guy and Bulldog.
Jim was a Marine. I remember when he was killed we were in spring training at Notre Dame and Touchets cousin was trying to figure out how to tell Coach Hegwood that he had been killed. Dam near gave him a heart attack when he was told.