Born: November 17, 1943
Hometown: Brandon, MS
Year of Induction: 2006
High School Career
Puckett High School (1957-1958, 1960)
Morton High School (1959)
• Earned 14 letters football, basketball, baseball, track
• Career playing record: 22-6-3
• Most Valuable Back, Capital Athletic Conference
• Mississippi High School All Star Football game (1961)
College Career
Mississippi Southern College, now USM (1961-1965)
• Career Playing Record: 18-8-1 (1963-1965 seasons)
• Team total offense leader (’63-’65)
• Career total offense 3235 yards; consecutive record 500 yard games:
- 550 yards vs. Memphis State (238 rush; 312 pass; September 25, 1965)
- 529 yards vs. Richmond (203 rush; 326 pass; October 2, 1965)
• Honorable Mention All-American (’65)
• Academic All-American (’64-’65)
Pro Football Career
Boston Patriots, AFL (1966-1967)
• Career Playing Record: 11-14-3
• 14 games, returned 13 punts & kick-offs for 228 yards (’66)
• Shoulder injury ended pro career (’67)
Post Athletic Career
• Color commentator for USM radio network (1974-present)
Special Recognition
• Mr. USM, USM Student Hall of Fame (1965-1966)
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities Dean’s List, President’s List Scholar
Hall of Fame Memberships
• Southern Mississippi Athletic Hall of Fame (1972)
• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2006)
Did You Know?
Vic’s school record 238 yards rushing against Memphis State in 1965 was finally broken on the 17th anniversary of its setting: September 25, 1982 when Sam Dejarnette ran for 304 yards against Florida State. Reggie Collier was the only USM quarterback to post more 100-yard rushing games than Vic Purvis.
