Born: October 4, 1919
Died: May 7, 199
Hometown: Vicksburg, MS
Year of Induction: 1967
College Career
Ole Miss (1939-1941)
• All-SEC halfback (’39, ‘40, ‘41)
• Led nation with punt return average of 15.1 yards (’40)
• Blue-Gray Game (’41)
• Selected for College All-Star Game, but military service intervened (’42)
Pro Football Career
• New York Giants (1945)
Coaching Career
• Ole Miss, assistant coach (1946-1974)
Did You Know?
Junie Hovious was a part of two great backfield tandems. At Vicksburg’s Carr Central High School, he and fellow halfback Billy Sam — another Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame member — were known as the “Vicksburg Twins.” Sam and Hovious both went to Ole Miss, where Hovious and another great runner, Merle Hapes, were popularly known as the “H Boys.”
