Born: January 18, 1931
Hometown: Vaughan, MS
Year Induction: 1977
Deceased : February 4, 2018
The University of Southern Mississippi (1952-1953)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1954-1957)
D’Iberville High School (1962-1963)
Oceans Springs High School (1963-1992)
Great running backs often come in twos… and sometimes threes. Southern’s Hugh McLaurin Pepper and Bucky McElroy each ran for over 100 yards in the same game on five occasions. In two of those games, teammate Tony Rouchon also ran for over 100 yards.
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