Born: October 4, 1919
Hometown: Vicksburg, MS
Year Induction: 1967
Deceased : May 7, 1998
Ole Miss (1939-1941)
New York Giants (1945)
Ole Miss, assistant coach (1946-1974)
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.”
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