Born: May 20, 1942
Hometown: Bardwell, KY
Year Induction: 2005
Carlisle County High School, Bardwell, KY (1957-1960)
Copiah-Lincoln Junior College (1960-1962)
Livingston University, Livingston, AL (1963-1964)
Graduate assistant coach, Livingston University team record 15-9 (1964-1965)
Head basketball coach, assistant football coach, Cobb County High School, Cobb County, GA (1965-1967)
Assistant coach, Livingston University, (1967-1968)
Head basketball coach and athletic director Copiah-Lincoln Junior College (1968-1974)
Assistant coach, Memphis State (1974-1976)
Head basketball coach Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (1976-1996)
Livingston University Athletic Hall of Fame (1981)
Copiah-Lincoln CC Athletic Hall of Fame (1987)
Southern Mississippi Athletic Hall of Fame (1991)
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2005)
Coach Turk would lead the Southern Miss program into national prominence as his teams racked up a mark of 301-266 in 20 seasons. He is the winningest coach in school history and accomplished what no Southern Miss coach had been able to achieve: back to back trips to the NCAA Tournament and the NIT Championship.
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