Willie Heidelburg - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Willie "Wee Willie" Heidelburg

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Football

Willie Heidelburg Mississippi Hall of Fame Inductee

Willie "Wee Willie" Heidelburg Stats, Bio

Born: August 28, 1950

Hometown: Lumberton

Year Induction: 2016

Deceased : October 15, 2013

John Jefferson High in Purvis, 1965-68

• Lettered and starred in both football and track

Pearl River Junior College, 1968-69

• Was among the first black recruits in 1968

• Set PRC school rushing record with 910 yards in 1969

• Scored three touchdowns in two different games

• PRC was winless the year before he got there. Willie led the Wildcats to state championship and undefeated season in 1969

• Charter member of Mississippi Junior College Sports Hall of Fame, 1988

Southern Miss, 1970-71

• First black football player at USM

• Earned two letters as a halfback and kick return specialist

• Scored two touchdown to help defeat No. 4 ranked Ole Miss on Oct. 17, 1970, in what many consider the biggest upset victory in Mississippi football history

• Coached by Hall of Famer P.W. Underwood and played with Hall of Famer Ray Guy

• Inducted into USM Sports Hall of Fame, 1996

Coaching

• Coached football, track and basketball, Murrah High School, 1973-1998

• Assistant football coach, Belhaven University, 19989-2013

Did you know?

Willie Hedielburg was nominated for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame by a middle school class in Purvis. The students believed Heidelburg, one of the first black players to play Division I football in Mississippi and the first to score a touchdown, deserved to be enshrined among the state’s athletic greats.

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