Hall of Fame
The 1966 men’s basketball squad was coached by Van Washer and included team members Ronnie House, Roy Williams, Jim Kerley, Tommy Kirkpatrick, Jim Farley, Tommy Woodward, Tony Woodward, Pete Headrick, Wayne Starks, Mickey Meguiar, Tom Pile, Mark Riggins, Dave Skinner, Dave Smith and Kenny Brooks.
The team defeated Marion College (now Marion Military Institute), Perkinston (now Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College), Mary Holmes College (now Holmes Community College) and Freed-Hardeman en route to the NJCAA Region VII Tournament championship at Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tenn. They were the only men’s basketball team in Cumberland’s 20-plus years as a two-year institution to reach the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
The cheerleaders from the 1966 team will also be honored during the event, including Lynda Miller, Liz Jenkins McCormack, Sherry Krantz Perdue, Terry Jenkins Del Bello and Linda Brown Odenbaugh.
