 athletes athletes ray wed 5022012 1745 biloxi sports hall of fame   1985 inductees lionel antoine  nhs1968  john atkinson  bhs1930  frank buddy bass  bhs1928  raymond bass  bhs1939  marcel j mickey bellande  19091982 bhs1928  tc benny  bhs1939  andy bernich  19051966 bhs1924  anthony bertucci  bhs  albert bessey  bhs  norman broussard  bhs1950  lloyd blue caillavet  bhs1931  arthur cantrelle  bhs1968  fred carron  bhs1931  john collins  bhs1923  chester comeaux  bhs1947  jerry covich iii  nd1966  shannon covich  bhs1944  clement dellenger  nd1960  joe demoran  sh1931  lewis demoruelle  bhs  david earl mattina  19071989  carroll e peck williams  19001977  1988 inductees estelle compton mcelroy leonard c fairley james r mcelroy shannon p pickich hugh h saxon james levine skinner bhs and audrey strocchi   1989 inductees vincent cotton bosarge sha tommy esposito sr sha walter f fountain bhs mona hudson hunt bhs emily lowd juanico bhs audrey holliman owen bhs donal snyder oshs1941 and james stevens bhs   2012 inductees cliff kirkland barry lyons chris taranto1961 william and shirley windham    2013 inductees doug barberbhs1969   howard dickey battlemc1990   peter roy lee elderbhs1964   kenneth lyons sr  bhs1947  dennis malpassnd1961  henry spud wieniewitzmp1970  and richard lew   wimpy wintherbhs1966   doug barber  a current sports writer at the biloxi sun herald barber has covered athletics for more than 32 years earning numerous awards for his coverage of high school college and professional athletics barber graduated from biloxi high school in 1969  howard dickey battle  a fourthround draft choice of the toronto blue jays in 1990 out of mercy cross battle ended up playing 13 seasons of professional baseball he appeared in 29 games in the mlb with the blue jays philadelphia phillies and atlanta braves battle excelled at basketball football and baseball in high school for the crusaders and turned down a football scholarship at tulane to play pro baseball  peter roy lee elder  a graduate of biloxi high elder made his mark as a baseball scout during stints with the new york yankees and san francisco giants after serving his country in vietnam elder earned five world series rings elder is still a scout for the giants  kenneth lyons sr  lyons joins his sons kenny and barry as inductees in the biloxi sports hall of fame lyons was the outstanding defensive player for biloxi high in 47 and was well known as a member of the biloxi semipro football team the galloping gaels he was also a premier player in fastpitch adult softball games held at the biloxi veteran administration fields lyons was also a volunteer coach during the 60s 70s and 80s  dennis malpass  b 1943 a graduate of notre dame malpass was the catcher of 2012 inductee chris taranto who set the national prep record with nine nohitters in 1961 malpass played football at kansas before returning to the region to play baseball at perkinston and tulane while at tulane he was named the team mvp and earned a spot on the western division allsec team he has earned a phd in chemistry and is a leader in the petrochemical industry with more than 80 us patents and technical articles in scientific journals  henry spud wieniewitz  a 1970 graduate of moss point high wieniewitz played baseball at perkinston and mississippi state before going on to coach both at mississippi state and at the prep level wieniewitz was a teacher coach administrator and director of athletics during a 30year career with biloxi public schools he is also credited for helping start the biloxi sports hall of fame  richard lew wimpy winther  a 1966 graduate of biloxi winther earned numerous accolades at bhs before going on to star at ole miss where he was named an allamerica selection while centering for archie manning winther also played in the senior bowl in 71 before being drafted by the new orleans saints he also played for the green bay packers and in the world football league read more here  http wwwsunheraldcom 201308254900538 barbersixothersinductedi    biloxi sports hall of fame 2014 inductees   joseph m joe allen decease an outstanding allround athlete joe was a member of the biloxi high 1962 state championship football team allen was best remembered for his outstanding coaching career he was the mississippi track coach of the year in 1976 and 1978 he was recognized as an exceptional leader whose organizational and communication skills ensured his success as a coach his track teams at biloxi high won two state titles  frank yankie barhanovich deceased yankie dropped out of school in 1931 after 8th grade to start earning a living in biloxi he participated in sandlot games and recreational sports before playing with a minor league baseball team in lake charles louisiana he built a successful insurance business but stayed involved in youth sports across the city he helped start the shrimp bowl was the mississippi state softball commissioner for 10 years president of the biloxi doll toy fund and served as a city councilman prior to his death in 1988 even though hurricane katrina virtually destroyed the stadium named after him it was later repurposed and redesigned by the salvation army as part of the ray joan kroc center and was rededicated in his name two years ago he was an energetic promoter of all things biloxi including bringing elvis presley to perform here  mike craft a threeyear letterman at defensive tackle for bhs in the mid1960s craft was named all big8 conference in 1966 and played in the mississippi high school all star game in 1967 he was heavily recruited by the top universities in the southeastern conference but accepted an offer from his older brother troy who was then a graduate assistant for legendary head coach thad pie vann to play at usm mike craft enjoyed an outstanding career in hattiesburg and was inducted into the usm mclub sports hall of fame last year  troy craft a twoyear letterman at defensive end for biloxi high in the early 1960s troy was standout on the 1962 big8 championship team he was a threeyear starter at usm at a time when freshmen weren t allowed to play varsity ball in college as a twoway end and was selected to play in the 1966 bluegray game he was inducted into the usm mclub sports hall of fame in 1987  rusty biloxi bomber derouen with an amateur record of 14936 derouen was one of biloxi s most successful youth boxers best known for his devastating punches during his professional career he compiled a record of 349 with 26 kos his most memorable bout was a 1994 matchup with world champion hector macho comacho the bomber fought all over the world from south africa to london to vegas he was perhaps best remembered locally for his numerous bouts inside the biloxi dome venue at the biloxi belle in 199394  richard johnston lettering in football baseball basketball and track at bhs johnston was an all big8 conference selection and named allstate in 1954 he lettered at usm from 195758 being a us marines reserve during that time and was a centerlinebacker on the undefeated 1958 national championship small college team johnston was such an outstanding player at usm that the los angeles rams drafted him after his junior year after graduation johnston turned down pro football and established a business career even more successful than his sports career  brian j kozlowski a twotime golden gloves state boxing champion kozlowski was even more impressive as a baseball player at biloxi high mississippi gulf coast community college and the university of southern mississippi he was the baseball mvp at bhs in 1980 hitting 439 in the regular season and pitching a nohitter he had a 378 career batting average at perkinston where he helped the bulldogs to a 1981 state championship at usm brian was the starting catcher for 111 of 115 games and was the leading hitter in 1984 breaking the school record for most singles in a season  jackie laird a native of bassfield laird was one of biloxi high s most successful basketball coaches compiling a career record of 436273 with an uptempo game that typically wore down teams that held an advantage in height laird won class 5a state championships in 1989 and 1990 he recorded ten seasons with at least 20 wins a former player at usm laird was inducted into the mclub sports hall of fame in 2000  anthony bo lamey although he started his athletic career in youth baseball in biloxi lamey became one of the most outstanding high school football players in city history he lettered three years at notre dame high school for charles hegwood he was a dominating blocker as a guard and a devastating tackler at linebacker he received the amos alonzo stagg award and the most valuable lineman award while also being named the gulf coast conference s most valuable lineman bo was heavily recruited and signed to play at tulane where he once again was a standout until his career was shortened by knee injuries  gregory j greg nordstrom from 8th grade through 12th nordstrom was one of the most successful high school golfers in history playing for mercy cross nordstrom won an unprecedented five consecutive individual state championships from19871992 it is a feat never accomplished before or since in the united states according to the national high school sports record book no other golfer has ever won more than four consecutive state titles in any classification  charles michael mike patrick deceased a threeyear foursport letterman in junior high patrick confined his talents to football and baseball at biloxi high while there he emerged as one of the best punters in the state earning a scholarship to mississippi state university in 1971 he set a thenschool record 84yard punt and was selected to the playboy magazine allamerican team in 1974 he signed a free agent contract with the new england patriots in 1975 and played four seasons in the nfl he kicked a team record 62yard punt his rookie year and finished his career as the no 5 ranked punter in team history  gerald joseph richards a starting center and linebacker at biloxi high from 19561958 richards was a prominent player in the infamous 1958 biloxigulfport game that ended with a bench clearing brawl that forced a disruption of the series he was named all big8 after his senior season and played in the mississippi high school allstar game he signed a scholarship to play at mississippi state but his career was interrupted by two years active duty in the navy he returned to state in 1963 and helped the bulldogs to a liberty bowl championship that year  rene joseph trochesset sr deceased a 1934 graduate of biloxi high trochesset was another of biloxi s best amateur boxers he played football at bhs and thenperkinston junior college but distinguished himself as a collegiate boxer he went undefeated and won state boxing championships at perkinston in 19361937 and won the ncaa heavyweight boxing championship at lsu in 1939  andy welter a longtime volunteer coach of biloxi youth sports since age 16 welter was a standout baseball pitcher at biloxi high mississippi gulf coast community college and southeastern louisiana a twoyear varsity letterman at biloxi welter led the indians with a 61 record and was named team most valuable pitcher his senior season in 1981 he pitched two years at perkinston with an 83 record at southeastern louisiana he led the team in wins strikeouts era and innings pitched each of his two years his career record was 158 and he was named first team all gulf star conference after his senior season  references  the biloxi d iberville press   biloxi sports hall of fame to be revivied   june 28 2012 p 1 the sun herald  biloxi sports hall of fame to add 29 members   august 15 2012 p b1 the sun herald  nominations still be accepted for biloxi sports hall   june 20 2013 the sun herald   biloxi sports hall of fame add seven members    august 11 2013 the sun herald   barber six others inducted into biloxi sports hall of fame    august 25 2013 the sun herald   biloxi sports hall of fame adds 14 new members    september 1 2014 p 1b  biloxi sports time line 1903 the buffaloes a local football squad  was preparing to play a team from pensacola and springhill ernest iler was team manager joseph kennedy team captain and the reverend dr wc lindsay referee other players were cottam champlin will luxich dolph hunter charles allabaugh fred bourdon horace redfield ed james henry treloar walter weatherby and joseph henley the biloxi daily herald january 10 1903 p 8  biloxi high school 1927 state champions   1926 the biloxi high school football squad was crowned state gridiron champions  having tied the undefeated  sunflower county agricultural high school from moorehead  at greenville mississippi on december 6 1926 by a score of 77 the game went five quarters although the indians were outweighed 24pounds per man  coach tranny lee gaddy  18941975 mississippi a m college 3sport letterman led the team coach gaddy died at jackson mississippi on october 12 1975 the daily herald december 7 1926 and october 13 1975 p a2  1927 the 1927 biloxi high school baseball team won 17 games and lost none to make a claim as state champions squad members were marcel bellande chester juanico  1928 willis carvin was named golf professional at the fernwood county club in pike county missisippi the facility has over 100 memebers and serves the residents of mccomb summit magnolia and fernwood the daily herald may 16 1928 p 2  1930 biloxi high school played mississippi s first night football game on september 26 1930 defeating the lamar county aggies 580 before a crowd of about 2000 spectattors who came from all coast points to seee this inaugral sporting event captain chester juanico led the indians the daily herald september 22 1930 p 3 and september 27 1930 p 3  1940 peter giaruso  19131997  boxing coach  at st michael s cyo is training five young biloxi fighters  joseph brosh eddie bellman marvin lofton junior dalgo and chester comeaux  joseph brosh had recenly won the southeastern championship in his 98pound weight class the daily herald september 20 1940 p 8  1942 vic s bowling alley opened in early june with mayor louis braun rolling a strike on the frist ball the eight lane facility was owned by vic passera jr  19121980    and managed by howard sheldon the influx of soldiers at keesler field was a strong impetus for erecting the facility the daily herlad june 1 1942 p 3  1960 ernest v landaiche  18951966 proprietor of  bayview lanes  on lameuse and bayview avenue opened his new bowling alley  on january 19 1960 it was formally dedicated january 3031st the daily herald january 19 1960 p 6 and january 28 1960 p 27  1973 the mississippi senior golf association held its annual tournament at the broadwater course in biloxi mississippi mickey j bellande won his 10 th senior state championship  1975 coach tranny lee tl gaddy  18951975 native of itawamba county mississippi who joined biloxi high school as head football coach and athletic director in 1926  was honored ap ril 18 1975 with a coach tl gaddy day and appointed honorary mayor of biloxi for the day  a resolution paying tribute to coach gaddy was made part of the city records and a copy placed in the biloxi high school trophy case during his years as head coach at biloxi until 1931 he brought big 8 championship sic and other honors to the school coach gaddy died at jackson mississippi on october 12 1975 he was enshrined in the mississippi the daily herald october 13 1975  biographies marcel mickey bellande  19091982  norman duplain  19302010  carroll e peck williams  19001977  marcel j bellande  marcel joseph bellande was born september 24 1909 mickey as marcel was called succeeded in athletics and business at biloxi high school in the late 1920s he excelled in football basketball track and baseball in middecember 1932 mickey graduated from spring hill college at mobile with a degree in commerce at spring hill he had an outstanding baseball career and shortly after receiving his diploma he signed a professional baseball contract with the cleveland indian organization as a shortstop his professional baseball sojourn included stints in the three i middleatlantic and new yorkpennsylvania leagues marcel bellande s greater success and fame in athletics would come in the golf world he set a mark in mississippi golf annals which may never be duplicated by being the only man to win all three mississippi amateur golf titles ie state open state amateur and state seniors mickey captured seven state senior crowns between 19641974 five national four ball senior titles of the seven years he competed at pinehurst north carolina and claimed numerous club championships along the mississippi gulf coast and new orleans he was awarded numerous honors in the sporting world among these honors are induction into the sports hall of fame of spring hill college in 1974 induction into the mississippi sports hall of fame in 1975 and also the gulf coast chapter of the national football foundation and hall of fame in 1979  the sun herald march 5 1982    biloxi high school at biloxi high school mickey bellande was a four sports participant he was an outstanding football and baseball athlete but also excelled in basketball and track in the fall of 1925 tl gaddy became the coach at biloxi high school coach gaddy was a native of newton mississippi at mississippi a m now mississippi state university he earned twelve varsity letters in the four major sports after a stint at tupelo high school gaddy came to the mississippi gulf coast to manage the sports program at the gulf coast military academy he came to biloxi after a successful sports program here tl gaddy was also an umpire in the cotton states league and history teacher  the daily herald june 20 1925 p 3    1925 mickey bellande began his high school baseball career in the spring of 1925 the team played eleven games winning six in an inauspicious start young bellande played in two games and went hitless in two trips to the plate  the daily herald may 22 1925 p 6    1926 bellande was a member of the 1926 biloxi high track team he was a fine miler and won the gulf coast region track meet in this event  the daily herald may 29 1926 p 1   in the fall of 1926  biloxi high school changed it moniker from the  yellow jackets  to the  redskins   the new school colors became maroon and white replacing the former black and gold  coach tranny l gaddy 18941975 was responsible for the change  the daily herald september 1926 p  the biloxi high school football squad was crowned state gridiron champions  having tied the undefeated sunflower county agricultural high school from moorehead at greenville mississippi on december 6 1926 by a score of 77 the game went five quarters although the indians were outweighed 24pounds per man  the daily herald december 7 1926    1927 the biloxi high indians baseball nine ended the 1927 campaign with a 140 whipping of the gulfport tigers the team posted fifteen victories and no defeats and was declared the gulf coast regional champion mickey bellande played shortstop and with carvin at second base formed a good double play tandem  the daily herald may 12 1927 p 8   won big six title and went 170 for the season  the daily herald may 30 1927 p 3   mickey bellande participated with the 1927 biloxi high track team he again ran the mile in a dual meet with hattiesburg high in april 1927 he won the event in a time of five minutes and six seconds biloxi thrashed their opponent 93 to 13  the daily herald april 30 1927 p 8   on may 23 1927 the indian track and field squad won the first annual big six conference track meet at hattiesburg the big six was composed of biloxi gulfport hattiesburg jackson laurel and meridian mickey bellande placed second in the mile run and was a member of the winning mile relay team the biloxi team was composed of freddie steinwinder granville stag foster hayward cook marcel bellande bill joyce james read william marsh bernard schwartz jose betancourt and louis saucier  the daily herald may 231927 p 3 and may 26 1927 p 8    1928 springhill college mickey bellande left biloxi with earl rain ghost mattina granville stag foster and burnett mabry for spring hill college at mobile alabama in the fall of 1928 to play football for coach barb daly they were all members of biloxi s 1926 state football championship squad the spring hill 1929 football season was very successful as they lost only one contest on the gridiron mickey was lauded by a biloxi sportswriter as follows    the plunging ability of mickey bellande and burnett mabry tore opposition lines to shreds and their defensive ability and interference work have made both invaluable cogs in the badger motor   the daily herald december 7 1929 p 2   mickey suffered a neck injury on the gridiron which ended his football career  amateur baseball   summer of 1927 played shortstop with the sablich barbers who won the 1927 biloxi city league championship in late may 1927 bellande led the league with a 688 batting average the team had won five games and lost four at this point  the daily herald may 28 1927 p 3    spring of 1928 on march 25 1928 mickey played shortstop with the sablich barbers and had two hits in five trips to the plate in their 164 win over the visiting loyola wolves of nola bellande scored three runs and committed an error  the daily herald march 26 1928 p 3   on april 8 1928 marcel bellande played in an exhibition game with a team of biloxi high school players representing the sablich barbers their foe was the gulfport tarpons a professional club of the cotton states leagueclass d based at gulfport although the biloxi boys were soundly defeated 70 by the tarpons at the new biloxi stadium bellande played errorless ball at shortstop and had two of the four hits made by his team against the professional hurler coach cotton knaupp of the tarpons lauded the young competitors and said that  bellande on short juanico on third and mattina on first looked good to me as coming ball players   the daily herald april 9 1928 p 5    summer of 1928   brookhaven mickey bellande went to brookhaven mississippi in the summer of 1928 where he managed the city golf club he returned to biloxi in late august and signed to play shortstop with the biloxi bakers at the end of the baseball season bellande was also preparing to leave for spring hill college where he was to play football in the fall  the daily herald august 25 1928 p 2    summer of 1 929 in the summer of 1929 marcel j bellande played shortstop for the biloxi sea gulls in the mississippi coast league at the completion of first half action biloxi and the cubs of ocean springs were tied for the league lead in a one game playoff held at the gulfport fair grounds on june 16 th ocean springs bested the sea gulls 53 bellande went one for four but committed an error on defense  the daily herald june 17 1929 p 6   ocean springs went on to also win the second half of league play to earn the overall league championship their season ended on september 1 st with a 3 to 2 victory over pass christian  the daily herald september 2 1929 p 3    spring 1930 mickey bellande was scheduled to make his varsity debut with the spring hill college badgers in an exhibition game against the washington nationals led by walter johnson at biloxi on march 19 1930 three of bellande s former biloxi high school teammates earl mattina granville foster and burnett mabry were also starters for the badgers from mobile rain and a holiday caused the contest to be cancelled  the daily herald march 18 1930 p 8 and march 20 1930 p 8    opelousas louisiana 1930   earl mattina bottom row third from left and mickey bellande bottom row 5th from left note springhill shirt on coach bill daly also burnett mabry may be on top row 4th from left    summer of 1930 mickey bellande played for the biloxi boosters of the mississippi coast league for half the 1930 baseball season before he and teammate earl mattina joined their spring hill coach bill daly on his semipro team at opelousas louisiana mickey collected 13 hits including 3 home runs as he batted 565 in five games for the boosters  the daily herald may 28 1930 p 8 and the daily herald january 31 1931 p 3   the biloxi booster tied with the gulfport tarpons for the first half of the 1930 mississippi coast league championship which forced a one game playoff to determine the champion the contest was played at biloxi on june 1 1930 the boosters destroyed the tarpons 176 bellande scored 2 runs drove in two runs and had 2 hits in five trips to the plate he had a bad day at shortstop as he committed three miscues  the daily herald june 2 1930 p 12   bellande and mattina s return to biloxi and the boosters was anticipated in midjuly 1930 as the local journal announced that  mickie bellande and earl mattina expected to join club in a few weeks    the daily herald july 3 1930 p 8  by july 23 rd mickey and earl were still in acadian country coach sablich and hightower were attempting to have them return to biloxi pronto with the season coming to a rapid close the biloxi boosters wanted to infuse the squad with these fine infielders  the daily herald july 23 1930 p 3   mattina and bellande the young diamond warriors arrived from louisiana to biloxi in early august 1930 and were expected to be in the lineup for the final and deciding game of the second half of the mississippi coast league the biloxi boosters were tied for the league lead with the ocean springs cubs  the daily herald august 8 1930 p 11  the deciding contest between the two nines was held at ocean springs on august 11 1930 neither first sacker earl mattina nor shortstop mickey bellande appeared in the lineup for the biloxi boosters who lost to the cubs  the daily herald august 1930    professional baseball   spring 1931 during spring training spring hill played several exhibition baseball games on the mississippi gulf coast against squads from the american association against baltimore at gulfport mickey bellande went 1 for 4 in a 31 loss he faired better in the washington nationals contest played before his friends and peers in biloxi shortstop bellande hit a homerun and two doubles driving in all his team s runs in a 73 defeat delivered by the professionals  the daily herald march 16 1931 p 3 and march 21 1931 p 3   in an interview with the times picayune  billy evans general manager of the cleveland indians optimistically related that mickey bellande s baseball skills were at a level that it was possible for him to go directly to the major leagues from college bellande had another year at spring hill college in mobile  the daily herald march 26 1931 p 8   mickey bellande leaves for cleaveland tryout  the daily herald june 1 1931 p 3   played at decatur illinois in the threei league where he batted 274 in fifty games  the daily herald march 13 1935 p 8 and the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947    1932 played at quincy illinois in the threei league batted 290 in 64 games had 14 doubles i triple and 6 home runs when the league was dissolved he played at williamsport pennsylvania in the new yorkpennsylvania league batted 260 in 57 games delivering 5 doubles 5 triples and one homerun  the daily herald february 10 1933 p 8 and march 13 1935 p 8    katherine ruth ann fickes on december 7 1932 in the rectory of the st john s catholic church at biloxi mickey married his high school sweetheart katherine ruth ann fickes 19112006 the eldest daughter of roscoe logan fickes 18861979 and emma christine hinricks 18881971 both illinois natives like her father kate was born at matoon illinois while mrs fickes hailed from tuscola the fickes family had come to biloxi mississippi in the fall of 1926 the result of mr fickes transfer here as manager of the commercial department of the gulf cities division of the southwestern gas and electric company the fickes family settled at 1003 west howard avenue at matoon he had been with the public utilities division of the central illinois public service company mr fickes was active in the school board and matoon lions club during his tenure there harco ms chancery court mrb 44 p 136 and the daily herald november 30 1926 p 2   kate fickes was a 1927 graduate of biloxi high school and attended mscw and arkansas state college the young couple started life in the bills apartments on reynoir street mickey planned to resume his professional baseball career in march 1933 by reporting to spring training with the new orleans pelicans of the southern league  the daily herald december 8 1932 p 2     from the timespicayune  march 10 1933 p 9    1933 when the new orleans pelicans played the washington senators in a spring training contest at biloxi in midmarch 1933 mickey bellande was in the lineup at shortstop although the pelicans lost 112 bellande had a single and drove in a run his defense was flawless as he handled ten chances without error while completing two double plays  the daily herald march 18 1933 p 6   the pelicans had acquired mickey from the cleveland indians baseball organization in 1932 he was farmedout to williamsport pennsylvania  the daily herald march 15 1933   in 1933 mickey bellande played for the toledo mud hens and was known as mike bellande jim thorpe 18871953 was a mudhen in 1921 while casey stengel 18901975 was with the club in 1926 1927 1928 1929 and 1931    1934 mickey bellande played third base at zanesville ohio in the midatlantic league zanesville won the league championship and bellande name to the league allstar team and a factor in the team s late drive to win the pennant in fact after five games in the playoff series with dayton the dayton ducks lead the zanesville greys 32 in games in the sixth game dayton led zanesville 52 in the ninth inning bellande capped a late rally with a single driving in the winning run to ties the series at 3 games all the deciding game the following eve was deja vu the ducks led the greys 31 in the eighth inning zanesville scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth to clinch the midatlantic league championship in that decisive frame the greys mickey bellande again singled and drove in the go ahead run to cap another late inning rally  the times picayune november 15 1934 and the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947  bellande had returned to biloxi by late september from zanesville ohio  the daily herald september 28 1933 p 3    1935 in midmarch 1935 mickey bellande left biloxi for deland florida to join the minneapolis millers of the american association for spring training bellande transferred to the millers from zanesville ohio where he played third base  the daily herald march 13 1935 p 8   in may 1935 marcel and kate bellande were residents of scranton pennsylvania earlier in the 1935 baseball season he was a member of the new orleans pelicans but joined scranton of the pennsylvanianew york league on may 5 th and hit a round tripper in his first at bat by midmay mickey was batting 325 bellande played 127 games with scranton finishing the season with a 287 batting average and fielded 956 at second base  the daily herald may 18 1935 p 2 and the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947    1936 marcel bellande s final season in professional baseball was at williamsport pennsylvania with the williamsport grays of the new yorkpennsylvania league he and kate had spent the winter at biloxi and arrived at williamsport in late april bellande had had an outstanding season at scranton pennsylvania in 1935 and expected a pay increase from williamsport he and manager mike mcnally 18931965 finally settled on a salary after mickey returned two contract offers unsigned mickey was over two weeks late in reporting to the team because of his contract dispute the daily herald march 25 1936 p 8 april 16 1936 p 6 and april 30 1936 p 5 mickey bellande finished the 1936 baseball season at williamsport and batted 297 in 131 games and fielded 951 at second base a business opportunity at biloxi appeared a more secure future than baseball therefore mickey terminated his professional sports career to join roy p bellande his older brother in the wholesale beer business  the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947    1937 residences in december 1937 mickey and kaye moved into a new house on the southwest corner of hopkins and division street at biloxi it was a fiveroom bungalow situated on a lot 60 feet by 100 feet the division street property was purchased from the metropolitan life insurance company through local realtors perkins fayard  the daily herald december 4 1937 p 6 and harco ms land deed bk 224 pp 99100    a daughter kaye bellande was born in 1946 kaye resides in three rivers michigan with her husband jim foster and twin sons brad and brian foster b 1980 jim is a hospital administrator and a biloxian in april 1951 mickey and kate bellande acquired for 35000 cash the home of alphonse j wegmann and wife on kensington drive east of kafb on the back bay at biloxi the purchase included lots 121314and a part of lot 15 of square 1 of the oak park subdivision harco ms land deed bk 341 p 508 their home on division street was bought by roy j quave for 10000 in may 1951 harco ms land deed bk 344 p 484 kate bellande acquired full ownership of their kensington home in may 1974 when mickey assigned his interest to her harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 48 p 348 after his demise in 1982 she bought a patio home in the evergreen subdivision near sunkist country club mrs kate bellande leased her back bay residence until she conveyed it to fred r schwan jr in june 1993 harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 256 pp 655656  1938 in 1938 mickey bellande joined his brother roy in the beer distributing business in biloxi he retired upon its sale in 1979 mickey was always in top physical condition as he led an active athletic life style he was capable of hooking a large game fish or shooting sub par golf at the occasion of his untimely death from brain cancer on march 5 1982 his corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park at biloxi    amateur golf career  1940 in early may  gene yousko  19081964 medalist  beat mickey bellande  19091980 with a birdie on the last hole of their 36hole final match for the biloxi golf club championship bellande trailed youko by five strokes beginning the second eighteen holes and rallied to twice even the match  anson holley defeated robert gilly  to win the first flight and  kos jackson bested carl budinich  for 2nd flight honors  the daily herald april 29 1940 p 6 and may 6 1940 p 2    1941 1941 was an excellent year for the competitive golf game ofmarcel bellande in january he won the biloxi christmas holiday tournament with victories over wv joyce we beasley ed rankin and wheeler farish gulfport s top ball striker in late january he set the amateur scoring record at the biloxi country club firing at four under par 66 bellande had three birdies and an eagle while playing with james mustard biloxi pro ub koen ed rankin and bill beasley  the daily herald january 13 1941 p 2 and january 27 1941 p 2   in march 1941 mickey bellande won the annual stag day tournament at the biloxi golf course by shooting a par round of 70 his closest competitors were we beasley with a 75 and giles peresich who shot a score of 77 in the afternoon bellande teamed with john bolding and gus novanty in a match against club professional jim mustard and newly turned pro chick harbet from michigan with an energetic gallery in tow the fivesome played eighteen holes on a cold wintry afternoon the two professional golfer won 2up  the daily herald march 10 1941 p 2    biloxi country club 5 th annual coast amateur in midmarch mickey bellande was medalist of the 5 th annual mississippi coast amateur championship at the biloxi country club shooting a two under par 68 after besting gus novotny of chicago 8 and 6 and ben downing of lsu the 1940 western junior champion 2 and 1 bellande met former alabama amateur champion gordon smith jr of mobile in the finals he lost to smith in the 36hole final match by a 2 and 1 margin  the daily herald march 8 1941 p 5 march 10 1941 p 2 and march 11 1941 p 6   bellande was expected to be a strong contender for the great southern country club title in june clinton c blackwell local sportswriter prophetically wrote that bellande had  finally developed that confidence in himself that will make him one of mississippi s topnotch golfers   the daily herald march 10 1941 p 2    1942 gulf hills country club 6th annual coast amateur  the 1942 mississippi coast amateur tournament was held in early march at the gulf hills country club near ocean springs mississippi mickey bellande of biloxi reversed his 1941 loss in this venue to gordon smith jr of mobile as he defeated smith 2 and 1 in the finals  the timespicayune march 10 1942 p 10   1946  wheeler farrish kay bellande foster only child born in october 1946 at biloxi  1947   1948 1948 us amateur championship at the new orleans country club in midaugust 1948 marcel bellande qualified for the twohundred ten man field us amateur golf championship which was to be held at memphis in late augustseptember gardiner dickinson of the lsu golf team led the regional qualifiers in the 36hole format by followed by bellande charles rosen ii and junius j jay hebert 19231997 of lafayette julius boros fired at five under par 135 at great neck new york to win the metropolitan area regional bellande lost to james g jackson of kirkwood missouri in the first round of the match play event william willie turnesa 19142001 was the eventual winner of the 1948 us amateur with a 21 victory over raymond e barnes  the daily herald august 19 1948 p 2 and august 30 1948 p 3    1950 1950 state open champion mickey bellande began the 1950 golf mississippi championship series in midjune by competing for the mississippi amateur championship at the great southern country club at gulfport he lost in the quarter finals to youthful eddie merrins b 1934 of meridian 3 and 2 merrins was crowned champion after his victory over ham carothers of greenwood  the daily herald june 12 1950 p 8  the 1950 mississippi state open golf tournament was held in midaugust at hattiesburg mississippi in midnovember mickey bellande shared medalist honors with mr farish of gulfport and went on to win the great southern country club championship  the daily herald november 13 1950 p12    1951 in september mickey j bellande teamed with eddie merrins of meridian to play in the deep south four ball golf tournament at alexandria louisiana merrins and bellande reached the finals by besting the defending champions jimmy mcgonagill and gene vinson of shreveport they lost 2 up in the finals to jimmy coleman of jackson mississippi and lamar loe of tallulah louisiana the daily herald september 4 1951 p 6 in november mickey bellande lost to anson holley a cousin 4 and 3 while defending his great southern club championship  the daily herald november 1951 p11    1953 johnny revolta  19111991 gulf hills professional and  mickey j bellande   19091982 biloxi amateur played two birmingham alabama golfers  sam byrd  pga touring professional and  al jamison  one of alabama s top amateur golfers in a four ball match at gulf hills on march 1 1953 the revoltabellande team prevailed over the visitors the eighteenhole scores were as follows revolta68 bellande77 byrd73 and jamison 73  the daily herald march 2 1953 p 15 and the gulf coast times march 5 1953 p 1   in late october 1953 mickey j bellande won the gulf coast amateur tournament t the great southern club in gulfport mississippi he had won this event three times and lost last year to giles peresich in a playoff bellande defeated ce anderson of gulfport 4 and 3 in the 36hole finals the daily herald ocotber 26 1953 p 16  1955won mississippi state open   1956 mickey bellande defeated his cousin  anson holley for his fourth gulf coast amateur championship in november with a 5 and 4 win  on his way to vistory bellande beat arthur st amant of kafb 5 and 4 al deemie of kafb 3 and 2 and giles peresich of biloxi 4 and 2 the daily herald photo november 11 1956 p 23  1959 sunkist 5 th annual midwinter invitational champion january 2931 1959    1960 mga senior champion   1962 sunkist midwinter champion marcel bellande played in the seniors division of the 1962 sunkist midwinter championships he won by fourteen strokes over his nearest competitor if bellande had played in the open class he would have won second place  1962 mga senior champion     1963 state amateur championship held at greenwood mississippi in midjune mickey bellande state senior champion he lost 2 and 1 in the second round to brad hovious of oxford the state junior title holder  the daily herald june 15 1963 p 17    1963 mgasenior champion   1964 in january 1964 named man of the year by biloxi junior chamber of commerce  the daily timesnew january 31 1964 p 1   mickey bellande captured the sunkist midwinter invitational with a victory over c rea of meridian and memphis state university the timespicayune february 10 1964    1964 state amateur championship in midjune 1964 at the edgewater golf club in biloxi mississippi mickey bellande beat don fruge an eighteenyear old from meridian mississippi 43 in the 36hole finals for the state amateur championship fruge was the state junior champion bellande shot 68 on the first eighteen holes he had lost 1 up in 37 holes to bobby harrell of laurel in the 1962 amateur finals at hattiesburg  the clarion ledger june 15 1964 p 4      1965   1965 mga senior champion   1966 mickey j bellande w on the pinehurst senior four ball title in early march with curtis person 19101997 of memphis curtis person was one of the best amateur golfers ever he was enshrined in the tennessee hall of fame in 1971 mickey j bellande a board member of the hickory hill country club at gautier mississippi in january 1966  the ocean springs record january 27 1966 p 1   in midapril 1966 mickey j bellande shot a five under par 66 to win medalist honors in qualifying for the broadwater country club championships at biloxi he had won this honor nine times between 1941 and 1965 wheeler farish was the club champion in 1942 1945 1946 and 1948 giles peresich won in 1951 1952 and 1953  the daily herald april 20 1966 p 35   mj bellande traveled to tuscon arizona in september 1966 to participate in the usga seniors golf tournament he lost 32 to dexter daniels of winterhaven florida the daily herald september 30 1966 p 35  1967 mickey j bellande won the pinehurst senior four ball title in early march with curtis person of memphis medalist lakewood county club new orleans louisiana september 11151967  mga senior champion in october 1967 marcel bellande defeated fd copeland of newton to capture the 1967 mississippi seniors title at colonial country club in jackson mississippi bud mckinney of dallas was the defending champion  the clarion ledger october 21 1967 p 11    1968 mickey j bellande won the pinehurst senior four ball title in early march with curtis person of memphis  1969   mga senior champion   1970 medalist broadwater beach cc biloxi mississippi april 13 1970  1971dnp   1972dnp   1972 mga senior champion   1973   1973 msga senior the mississippi senior golf association held its annual tournament at the broadwater course in biloxi mississippi mickey j bellande won his 10 th senior state championship  1973 sunkist fourball   1973 metairie senior held at the prestigious metairie country club at new orleans in march medalist with a 71 in the finals he bested former tulane university football coach andy pilney 31  1974 sunkist midwinter placed second to bruce hollowell of springfield missouri hollowell shot a 210 while bellande posted a 218 for three rounds on the sunkist course  the daily herald march 4 1974 p 16    1976 7th annual broadwater fourball  mickey bellande and john o connell of new orleans placed second in the 7th annual broadwater fourball championship at the broadwater sea course at gulfport they lost to dick mcmurray and mike flanagan both from jackson mississippi the daily herald april 16 1976 p b2  1978 sunkist spring festival in late april  mickey bellande and mike magee captured the 1978 sunkist spring festival at biloxi in a sudden death playoff against anthony dartezphil rothemel and fred demourelle and hf campbell the daily herald april 24 1978 p b5  avid sportsman hunting dogs at cates in jackson county mississippi  2006 kate fickes bellande expired at biloxi mississippi on october 6 2006  references    1900 the biloxi daily herald   birth   september 29 1909  1920s the daily herald   biloxi high team has good average   may 22 1925 the daily herald   gaddy coach biloxi high   june 20 1925 the daily herald  the daily herald   biloxi wins dual track meet from hattiesburg hi   april 30 1927 the daily herald   graduation awards   may 29 1926 p 1 the daily herald   gas company commercial manager arrives   november 30 1926 the daily herald   biloxi injuns add big six crown to titles   march 30 1927 the daily herald   biloxi indians cop title by victory over gulfport   may 12 1927 the daily herald   biloxi school adds track title to finish season   may 23 1927 p 3 the daily herald   first big six conference champions photo   may 26 1927 p 8 the daily herald   bellande lead sin biloxi city league batting 688   may 28 1927 p 3 the daily herald   biloxi indians run wild over moss pointers 440   october 10 1927 p 3 the daily herald   barbers take loyola team   march 26 1928 p 3 the daily herald   high schoolers play hard but lose to finny tribe   april 9 1928 the daily herald   mick bellande returns   august 25 1928 the daily herald   spring hill coming with former biloxi high stars   march 22 1929 p 12 the daily herald   biloxi and ocean springs to meet in titular title   june 10 1929 p 5 the daily herald   ocean springs wins first half championship title   june 17 1929 p 6 the daily herald   ocean springs is champion by winning in both halves   september 2 1929 p 3 the daily herald   four biloxians valuable cog in spring hill machine   december 7 1929 p 2 the daily herald     august 25 1928 the daily herald     august 25 1928 the daily herald     august 25 1928  1930s the daily herald   spring hill college to use four biloxian against washington   march 18 1930 the daily herald   exhibition game called off team leaving tonight   march 20 1930 the daily herald   tarps and boosters finish on top first half standing   may 26 1930 the daily herald   pos bertucci wins first half individual batting   may 28 1930 the daily herald   boosters beat tarpons for first half league honors   june 2 1930 p 12 the daily herald   covering the coast   july 3 1930 p 8 the daily herald   covering the coast   july 23 1930 p 3 the daily herald   booster are reinforced with mattina and bellande  august 8 1930 p 11 the daily herald   covering the coast   october 21 1930 the daily herald   fred marberry ready to work sunday against louisville bellande stars while  spring  hill loses to washington 73   march 21 1931 p 3 the daily herald   covering the coast   march 26 1931 p 8 the daily herald   bellande leaves for tryout with cleveland club   june 1 1931 p 3 the daily herald   bellande and powers with toledo mud hens who meet baltimore and washington   march 19 1932 the daily herald   bellande gets double   march 25 1932 p 6 the daily herald   bellandefickes   december 8 1932 the daily herald   bellande sold to minneapolis club   february 4 1935 p 6 the daily herald   covering the coast   february 10 1933 p 8 the daily herald   biloxi boy in lineup   march 15 1933 the daily herald   atlanta looks like team to beat in southern loop   march 18 1933 p 6 the daily herald   covering the coast   september 28 1933 p 3 the daily herald   bellande leaves for spring camp   march 13 1935 the daily herald   bellande making good   may 18 1935 the daily herald   bellande holdout with williamsport   march 25 1936 p 8  the daily herald   bellande returned unsigned papers   april 16 1936 the daily herald   arrive at williamsport   april 30 1936 the daily herald   mickey bellande back   september 21 1936 the daily herald   bellandes in new home   december 4 1937 the times picayune   probable utility man for pelicans  photo     march 10 1933 the times picayune   bellande on allstar 9   november 15 1934  1940s the daily herald   gene yousko and mickey bellande in finals of tourney   april 29 1940 the daily herald   gene yousko wins over bellande in finals of tourney   may 6 1940 the daily herald   bellande winner of biloxi golf tourney   january 13 1941 the daily herald   bellande sets new amateur mark at biloxi golf club   january 27 1941 the daily herald   bellande pace setter in stag golf tournament   march 10 1941 the daily herald   marcel mickey bellande shoots sub par round to capture medalist honors   march 8 1941 the daily herald   mickey bellande and gordon smith in 36hole finals of biloxi country club   march 10 1941 the daily herald   ramblin round   march 10 1941 the daily herald   gordon smith captures biloxi golf crown   march 11 1941 the daily herald   farish bellande win golf match   september 24 1946 p 5 the daily herald   bellande subject of ohio article   february 28 1947 the daily herald   pascagoula new coast loop club   february 28 1947 the daily herald   mickey bellande qualifies in us amateur tourney   august 19 1948 the daily herald   bellande loses in golf tourney  us amateur at memphis     august 30 1948  the timespicayune    biloxi medal honors won by bellande  march 8 1941 the timespicayune    mickey bellande defeats gordon smith 2 and 1 in coast amateur   march 10 1942 the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio   timelyhitting mickey bellande now is successful business man at biloxi   february 9 1947  1950s the daily herald   teenage golfer wins state amateur title   june 12 1950 the daily herald   bellande wins in state open golf tournament   august 14 1950 the daily herald   bellande farish share medalist honors in tourney   november 13 1950 the daily herald   mickey bellande merrins lose out in la golf meet    september 4 1951 the daily herald   defending champ  mj bellande  given skids in golf tournament   november 1951 the daily herald   gulf coast team wins four ball match sunday   march 2 1953 the daily herald   bellande claims amateur title   october 26 1953 the daily herald   prep for state open   august 19 1956 p 18 the daily herald    mickey bellande wins gulf coast amateur golf crown   november 12 1956 p 23 the gulf coast times   johnny revolta mickey bellende  sic  foursome winners   march 5 1953 p 1  1960s the clarion ledger   mickey bellande wins first amateur open   june 15 1964 the clarion ledger   bellande wins in seniors   october 21 1967 the daily herald   mickey bellande claims seniors golf event at sunkist country club   january 16 1961 p 12 the daily herald   bellande defeated in state amateur   june 15 1963 p 17 the daily herald   bellande is medalist in state amateur   june 12 1964 the daily herald   bunts boots and bounces   june 13 1964 the daily herald   bellande is state amateur golf champ   june 15 1964 the daily herald   bunts boots and bounces   september 14 1964 the daily herald   gulf coast golf   april 20 1966 the daily herald   bellande defeated thursday   september 30 1966 the daily herald   golf on the gulf   march 5 1969 the daily timesnews   man of the yearbellande  january 31 1964 p 1 the ocean springs record   board members are elected at hickory hills   january 27 1966 p 1  the state timesadvocate  baton rouge   set course record  february 5 1962 the timespicayune    bellande wins in midwinter   february 10 1964 the timespicayune    mickey bellande wins miss amateur golf title   june 15 1964  1970s the daily herald   bellande is nominee for sports hall   january 30 1973 p 19 the daily herald   hollowell wins at sunkist  march 4 1974 p 16 the daily herald   bellande holds impressive mark   september 28 1974 p c4 the sun herald   bellande lee to be inducted into hall   february 9 1975 p b6 the daily herald   mcmurray flanagan win broadwater fourball title   april 16 1976 p b2 the daily herald   bellandemagee capture sunkist tourney crown   april 24 1978 p b5  the sun herald   suds story   august 26 1979 p c1  1980s the sun herald   prominent biloxian bellande dead at 72   march 5 1982 the sun herald   a great man   august 7 1988 p d1 the sun herald   bellande cup starts saturday   november  the sun herald  the sun herald  the sun herald   1990s   2000s the sun herald  mrs katherine kate bellande   october 9 2006 p a4     norman duplain norman duplain  19302010 age 80 years of biloxi died at memorial hospital in gulfport on september 21 2010 a mass of christian burial will be held at 300 pm on friday sept 24 at our lady of fatima catholic church in biloxi with visitation at 200 pm prior to the service a native of biloxi mississippi norman was born on august 8 1930 to the late laurent duplain and marie louise duplain savoy as a boy he served at the altar at saint michael s catholic church he graduated from biloxi high school where he lettered four years in football basketball and track and was named best best boy athlete an all big eight running back norman also set a state record and won the mississippi state championship in the 440yard dash he was later inducted into the biloxi sports hall of fame norman earned a football scholarship to mississippi state university where he lettered four years in football and track and was a member of kappa sigma fraternity norman remained an active member of the m club and an enthusiastic bulldog fan for the rest of his life he is best remembered for an 85 yard record kickoff return in honor of his daughter s birth and he was a member of state s sec recordsetting mile relay team in 1997 the all american football foundation presented norman the unsung hero award norman received his degree in general education in 1953 and was commissioned into the army where he served as a paratrooper with the distinguished 508 airborne regimental combat team he quarterbacked his army post team to three championships and was named to the allarmy team three times as coach and captain of the post rifle team norman won two excellence in marksmanship awards legs and led his soldiers to a national championship after his service norman operated successful businesses in belzoni where he is still fondly remembered for his smooth moves on the dance floor when camille struck in 1969 norman s love of biloxi and her people led him to spearhead the delta s efforts to donate and deliver truckloads of supplies in the 1970 s he returned to biloxi as owner and operator of hugo s restaurant and he later helped bring gaming to the coast as executive host for the president casino an outstanding golfer norman won numerous golf tournaments including two humphreys county country club championships the annual yugoslavian invitational championship in biloxi the gold medal classic in las vegas the american cancer golf tournament in orlando fl and six mississippi senior olympic championships a devoted member of the elks club and the fleur de lis society norman loved to play pool and cards and enjoyed entertaining friends and family with card tricks and sleight of hand when katrina struck norman at age 75 and enjoying retirement stepped up again and used his ingenuity and culinary skills to provide hot meals to his neighbors as they rebuilt their homes the city of biloxi recognized his efforts with a certificate of appreciation through adversity and joy norman is most remembered by his family and friends for his ready grin his wonderful cajun cooking and his fierce loyalty to those he loved in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter christy duplain ware his soninlaw delaney ware of clinton and stepdaughter carol ann welch and her husband mark survivors include his wife lavada duplain daughter mary love wynne and her husband larry of alexandria va stepdaughter cheryl glover and her husband billy of memphis tn stepson jimmy ellis and his wife gwen of biloxi grandchildren regan wynne of los angeles ca elizabeth landers of springfield va christian ware and his wife mindy of clinton and brandon ware of virginia beach va stepgrandchildren kim madigan carey welch and michael mceachern a greatgrandson and two stepgreatgranddaughters the family appreciates the outpouring of prayers and support and wishes to thank the doctors and staff at memorial for the wonderful care and kind attention that was shown to norman over the past weeks memorials may be made to the american cancer society or st vincent de paul of our lady of fatima arrangements are by riemann family funeral home biloxi references the sun herald norman duplain september 23 2010     carroll e williams carroll everitt peck williams  19001977 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 7 1900 to carroll cal williams 181959 and anna cox 18771941 a native of bayou la batre mobile county alabama his siblings were elmer dominic williams 18981985 m cornelia champagne irma augusta williams m george j sablich james e williams 19061979 m lydia snookie duffel stanley 19161992 mae williams 1911 m horace s williams 19192007 and bernard williams 19141984 peck williams married ophelia langlinais 1995 a native of youngsville lafayette parish louisiana parents of marion wiliams roland williams glenn j williams and beverly jane williams m ivan pancho kovacevich 19281986  references  the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald   ce williams noted biloxian dies at age 76   october 23 1977 the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p  the sun herald     20 p the sun herald   ivan pancho kovacevich   august 5 1986 the sun herald   ophelia l williams   september 8 1995 3239 views  