Remembering Moss Point Coach Billy Wayne Miller

Today is the 20th Anniversary of the death of former Moss Point Coach Billy Wayne Miller who built one of the most successful programs in Mississippi High School Football history.  Creg Stephenson of the Mississippi Press writes an excellent article on his enduring legacy.

Billy Wayne Miller's legacy still felt in Jackson County

By Creg Stephenson

Billy Wayne Miller coached the Moss Point football team from 1971 through 1990. (Photo courtesy of Lewis Sims)

MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- Twenty years ago today, Jackson County lost a football giant, perhaps the most well known and influential athletic figure in this area's history.
On June 23, 1991, longtime Moss Point High School football coach and athletic director Billy Wayne Miller died at age 50 following a massive heart attack. Two decades later, his legacy lives on in the scores of former players, colleagues and friends who remember him as a fiery leader of men whose dedication to those around him was unparalleled.

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