Corky Palmer
Carlton Devan "Corky" Palmer (March 14, 1954 – August 10, 2022) was an American college baseball coach. He was head coach at Meridian Community College before serving as the head coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team for 12 seasons, retiring at the end of the 2009 season. In his final season, he brought the Golden Eagles to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series, University of Southern Mississippi, USM's first appearance there. Early life Palmer was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on March 15, 1954. He attended Hattiesburg High School in his hometown, graduating in 1972. He played catcher for its baseball team from 1970 to 1972 and earned three varsity letters in the sport. He then studied coaching and athletic administration at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he played for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball, Southern Miss Golden Eagles from 1974 to 1977. During his time with the team, Palmer recorded a . ...
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Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, with the population now being 48,730 in 2020. Hattiesburg is the principal city of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area, Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Covington County, Mississippi, Covington, Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest, Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar, and Perry County, Mississippi, Perry counties. The city is located in the Pine Belt (Mississippi), Pine Belt region. Development of the interior of Mississippi by European Americans took place primarily after the American Civil War. Before that time, only properties along the major rivers were developed as plantations. Founded in 1882 by civil engineer William H. Hardy, Hattiesburg was na ...
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