Bio

Terry Clark Helms

Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (1970-1972) / Football
Gulfport, Mississippi

Helms was the starting center on the 1970 football team and the 1971 national-champion football team. He was inducted into the 1981 Alumni Association Hall of Fame as part of the 1971 team, which, along with the 1971 cheerleaders, was inducted as a group on Homecoming Day, Oct. 31, 1981.

After leaving Gulf Coast, Helms attended The University of Southern Mississippi, where he pursued a degree in therapeutic recreation. He is also a graduate of the University of the South, with a degree in education for ministry. He worked offshore with McDermott Inc. for 15 years before managing Goldin Industries in Gulfport. He is currently president of the Keating Insurance Agency Inc., a position he has held since 1998.

Helms is married to Angel (Keating) Helms, and their three sons — Keating, Kevin and Kennedy — played football at Gulf Coast.