Bio

David W. Jalanivich Jr.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (1967-1968) / Football
Biloxi, Mississippi

David Jalanivich attended the Perkinston and Jackson County campuses from 1967 to 1968. He played split-end on the 1967 football team, which won the Mississippi Association of Junior Colleges championship and defeated Pearl River Junior College for only the second time in 19 years. In 1967, he set the records for most passes caught in a season (37), most touchdown pass receptions in a game (3), most yards gained for pass receiving in a season (793), most touchdown passes caught (9) and most points scored in a game (30). New records have been set in all categories except the last one, which though equaled three times, still stands. He was selected for the 1967 All-Star South Team and was named an All-State Honorable Mention. He signed with Southeastern Louisiana College in 1968, where he received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in computer science. Coach George Sekul named Jalanivich the “Split-End of the Decade” when he created his mythical Offensive Team of the Decade in 1973. Jalanivich retired from International Paper Company after 29 years as the site manager for five mainframe computers. In 2014, he was a part-time employee at The Preserve Golf Course.