Bio

Charles W. Kennedy

Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (1965-1967) / Basketball
Wiggins, Mississippi

Charles Kennedy of Wiggins attended the Perkinston Campus from 1965 to 1967. During his freshman year, he was the team’s second-highest rebounder and scorer (374 points). That same year, the Bulldogs defeated the Pearl River Wildcats 67-58 for the South Division title and also defeated them 59-54 for the Mississippi Association of Junior Colleges championship. That year was the first time the Bulldogs were invited to the Region VII National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament. Unfortunately, Kennedy was ruled ineligible to play in the tournament because he had signed a professional baseball contract with the New York Yankees the year before. The Bulldogs made it to the Region VII NJCAA quarterfinals before they lost. Kennedy was named All-State during the 1965-1966 season. In 1966-1967, Kennedy scored 20 points or more in five separate games and was the highest scorer and rebounder for that season. He was again named All-State. After leaving MGCJC, Kennedy played two years for Bellhaven College and was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder both years. He was the football and baseball coach and the administrator for Adams County Christian School in Natchez from 1972 to 2000. He was principal of Trinity Academy for one year and, after retirement, was a part-time teacher at Wilkinson County Christian Academy in Woodville, where, in 2014, he was serving as principal.