EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1910 as Mississippi Normal College, affectionately called "Southern Miss."

Location:
Hattiesburg, MS

Founding Date:
30-Mar-1910

Team:
Golden Eagles

Enrollment:
15,000

Official Website:
http://www.usm.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeff Bower	Football	28-May-1953		Head Coach, Southern Miss, 1990-2007
Mack Brown	Football	27-Aug-1951		Head Coach, UT-Austin
Phil Bryant	Politician	9-Dec-1954		Governor of Mississippi
Jimmy Buffett	Singer/Songwriter	25-Dec-1946		Margaritaville
Trishelle Cannatella	TV Personality	4-Nov-1979		Real World: Las Vegas, Surreal Life
Cat Cora	Chef	c. 1968		Iron Chef America
Thomas K. Duggan	Business	c. 1952		Durham Asset Management
Brett Favre	Football	10-Oct-1969		Legendary football quarterback
Tim Floyd	Basketball	25-Feb-1954		USC Head Coach
M. C. Gainey	Actor	18-Jan-1948		Sideways
Steven Palazzo	Politician	21-Feb-1970		Congressman, Mississippi 4th
Ronnie Shows	Politician	26-Jan-1947		Congressman from Mississippi, 1999-2003
James W. Smith, Jr.	Judge	28-Oct-1943		Mississippi Chief Justice
Gene Taylor	Politician	17-Sep-1953		Congressman from Mississippi, 1989-2011

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frederick Barthelme	Novelist	10-Oct-1943		Moon Deluxe

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeff Bower	Football	28-May-1953		Head Coach, Southern Miss, 1990-2007
Mack Brown	Football	27-Aug-1951		Head Coach, UT-Austin

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