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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Announce 1998 Letters
6/21/1999 | Football
February 16, 1999
OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss head coach David Cutcliffe announced Tuesday that 58 members of the 1998 football team have earned letters after a season which saw the Rebels finish 7-5, including a 35-18 victory over Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl.
With only six seniors on the squad, center Matt Luke, defensive end Morris Scott, and cornerback Gary Thigpen each earned their fourth Ole Miss letter.
Tight end Adam Bettis, defensive tackle Michael Boone, running back Tony Cannion, defensive tackle Comone Fisher, tight end Rufus French, wide receiver Grant Heard, linebacker Ronnie Heard, center Bobby Killion, wide receiver Cory Peterson, offensive lineman Tutan Reyes, linebacker Al Rice, linebacker Armegis Spearman, cornerback Timothy Strickland, and offensive lineman Todd Wade all earned their third letter.
Six true freshmen picked up their first college letter. They included H-Back Maurice Flournoy, quarterback David Morris, running back Charles Stackhouse, linebacker Eddie Strong, free safety Syniker Taylor, and strong safety Kevin Thomas.
A breakdown of the 1998 lettermen reveals that six seniors earned letters while 21 juniors, 16 sophomores, and 15 freshmen picked up monograms.
Non-players earning letters included four members of the video staff, eight athletic trainers, and five managers.
The 1998 Ole Miss football lettermen
SENIORS -- Tony Cannion, RB, Melbourne, Fla.; Robert Gates, DE, Decatur, Ga.; Matt Luke, C, Gulfport, Miss.; Brent McDowell, FS, Bartlett, Tenn.; Morris Scott, DE, Louisville, Miss.; Gary Thigpen, CB, Cleveland, Miss.;
JUNIORS -- Mitch Baker, OL, Germantown, Tenn.; Adam Bettis, TE, Sherwood, Ark.; Michael Boone, DT, West Helena, Ark.; Kendrick Clancy, DT, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Comone Fisher, DT, Houston, Tex.; Rufus French, TE, Amory, Miss.; Grant Heard, WR, Lake Jackson, Tex.; Ronnie Heard, LB, Lake Jackson, Tex.; Dexter Hines, LB, Brownsville, Tex.; Bobby Killion, C, Crowley, Tex.; Ronnie Letson, WR, Norcross, Ga.; Carlisle McGee, K, Greenville, Miss.; Sheldon Morris, HB, Jacksonville, Fla.; Cory Peterson, WR, Germantown, Tenn.; Tutan Reyes, OL, Queens, N.Y.; Al Rice, LB, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Armegis Spearman, LB, Bruce, Miss.; Timothy Strickland, CB, Memphis, Tenn.; Todd Wade, OL, Jackson, Miss.; Malcolm Williams, RB, Big Creek, Miss.; Kenny Woods, SS, Grenada, Miss.
SOPHOMORES -- Derrick Burgess, DE, Riverdale, Md.; Chad Cook, LB, Calhoun City, Miss.; Ben Craddock, P, McComb, Miss.; Shane Elam, DE, Covington, Tenn.; Shane Grice, OL, Shannon, Miss.; Reagan King, P, Ackerman, Miss.; Ken Lucas, WR, Cleveland, Miss.; Anthony Magee, FS, Collins, Miss.; Deuce McAllister, RB, Morton, Miss.; Romaro Miller, QB, Shannon, Miss.; Charlie Perkins, C, Macon, Miss.; Antionne Scott, DT-TE, Memphis, Tenn.; L.J. Taylor, HB, Clewiston, Fla.; Keydrick Vincent, OL, Bartow, Fla.; Amzie Williams, LB, Philadelphia, Miss.; Tyler Williams, RB, Mayslanding, N.J.;
FRESHMEN -- Jamie Armstrong, WR, Plantersville, Miss.; Justin Coleman, DB, Columbus, Ga.; Maurice Flournoy, HB, Ft.Meyers, Fla.; Joe Gunn, RB, Amory, Miss.; Donald Juneau, Daphne, Ala.; John Keith, OL, Mooreville, Miss.; John McGarvey, OL, Flowery Branch, Ga.; David Morris, QB, Mobile, Ala.; Markee Pearson, FS, Oxford, Miss.; Anthony Sims, DE, Memphis, Tenn.; Mitch Skrmetta, TE, Biloxi, Miss.; Charles Stackhouse, RB, West Memphis, Ark.; Eddie Strong, LB, Batesville, Miss.; Syniker Taylor, FS, Gulfport, Miss.; Kevin Thomas, SS, Courtland, Miss.;
VIDEO -- Jeremy Nabors, Memphis, Tenn.; John Slater, Tullahoma, Tenn.; Will Stephens, Natchez, Miss.; and Toby Welch, McComb, Miss.
ATHLETIC TRAINERS -- Jason Bailey, Oxford, Miss.; Casey Cook, Calhoun City, Miss.; Josh Daniels, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Ted Dunlap, Lucedale, Miss.; Beth Laudermilk, Columbus, Miss.; Brian Massey, Natchez, Miss.; Mike Tomaso, Longwood, Fla.; David Webb, Tishmingo, Miss.
MANAGERS -- Zach Cannon, Amory, Miss.; Brian Diley, Ocala, Fla.; Todd Ewell, Little Rock, Ark.; Spencer Hill, Vardaman, Miss.; Dan Wallace, Hamilton, Miss.