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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Kirk Haynes, Oldest Living Ole Miss Athlete, Passes Away At 93
May 10, 2004
OXFORD, Miss. - Kirk England Haynes, 93, the oldest living former Ole Miss athlete, passed away Friday at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale. Grave side services were held Sunday at Jonestown Cemetery.
Haynes, who was inducted into the Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1986, excelled in the sports of football, basketball, and baseball. He was twice selected to receive the Norris Trophy (1932 and 1933), emblematic of Ole Miss' best all around athlete.
As a halfback for the "Flood," he was involved in two of the longest plays in Ole Miss history, a 104-yard kickoff return against Marquette in 1931 and an 82-yard rush against Howard in 1932. The kickoff return is the second longest in school history, while his rush ties for the sixth longest.
He was a guard on the basketball team and served as team captain. Haynes, who was a right fielder and seldom used pitcher for the baseball team, led the 1932 squad in hitting and his outfield play was compared to Ty Cobb in the 1933 Ole Miss annual.
While a student at Ole Miss, Haynes also compiled an outstanding scholastic record and participated in various campus activities. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity, Blue Key and several other campus organizations.
Following his career at Ole Miss, Haynes played professional baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization and also played for teams in Helena, Ark., and Memphis, Tenn.
A retired farmer, Haynes had a life long love affair with Tennessee Walking Horses and was a member of the Mississippi Walking Horse Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Douglas Patterson Haynes of Jonestown; and a host of loving nieces and nephews.