Wayne Adkison

Wayne Adkison (MPHS 1965) lettered three years in football, basketball and track, and he was a star defensive end and tight end for the Tiger football team. Wayne was named first team All Big Eight in football his senior year and was selected to play in the 1965 Mississippi High School Allstar Football Game. Wayne went on to play football for the University of Southern Mississippi where he played defensive end as part of one of the 1960s most outstanding college defensive teams, known as the Vandals. Wayne is a member of USM’s M-Club Hall of Fame. He is a retired Moss Point businessman and dentist and a veteran of the US Navy. He and his family continue to reside in Moss Point.