Earnest Harrington - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (original) (raw)

High School Career

Hattiesburg High, 1942-1945

• Football standout
• Basketball standout

College Career

Tulane University, 1951

• Signed football scholarship, played as a freshman

University of Southern Mississippi, 1952-1953

• Student football trainer and manager

Coaching

University of Southern Mississippi, 1961-1987

• In 27 years, his teams compiled a record of 407-179-2

Athletic Trainer

University of Southern Mississippi, 1954-1987

• Inducted into Southern Miss Athletic Hall of Fame, 1986
• Inducted into National Athletic Trainer Hall of Fame, 1987
• Inducted into Mississippi Athletic Trainer Hall of Fame, 2003
• Inducted into Southeast Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame, 2007
• USM Athletic Training Room named Doc Harrington Training Room, 2008

Senior Bowl

• Served as Senior Bowl Trainer, 1972-1997
• Senior Bowl Award for 25 Years Outstanding Service, 1997

U.S. Olympics

• Served as trainer for U.S. Olympic teams several times

Did You Know?

• Doc has lectured at trainers clinics around the world in locations such as Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Moscow, and St. Petersburg.
• Doc served 28 years in the military and achieved the rank of Colonel.
• Doc’s brother, Mickey, was an outstanding basketball and baseball player at USM and played for years in the Philidelphia Phillies baseball organization.

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