Alcorn’s 1974 Black College Football Championship team to reunite for Gala

Alcorn champions of the gridiron will reunite to celebrate their successful season.

The 1974 Alcorn State University National Black College Football Championship Team will host a Reunion Gala Friday, November 21st at the Battlefield Inn, 4137 I-20 N. Frontage Road, Vicksburg, Miss. The gala will consist of a dinner and dance from 6:30 – 11:30 p.m. The team will honor the “Fallen Braves” players and coaches with a memorial during the dinner.

Henry Rhodes and the Mo’ Money Band of Jackson, Miss. will provide entertainment for the dance.

Tickets for the event are $50. For ticket information, contact Dr. Martha McRavin-Oliver at 601-316-9042 or email her at [email protected]. Jessica Hayes Williams may also be contacted at 601-634-1756 or [email protected]. The deadline for ticket purchases is November 10th. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Proceeds from the Gala will benefit the Alcorn State University Football Program

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