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FH Baseball – 1972
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Category: Forest Hill Baseball
More Honors for the Moosester!
(#184) Congrats to Coach Bill "Moose" Perry for his induction into the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools Coaches Hall of Fame (MAISCA) in ceremonies held on Saturday, August 5th at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl. Stay tuned for his next induction. 1% Listings with NuWay VIP when you sell and buy from NuWay. (NuWay … Continue reading More Honors for the Moosester!
We Believe!
(#181) This an awesome tribute to Coach Bill "Moose" Perry by Kendall Smith at Coach's long overdue induction to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame. Thanks to those that made that happen. Coach Perry was my high school baseball coach at Forest Hill from 1970-72. What a great show of support from those … Continue reading We Believe!
Congrats to the “Moosester”
(#165) Congratulations to "my coach" Bill "Moose" Perry for being selected for induction to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame for 2023. The banquet is June 23, 2023 at 6 pm at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel in Flowood. Let's set a record attendance in support and love for Coach Perry. Rick's NuWay Linq … Continue reading Congrats to the “Moosester”
FH Baseball: 50 Years Ago!
(#102) 50 years ago, the Forest Hill Rebels under the leadership of a young Bill "Moose" Perry won the District 6 Baseball Championship! "The spotlight embarrasses me." Forest Hill baseball coach Bill Perry after winning Forest Hill's baseball's first District 6, Class AA Championship in 1972. I call "BS" on the quote from Coach Perry. … Continue reading FH Baseball: 50 Years Ago!
Moose Tales: Scared Moose Always Dangerous
(#72) Excerpts from the Jackson Daily News, by Larry Kiedrowski, April, 1972. Forest Hill baseball coach Bill "Moose" Perry has connived his Rebels right into the driver's seat in the District 6-AA championship race. Using a bit of psychology and a goodly amount of baseball savvy, the Rebels coach has his team on top of … Continue reading Moose Tales: Scared Moose Always Dangerous
More Moose Tales
(#69) When I was in the 10th grade at Forest Hill I played second base and was pretty good with the glove. A senior, Buddy Oxley was the starter and he was pretty good, too and I learned a lot from him. He gave me the nickname "Hoover" because he said I was like a … Continue reading More Moose Tales
Congrats to Stan Cliburn!
(#55) Congratulations to Forest Hill teammate Stan Cliburn for being name the 2021 Atlantic League Manager of the Year! Stan is the manager of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in Waldorf, Maryland. The Blue Crabs won the North Division of the ALPB, an independent "partner league" of Major League Baseball. Once a Rebel, always a … Continue reading Congrats to Stan Cliburn!
Moose Tales: The Run Over the Catcher Drill
(#24) I got moved to catcher during the fall of my junior year at Forest Hill in 1971. Coach Perry said it was because I was such a good glove at second base and he really needed me behind the plate to handle all of the wild pitchers we had, but I really think it … Continue reading Moose Tales: The Run Over the Catcher Drill
My Mentor, Bill Marchant
(#12) I got a newspaper clipping from Bill Marchant a few years before he passed away. He was making fun of the time I got run over at home plate by Meridian High School’s Mike Boyd in a game between his Wildcats and the Forest Hill Rebels on March 24, 1971. "In the bottom of … Continue reading My Mentor, Bill Marchant
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 