Hugh McLaurin Pepper III was an American Major League Baseball player, All-American football player, and high school football coach.
13 Facts About Laurin Pepper
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Laurin Pepper starred in a 1953 Mississippi Southern win over 5th-ranked University of Alabama led by Bart Starr.
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Laurin Pepper had a 66-yard touchdown run combined with a 45-yard touchdown reception in the upset.
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Laurin Pepper complimented his offensive performance with an interception on defense to help lift then Mississippi Southern to its first win against Alabama.
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Laurin Pepper was an explosive threat on the football field with an 8.2 career yards per carry average, still the school record.
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Laurin Pepper has two touchdowns on kick returns in only 6 attempts.
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Laurin Pepper was selected sixth in the 1954 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Laurin Pepper instead signed a bonus contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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From 1954 to 1957, Laurin Pepper pitched in 44 games for the Pirates.
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Laurin Pepper played in his last major league game on June 6,1957.
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Laurin Pepper continued to play professional baseball in the minor leagues until 1963.
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At a ceremony in 1998, the high school honored Laurin Pepper by naming the Greyhound Stadium field 'Hugh Laurin Pepper Field'.
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Laurin Pepper died at his home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on February 4,2018, at the age of 88.