Former East Mississippi two-sport standout and retired EMCC administrative staff member Nick Clark was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame during Tuesday night's 18th annual induction banquet held at the Clyde Muse Center on Hinds Community College's Rankin Campus. Clark has had a long-running association with East Mississippi Community College that spans more than five decades. Along with serving as a two-year starting lineman for legendary Hall of Fame football coach Bob "Bull" Sullivan and making back-to-back state championship baseball appearances for the Lions, Clark later became involved in the EMCC Development Foundation through the Bull Sullivan Memorial Division in 1992. A recipient of East Mississippi's Alumnus of the Year Award in 1998, Clark later served as EMCC's Director of Development before retiring in 2017 as the college's Vice President for Institutional Advancement. The 2006 EMCC Sports Hall of Fame inductee was also honored with EMCC's Distinguished Service Award in 2017.

By the Numbers
  • Nick Clark made back-to-back state championship baseball appearances for the Lions
  • Clark served as EMCC's Vice President for Institutional Advancement before retiring in 2017
  • Clark was the recipient of East Mississippi's Alumnus of the Year Award in 1998
State of Play
  • Nick Clark has been inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame
  • This year marks the 18th class of the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame
  • Clark joins previously elected East Mississippi Community College inductees in the Hall of Fame
Bottom Line

Nick Clark, a former East Mississippi two-sport standout and retired EMCC administrative staff member, was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame, marking a well-deserved recognition of his significant contributions to sports and institutional development over more than five decades.