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One of Mississippi's most successful high school basketball coaches, Harvey Childers died on July 23, Northeast Mississippi Community College announced in a press release.
He was 87.
The longtime coach was credited with a head coaching record of 1,013-305 during his 39-year career.
At the high school level, Childers had a record of 821-192, coaching a handful of programs around the state. Childers made his coaching debut in 1963 at Thaxton (which later closed). He then had stints at Myrtle and New Albany. He won a pair of MHSAA championships with New Albany in 1977 and 1985.
Childers coached Northeast Mississippi College from 1985-92. He led NMCC to a national runner-up finish in the NJCAA Tournament in 1989 and has the fourth-most wins in program history with 192. It was the third national runner-up finish in program history and the first since 1951.
He later returned to high…
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