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Hometown Clinton - Fall 2015

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Hugh Freeze<br />

Head Coach<br />

What is your favorite Ole Miss tradition?<br />

Walk of Champions.<br />

Who or what inspired you to become<br />

a coach?<br />

My father.<br />

What do you consider your greatest<br />

achievement/accomplishment and why?<br />

Being the father of three girls.<br />

Is there a part of your job that you<br />

didn’t anticipate?<br />

Media.<br />

If you could give one piece of advice<br />

to a young person, what would it be?<br />

Work as hard as you can and trust God with the results.<br />

What do you love most about oxford?<br />

It fits my lifestyle.<br />

What is the most rewarding thing<br />

about your job?<br />

Having a platform to influence those I come in contact with.<br />

What’s your biggest win as a coach?<br />

Winning the conference title in my second season at<br />

Lambuth and the 2012 Egg Bowl.<br />

What is your favorite childhood sports<br />

memory?<br />

Playing baseball with all of my friends in a small community.<br />

What are your feelings about having<br />

more teams in the national play-offs?<br />

I would like to see the season shortened to 11 games and an<br />

eight-team playoff within the bowl structure.<br />

What’s one of the most difficult things<br />

about being a public figure?<br />

The criticism and negativity that comes from social media.<br />

what’s the most rewarding thing about<br />

being a public figure?<br />

The platform to influence people in a positive way.<br />

What’s your favorite thing to do in<br />

your spare time?<br />

Family, golf, and fishing.<br />

Who is your biggest fan?<br />

My wife and three daughters.<br />

<strong>Hometown</strong> Rankin <strong>Clinton</strong> • 73<br />

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