Itawamba Community College coaching legends Windle (Buster) Davis and Kindle (Bud) Davis were inducted into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Sports Hall of Fame at 7 p.m., April 22, at the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson campus.

Both were inducted into ICC's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 for a combined total of 21 winning years at the College.

Originally from Cotton Springs, the Davis twins won state championships in high school, beginning at Belmont in 1943, and that trend continued at Itawamba Junior College. The 1947 Belmont season produced a 47-1 record. Both Davises, who were starters, were named All-State in the tournament at Belmont.

They went on to play at Jones County Junior College and Northeast Mississippi Junior College and earned degrees from Mississippi State University.

Bud's coaching career spanned Paden, Tishomingo and Kossuth, while Buster's included Thrasher, Kossuth and Belmont. Bud accepted the IJC coaching job for the 1954-55 season. Before he left to enter the automobile business seven years later, Bud had earned five North Half titles, two state championships, and his team had two undefeated seasons.

Of the 21 years that the Davis brothers were at IJC, their teams made the playoffs 13 times.

Bud Davis of Memphis, Tenn. has been an automobile dealer for the past 45 years and a Master Dealer for 27 years. For five consecutive years, he was selected for the Jack Smith Leadership award, which only goes to the top 100 General Motors dealers in the United States.

In addition to being an active member of the White Station Church of Christ, he supports such organizations as the Memphis Symphony, Memphis Food Bank, Junior Achievement, United Way, NAACP, the Memphis Zoological Society and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Bud has provided scholarships for underprivileged students at the University of Memphis. Also, he has helped to promote the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic Golf Tournament. Each year, such organizations as Muscular Dystrophy and the American Cancer Society benefit from the generosity of his employees.

The MACJC Sports Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding athletes and coaches who have participated in intercollegiate sports at one of the 15 community/junior colleges in Mississippi.