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.

Buster's coaching career included Thrasher, Kossuth and Belmont before replacing his brother at IJC in 1962, and the winning continued. Buster won six North Half titles and went to the state finals eight times. Buster left coaching in 1975 to devote his time to his Fulton automobile dealership.

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

Buster Davis of Fulton began his career as a successful automobile dealer (Davis Ford) in 1964. In the early 1950s, he left coaching temporarily for a health department post in Amory.

From 1976-80, Buster served as director of the Appalachian Regional Commission and helped to direct more than $15 million into both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses of Itawamba Junior College. In addition, he has been involved in the leadership team of every major development in Itawamba County since 1962 including in 1968 the location of Mueller Copper Tube to Fulton, the preservation of the Mississippian Railway and the opening of the Fulton Port on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterways.

His community involvement includes the management and production of 10 consecutive charity bluegrass and gospel events for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Regional Rehabilitation Center and a loyal member of the Fulton Church of Christ.

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.