Coach Hollis Rutter was a championship football coach at Eupora, Morton, Provine, Greenwood, Pillow Academy, and Brookhaven Academy. A 35-year coaching veteran, Hollis achieved his college degree at Mississippi College where he lettered in football. His first coaching job was at Eupora where he led the football team from 1952 to 1956. After compiling 30 wins, Coach Rutter moved to Morton where he guided the football team to a record of 27-4 over three seasons. He then moved to Provine in Jackson where he would guide the Rams for 5 seasons and 30 wins. In 1966, he arrived at Greenwood where he would achieve his greatest coaching successes over the next 16 seasons. Coach Rutter paced Greenwood to 96 wins, 61 losses, and 5 ties including the 1974 Big Eight Delta Conference title and a 1981 district crown. Hollis departed for nearby Pillow Academy in 1982 and led the Mustangs for 4 seasons before completing his career at Brookhaven Academy in 1987. Coach Rutter’s football teams had a record of 208 wins, 138 losses, and 11 ties. Along with many coach of the year honors, Hollis served as assistant coach in 1957 and as head coach in the 1959 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic. Coach Rutter passed away on June 24, 2008.