Coach Tom Burt was an outstanding basketball coach at Pearl High. He was a veteran of the Korea War having served in the U. S. Army. He graduated from East Central Community College and Mississippi College. He was a founding member of the Eagle Lake Coaches Clinic. Coach Burt was a member of the Mississippi College and East Central CC Alumni Clubs as well as the Kiwanis Club. He was Pearl High School Alumnus of the Year in 2005. He was a member of the McLaurin Heights Memorial Church in Pearl. Tom passed away on February 16, 2007.