Coach Wally Bumpas was a championship football coach at Lambert, Shelby, Winona, Callaway, McComb, and Brandon. Born in Holly Springs, Wally earned his degrees from Batesville High and Ole Miss. He began his 34-year career teaching history and head football coach at Shelby in 1961. Coach Bumpas guided his Shelby squads to a record of 29-20-2 from 1961 to 1965 before moving to Winona. Wally’s Winona gridiron teams had a mark of 36-39-6 from 1965 to 1972. He arrived at McComb where he coached for 6 seasons from 1973 to 1978 and paced his football teams to a record of 21-39-2. His next head coaching position was at Brandon High where he developed a powerhouse football program that played in AA and then classes 4A and 5A. For 15 years, he guided the Bulldogs to a record of 122 wins, 52 losses, and 2 ties with three 10-win seasons spanning 1980 to 1994. Overall, Coach Bumpas led his football teams to a record of 190 wins, 150 losses, and 13 ties. He was a longtime member of the MAC who was an All-Star assistant coach in 1966 and All-Star head coach in 1976 with the Bernard Blackwell Mississippi High School All-Star Football Classic. Coach Bumpas passed away on December 6, 2020.