Basketball
Rodney Chamblee, Former Rebel, Developer Of The Graduate, Passes Away
Rodney Chamblee 1947-2016
Photo credit: chambleeco.com
Rodney Chamblee, former Ole Miss basketball player and founder of the Chamblee Company, a Flowood, Mississippi-based development and property management company and co-developer of The Graduate in Oxford, passed away on Saturday at the age of 69. Chamblee lettered in basketball for the Rebels from 1967-1969.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25,2016 and Wednesday from 10 a.m. -11 a.m., with services at 11 a.m., all at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Brandon, Mississippi. Graveside services will be in the Oxford City Cemetery at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
A link to his full obituary can be found HERE.
The Chamblee Company bought the Downtown Inn in Oxford in 2002 and ultimately co-developed the property into the Graduate Hotel with A.J. Capital Partners based in Chicago.
The Chamblee Company presently manages a portfolio of properties which include the Holiday Inn Express Inn & Suites and Candlewood Suites Extended Stay, both in Flowood along with retail and office park properties.
HottyToddy.com staff report
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | 11:00 AM ABC or ESPN |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | 2:30 PM ESPN or ABC |
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