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John Cofield

John Cofield’s Oxford & Ole Miss: 1946 Aerial View of the Square w/Historic Commentary

In 1946, when The Oxford Eagle's Phil Mullen took this aerial photograph of the Square and the view looking into the hills north toward...

Cofield: Our Good Man – Coaching for Literacy

Ole Miss football head coach, Hugh is huge in the eyes of the Rebel football nation. But, as we are all learning, there is...

John Cofield on Oxford — A Rebel to Remember

Pull out the parchment list written upon your Ole Miss Rebel football heart and look at the first name: Frank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard, 1936-37...

Cofield on Oxford – Rising Ole Miss Rookie

When a young man in high school starts down the career path he's been walking since his bike-riding days, it is noted as impressive. He...

Cofield on Oxford – Something for Everybody

Yes sir, for me on this search for Oxford's pictorial history, it just doesn't get much better than this. This shot has a little...

John Cofield on Oxford – Ole Miss’ Timeless Charm

We take it for granted, yes we do. But we are reminded as we walk the Earth away from Ole Miss, that her beauty...

John Cofield on Oxford: No. 2 Falkner vs. No. 1 Dillinger

We all know about William, the whole world has heard of our Nobel Laureate. But any Oxford folks who know what's what around here will...

John Cofield on Oxford: A Beacon

I can write in a general way that makes anyone go, "Oh yeah, that's the Beacon." But all kidding aside, the Beacon is the...

Cofield on Oxford: Six Months in ’62

My friendship with the Cofield family stretches back more than 50 years. Col. J. R. Cofield was an early and valued mentor and his...

Cofield On Oxford — Our WWII Ole Miss Boys

It was getting late in World War II and Oxford and Ole Miss were intertwined in a grief that can only darken small college...