PERKINSTON, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) memorialized student, football player and Biloxi native Marcus Dickey with a moment of silence before Thursday night’s football game.

The 22-year-old passed away in a car accident on Sunday afternoon.

MGCCC football player killed in car wreck: “We are heartbroken”

After the coin toss at A.L. May Memorial Stadium, the team walked Marcus’s jersey over to his family, who accepted the jersey with tears and hugs.

The jersey was signed by all his teammates.

“He was doing so good,” Gulf Coast football coach Jack Wright said. “He was the kind of kid who was the first one in the meeting, one of the first guys out at practice, one of the hardest workers in the weight room. He always had a big ol’ smile on his face. He w

See Full Page