Duke named to ICC Athletic Hall of Fame

Special to The Clinton Courier

Itawamba Community College (ICC) recently honored its 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees at the Fulton Campus. David Duke of Clinton was named to the Athletic Hall of Fame. The individuals were honored at the college’s Homecoming activities.

Duke, who attended ICC for two years beginning in 1983, was an integral part of the college’s first state tennis title since the program began in 1974. He competed both years in the NJCAA championships in Ocala, Florida, and continued his tennis career at Mississippi College, where he played for two years.

During his freshman year, he won the no. 2 singles title, and, as a sophomore, the no. 2 singles title and with a partner, the no. 1 doubles title.

Since 1994, he has taught at Clinton High School, where he coached the tennis team (2007-19). Duke and his wife, Misty, a seventh grade ELL and Reading Excel teacher at Clinton Junior High School, have one son, Chandler, an accountant at Waring Oil in Vicksburg. He is the son of David and Carole Duke of West Point.