Hall of Fame
Strickland played football at Jones County Junior College in 1978-79.
He was an all-conference defensive tackle and was a JC Gridwire All-American in 1979.
The Bobcats were 10-2 in 1978 and won the conference championship with a 21-6 victory over Mississippi Delta and played Kilgore College (Texas) in the Garland (Texas) Bowl. The 1979 team won the conference championship with a 12-0 win over Mississippi Gulf Coast and finished with a 9-3 record.
Strickland was elected freshman class president in 1978 and recreational club president in 1980-81.
Strickland went to the University of Southern Mississippi and was named first team offensive tackle, but health issues prevented him from playing. He then transferred to Delta State University where he was selected as team captain in 1982. He was elected DSU M-Club President in 1983-84.
He was Mississippi Police Academy President in 1984 and served with the Laurel Police Department from 1984-91. He was elected as a Jones County Constable from 1992-96 and was a teacher/coach with the Jones County School District from 1997-2000.
He was a principal in the JCSD from 2000-2003 and was Director of the Career Technical Education Department of the JCSD from 2003-13. In 2013 he was selected Student Council Administrator of the Year for the state of Mississippi.
