I would guess it started here. Kids Corner Program Donates Tickets To Hattiesburg Youth Football Kids Corner Program Donates Tickets To Hattiesburg Youth Football Hattiesburg, Miss. - In order to create more awareness of Golden Eagle football and promote community relations, the Southern Miss' Department of Athletics has strengthened its 'Kid's Corner' program. The 'Kid's Corner' program is designed to encourage area businesses and individuals to purchase Southern Miss football tickets at a discounted rate, and in turn, donating the purchased tickets to underprivileged youth in the Hattiesburg area. Recently, the program has targeted 260 of its donated tickets for the Tulane game on Nov. 17, to the Hattiesburg Youth Fifth and Sixth Grade football league. The league has been revived in Hattiesburg for the first time in years by Hattiesburg Director of Recreation Sports Program and Southern Miss graduate, Dr. Clemon Terrell. "We congratulate the city of Hattiesburg and Clemon Terrell for starting this youth tackle football league for the city of Hattiesburg." Southern Miss Director of Athletics Richard Giannini said. "It involves the fifth and six graders in the city and will have a tremendous impact on Hattiesburg High School football down the road. Children now have an opportunity to begin playing tackle football at an early age, and Clemon has done a great job organizing the league. "He will have a real impact on the city of Hattiesburg and its recreation program. We're just excited because he's one of ours, played football at Southern Miss, has his doctorate in chemistry and is running the recreation league for the city of Hattiesburg. He is a great guy, and we're happy to support him any way we can." With the donation of the $10 tickets, which includes a hot dog and soft drink, Southern Miss also hopes to generate more interest in the Golden Eagles' football program from local youth. Donations of these kids' corner tickets were made possible by Eagle Club members in Hattiesburg and Jackson, including Dr. Aaron and Leslie Puckett, Dr. John and Kristy Thornton, Rebecca Sullivan, LaVelle Watts, Ralph Hays, Rod Windham, Jerry Cockrell and the Russell Company (Ron Russell). "I can't wait to see the eyes of our kids when they enter the stadium for the first time," Terrell said. "There is a lot of great experiences in my life as a student in the Hattiesburg public school system. I remember us taking a trip to USM to visit the museum and to plays and not to mention going to the games with my uncles and friends. It is exciting, and I want these kids to get the same taste. Athletics builds character and athletics helps build human beings, and we need that. "For Southern Miss to come in and be as anxious to work with us as we are with them, I am very excited about it. I can't wait until we get out there and have a good time. It's going to be worth it for these kids and also for the city. I want these young people to go in there and have a USM experience and turn this city into a Golden Eagle city. When I was a young person, everyone in the city was excited about the games, I want that back."