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Pete Boone is the Athletics Director for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).

Contents 1 Ole Miss 2 Banking 3 Writing 4 References

[edit] Ole Miss

He is a 1972 graduate of the University of Mississippi and a native of Grenada, Mississippi.

Boone has served as Ole Miss AD since 2002 and is in his second tenure, having served previously from 1995 to 1998.

Boone has drawn fire for his role in eliminating the popular mascot of Ole Miss Colonel Reb.

[edit] Banking

Boone is a former CEO and president of the Sunburst Bank which was acquired by Union Planters Bank in 1994.

Between 1998 and 2002, he was instrumental in starting The Business Bank of Baton Rouge, which was acquired by BancorpSouth in 2003.

[edit] Writing

While in Baton Rouge, he authored a suspense novel called "The Perfect Plan" which has recently been published.^[1]

[edit] References

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