Joel Pigott, a Pearl River County native from Picayune, played football for Coach Dobie Holden 1962 and 1963 teams.

He started both seasons at fullback and cornerback.The 1963 team was Holden last undefeated season and won the state championship while finishing 9-0-1.

Pigott was selected as honorable mention all-state as a freshman and first-team All-Mississippi Junior College Conference in 1963.

He was also selected to the 1963 Junior College All-American Team by the Los Angeles Times and The All-American gridiron index.

Pigott graduated from PRC in 1964 with a degree in pre-engineering and was selected Mr. PRC for the class of 1964.

In 1964, Pigott entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was a starter and letterman on Coach Paul Dietzel 1965 Army team.

He played safety and led the team in pass interceptions with three during the 1965 season, all of them cutting off possible scores with the Navy interception in the end zone. He was also a starter on the 1966 team until a preseason injury prevented playing during the last year of eligibility.

Following graduation from West Point in 1968, Pigott served in the Army with overseas tours in Vietnam, Germany and Korea. After military service, he worked for Lockheed Martin and retired in 2006.