Sam Piazza was an All-American, All-State and All-Star offensive lineman for PRCC during his playing days from 1974-75.

The credit for all those accolades, he says, goes to his coaches and his teammates - mainly the players who lined up on the defensive side of the line of scrimmage

“We had some talent on that other side of the ball my sophomore year,” said Piazza. “I have to thank guys like Steve Moody, Ricky Cuevas, and Floyd Masoner. They were on the defensive line. Those guys made me a better offensive lineman. Saturday night games were easier than it was in practice going against those guys every day.”

Piazza, who owns his own insurance agency in Ridgeland, played defensive tackle as a freshman under Harvey Seligman and offensive tackle as a sophomore under J.C. Arban. The Wildcats were 7-2 his sophomore season when he was voted the South Division’s best offensive lineman.