Jerry Hollingsworth, or “Doc,” as he is better known, is an 84-year-old Ole Miss graduate and longtime donor. The field in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium already bears his name, but Hollingsworth continues to support the university.
Hollingsworth’s recent $25 million gift constitutes the athletics department’s largest donation received to date.
Hollingsworth, a Centreville native, went on to Harvard medical school, eventually practicing medicine in Florida.
He also became an entrepreneur, owning car dealerships in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, which he ran successfully for 50 years.