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Former NIACC men\u2019s basketball all-American Terry McKissick was the keynote speaker at the NIACC student-athlete welcome day Sunday in the NIACC Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKissick, who is NIACC\u2019s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, covered a variety of topics during his speech to the NIACC student-athletes, including going to class, working hard, being a good leader and teammate, staying away from drugs and alcohol, mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKissick, who is a retired elementary school teacher and principal, talked about his time in Mason City in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKissick and the Trojans were a combined 44-12 in his two years at NIACC in the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He went on to play at Drake University after his time at NIACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMason City, Iowa was very good to me,\u201d McKissick told the student-athletes Sunday. \u201cI got my start here at 17 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have nothing but fond memories of the people I met, the community here. I hope you guys take advantage of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKissick told the student-athletes that the facilities on the NIACC campus now are a lot better than when he was a student-athlete at NIACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the there was no student housing at the college in 1971-73 and that he lived at the Mason City YMCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou guys really have a good situation here and I don\u2019t want you to blow it,\u201d McKissick said. \u201cThere\u2019s greatness here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After McKissick\u2019s speech, four NIACC student-athletes made their way to the stage for a question and answer session with the former Trojan standout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One question that was asked was \u201cwho were your role models?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents were my role models,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I got here, it was coach (Herb) Konigsmark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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