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“former Alabama Congressman Laurie Calvin Battle will be inducted into the Birmingham-Southern College Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 27. As a member of the Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 1996, Congressman Battle will be honored and recognized for his many athletic achievements while at Birmingham-Southern and since. Laurie Battle was born in Wilsonville, AL in 1912, attended elementary school in Jefferson County, and moved to my hometown, Tuscumbia, in 1926. He graduated from Deshler High School in 1930 and went on to obtain his bachelor's degree in psychology at Birmingham-Southern, my alma mater. He later earned his master's degree in sociology at Ohio State University. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, rising to the rank of major, with service in the Asiatic-Pacific theater. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery and remained in the Reserves until 1972. He was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 1946, serving four consecutive terms from 1947 until 1955. After retiring from the House of Representatives, he began a career in the insurance business in Birmingham. The former Congressman later served as a government relations executive in Washington, DC, and as staff director and counsel for the House of Representatives Rules Committee from 1966-76. He was later a special adviser to the U.S. League of Savings Associations. Laurie Battle is well-renowned for his athletic ability.”