Navarro College

Derwood Penney, known as 'Pops,' was a volunteer assistant coach 16 years for Navarro Baseball. He loved all players as if they were his own. He taught them not only about baseball, but becoming young men. Pops had a strong Christian faith and loved to share his faith with everyone. Pops was a middle infielder for Corsicana High and Navarro (1958-1961). He played second base for coach Jesse Cummings' 1958 state finalist Corsicana Tigers as a junior. Penney later followed Cummings as a Navarro baseball volunteer assistant. Before his retirement, Pops was a farm parts department manager for more than 45 years with J.A. Penney Implement and also Vitters Tractor in Corsicana.