Vicksburg Schedules Parade for Patriots DB Malcolm Butler

Vicksburg city planners have confirmed the parade to honor Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcolm Butler will be Saturday, Feb. 21.

The parade, tentatively scheduled for 2:30 p.m., will end at the Vicksburg Convention Center where Mayor George Flaggs Jr. will present Butler with the key to the city.

A graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of West Alabama, Butler, a defensive back for the Patriots, gained immediate fame when he intercepted a Russell Wilson pass with 26 seconds remaining in the Super Bowl to clinch the 28-24 win for New England.

Almost immediately Flaggs told The Vicksburg Post that he began receiving telephone calls, text messages and emails from residents suggesting the city do something to honor Butler.

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Information from: The Vicksburg Post, http://www.vicksburgpost.com

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