All-State wrestler owned a decorated resume for the Pirates, and was in the middle of building a solid one for Mizzou.
Phillip Perry will long be remembered as a wrestling great in America's Hometown.
The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed 19-year old Hannibal native Phillip Perry.
Perry had just finished his freshman year as a wrestler at the University of Missouri, but he earned his stripes on the mat with the Pirates.
While wrestling for Hannibal, he recorded three top-three finishes in the state wrestling tournament, including a second place showing his senior year.
He also earned All-American honors, while being named an All-Stater three years running.
As the Hannibal wrestling program gained momentum in the late 2000s, Perry was a driving force behind the success seen by many, and has helped the team finish sixth or higher in the state all four years of his career.
Click here to read more about Tuesday's accident.
Click here to take a look above at the YouTube video tribute by Quinton Jones, a local aspiring rap artist and friend of Phillip Perry ... caution profane gestures are shown. (Link courtesy of Hannibal Courier-Post)
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