He played three seasons with the varsity squad and established 18 school records with the team.
He was the first University of Mississippi player to gain first team All-Southeastern Conference basketball honors twice.
Ole Miss was the last school in the Southeastern Conference to make such a hire.
That season was infamous as Jarvis' predecessor Eddie Crawford had been trumpeted by Ole Miss Athletics as having "been promoted" from head basketball to freshman football coach.
An outfielder, he spent six seasons in the minor leagues (1954-1959) and played in the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds organizations.