Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum exists to tell — and preserve — the stories of these Mississippi’s greatest athletes and coaches, who are some of the world’s greatest athletes and coaches. Question: What other state can boast the leading scorer and receiver in NFL history (Jerry Rice), the leading passer in NFL history (Brett Favre), the second leading rusher (Walter Payton) and the patriarch of the first family of football (Archie Manning)?

Allyn McKeen

Born: January 26, 1905

Died: September 13, 1978

Hometown: Fulton, KY

Year of Induction: 1977

College Career

Tennessee (1924-1929)

• All-State, football

• Captain, basketball and track teams

• Light-heavyweight boxing champion

Football Coaching Career

Memphis State (1929-1934, 1937-1938)

• Undefeated season, 10-0-0 (’38)

• Highest-scoring undefeated team in nation (’38)

Mississippi State (1939-1948)

• Mississippi State’s only undefeated season (’40)

• Overall record at Mississippi State of 65-19-4

• SEC Coach of the Year (’40)

• Mississippi State’s only SEC championship (’41)

Blue-Gray Association (1949-1976)

• Assistant manager (1949-1959)

• General manager (1960-1976)

Did You Know?

Allyn McKeen earned his law degree and was a practicing attorney while an assistant coach at then- Memphis State.