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)?

Claude William Passeau

Born: April 9, 1909

Died: August 30, 2003

Hometown: Waynesboro, MS

Year of Induction: 1964

College Career

Millsaps (1928-1932)

• 12 letter winner, all sports (’28-’31)

Pro Baseball Career

Pittsburgh Pirates (1935)

Philadelphia Phillies (1936-1939)

Chicago Cubs (1939-1947)

• World Series: Chicago vs. Detroit, Detroit won 4 games to 3 (’45)

• National League All-Star Team (’41, ‘42, ’45)

• Started, National League All-Star Game (’46)

Chicago Cubs (1948-1949)

• Instructor and minor league manager

Did You Know?

Claude Passeau and former President Ronald Reagan were friends who met in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1935. President Reagan was a radio announcer covering the team for which Passeau was playing.