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)?

Donald Eric McNair

Born: April 12, 1909

Died: March 11, 1949

Hometown: Meridian, MS

Year of Induction: 1963

Pro Baseball Career

Memphis Chicks, Knoxville Smokies (1928-1929)

Philadelphia Athletics (1929-1935)

• 2 World Series (’30, ‘31)

• Led American League with 47 doubles (’32)

Boston Red Sox (1936-1938)

Chicago Cubs (1939-1940)

Detroit Tigers (1941-1942)

Did You Know?

When Eric McNair played a 1932 All-Star exhibition game in Japan, two of his teammates were Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. A career .274 hitter, he hit .324 for the White Sox in 1939.