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)?
David Lipscomb College (!953-1954)
• All-Star (’58)
San Francisco Giants (1960-1962)
• World Series (’61)
Cincinnati Reds (1962-1964)
Washington Senators (1964-1966)
In 1967, Don Blasingame was a player/coach and manager in Japanese professional baseball.
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