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)?
• AP All-American (’40)
• All-SEC Conference Guard (’40)
• Captain of the victorious Mississippi State 1941 Orange Bowl Team
• Drafted by the Chicago Bears, but career was cut short by WWII
In the January 1, 1941 Orange Bowl in Miami, Corhern was responsible for the first touchdown of the game when he blocked a Georgetown punt. John Tripson, tackled, fell on the ball in the endzone for the Bulldog touchdown.
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