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)?
• Made 76.6% of his free throws in the ‘55-’56 season
• Converse and Helms Foundation All-American (’56-’57)
• Scored 1,918 points during his four-year career
• Broke Bob Pettit’s record by scoring 708 points in 25 games, an SEC season record (’57)
• Scored 45 points in a single game (’57)
Jim Ashmore was State’s first basketball player to break 1,000 career points.
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