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)?
• Lettered in football, basketball and baseball
• Atlanta Braves minor leagues (1930-1931)
• Chicago White Sox (1932-1933)
• SEC Coach of the Year 4 times
• Inducted into the National Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame (’77)
Mississippi State won 4 SEC baseball championships with Gregory as head coach.
Boo Ferriss, the first fully scholarshipped baseball player in Mississippi State history and the patron saint of Mississippi baseball, c…
Body language: These Bulldogs have ‘it’In sports, I am a big believer in body language. Here’s an example from Mississippi State’s Monday night College World Series victory: S…
Millsaps College heads to the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series for the first time, and the grandson of a Mississippi Sports H…
Remembering Muncie: so talented, torturedChuck Muncie, who died this week at age 60, evokes vivid memories of when he wore the black and gold for the New Orleans Saints and always h…
