This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. We begin with his name: Sekou. Sekou Smith. “Sekou” is of African origin, from the Fula language. It means “wise” and “educated.” Sekou Smith, who died Tuesday at age 48 of COVID-19, was both wise and educated. He was also generous, thoughtful, loyal, […]
This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. The last time I talked at length to the Mississippi State football legend Art Davis was in September 2014. Art was living in Oregon, but his heart was in Mississippi where his old friend, Jack Cristil, had died. We talked the morning of […]
This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. This was before Julius Harper Davis became Mr. Mississippi State and a standout on some of the greatest Bulldog football teams in history. This was before Davis played for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, and before the legendary George Halas named […]
This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. Mississippian Sarah Thomas on Sunday, Feb. 7, will become the first woman to officiate the Super Bowl. She will serve as the down judge, a position she has held in the NFL since 2015, when she became pro football’s first female official. You […]
JACKSON, Miss. – (October 27, 2020) The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum today introduced their newest class of Inductees. The group includes three basketball greats, a football star, a tennis player and a golfer. Those selected are former Delta State women’s point guard Debbie Brock, Murrah High, Jackson State and NBA star Lindsey […]
Jackson, Miss. – (August 17, 2020) The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum along with Sanderson Farms, WJTV and iHeart Radio are giving you a chance to relive your “Glory Days”. For a donation of $25 or more you will have the opportunity to have your picture and story displayed in the Mississippi Sports […]
BY RICK CLEVELAND, SPORTS COLUMNIST Not long after sunrise Thursday, Wilson Furr plays his second shot at the first hole at the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. Jack Nicklaus, the most accomplished champion in golf history, said it best: “Golf is not, and never has been, a fair game.” Early Thursday afternoon, […]
JACKSON, Miss. – (June 29, 2020) The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and its Board of Directors have made the difficult decision to indefinitely postpone the Annual Induction Weekend for the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 until a later date in 2021 can be arranged. The weekend events include the Drawdown of Champions at […]
