Ray Perkins, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer who this fall coached Jones County Junior College to the state championship game at age 72, has resigned. Perkins — who as a player caught passes from Joe Namath and John Unitas, and as a coach succeeded Bear Bryant at Alabama and also coached the New York […]
So my task — should I choose to accept it and I have — is to choose the top three amazing football kicks I have ever seen in person. Now you may wonder why I would choose to do that at this point. Two reasons: One, why not? Two, Tom Dempsey’s 43-year-old record for longest […]
Mac Elliott and Joe Sanderson, each now 66, grew up about a half mile apart on Old Bay Springs Road in Laurel. They were pals. There must have been something magical in the water in that neighborhood. And we’ll get to that. “I’ve known Joe Sanderson since I can remember remembering anything at all,” Elliott, […]
Jackson’s own Jackie Slater, one of the greatest offensive linemen in football history, has been inducted into several halls of fame, including the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. But today he will walk in a hall where he hasn’t walked since he was 18 years old: the hallways […]
Surely, you have seen by now where Peyton Manning, Archie and Olivia’s middle son, has been named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2013. He is the 60th winner, joining the likes of Roger Bannister (the first), Stan Musial (the fourth), Arnold Palmer (the seventh), Bill Russell (the 15th), Muhammad Ali (the 21st), Jack […]
Mack Brown will coach his last game at the University of Texas in the Alamo Bowl. I, for one, will be sorry to see him go. He is a class act, always has been. Our paths crossed early in our careers and we have remained friends since. Here is my memory of Mack as a […]
In 2010, on the eve of the Super Bowl, here is what I wrote about my memories of the bad ol’ Saints. Today’s game — a frighteningly poor performance against the St. Louis Rams — reminded me all too much of those bad ol’ days. The date was Sept. 17, 1967. My daddy loaded his […]
Jack Cristil turns 88 today. Here’s what I wrote about him when he announced his retirement in February of 2011. We knew Jack Cristil couldn’t go on forever. Here lately, he has sounded tired, worn out – certainly not himself. So maybe Wednesday’s news that Cristil is stepping down after 58 years as […]
