Information about the events that the Hall of Fame produces during the year.
Looking for a unique venue to hold a banquet, reunion, seminar or another kind of celebration? Look no further than your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Rentals of the various museum facilities are one revenue source that has allowed the museum to open six days a week for nearly 17 years without a […]
For Immediate Release: JACKSON — 2012 Olympics gold medalist and world record holder Bianca Knight of Ridgeland and three-time Olympics medalist Ralph Boston, a Laurel native, will attend the Mississippi Sports Hall ofFame and Museum’s March 27 celebration of the renovation and expansion of the museum’s Olympics Room. The Olympics Room, sponsored for 16-plus […]
The 1964-65 Lanier Bulldogs finished 43-0, averaged 102 points per game and won a national championship tournament. Get out your calendars. Circle the date: Jan. 23, 2013. This will be a long overdue night to remember. First some background. The 1964-65 Lanier High basketball team, coached by Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Orsmond Jordan, won […]
If you are a sports and/or history buff, you won’t want to miss this evening’s at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Here’s why: We are approaching the 50th anniversary of Mississippi State’s first game in the NCAA Basketball Tournament when Babe McCarthy’s ballclub defied the wishes of state government and played Loyola […]
Bo Wallace, the Ole Miss sophomore quarterback, who led the Rebels to a surprising 6-6 season and bowl eligibility, Tuesday night received the C Spire Conerly Trophy at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Wallace personally accounted for 28 touchdowns, including five in the Rebels’ season-ending 41-24 victory over Mississippi State. He becomes […]
Tickets remain available for the Nov. 27 C Spire Conerly Trophy Awards Banquet that will honor Mississippi’s most outstanding college football later for the 2012 season. The event will be held at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum with a reception at 5:30 and the banquet to follow at 7. Tickets to the […]
Belhaven’s outstanding cornerback/kick return Isiah Wiley has been added to the C Spire Wireless Conerly Trophy watch list. Wiley, a transfer from national powerhouse Southern Cal, started six games last season for the Trojans. He has been a standout for Belhaven this season, returning 12 kickoffs for 370 yards and returning 15 punts for […]
Mississippi football has produced several candidates worthy of consideration for the C Spire Wireless Conerly Trophy, which goes annually to the Magnolia State’s most outstanding collegiate football player. The C Spire Conerly Trophy will be presented at a banquet Nov. 27 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Each of the 10 […]
