Off the basketball court, Larry Smith is one of the nicest, most polite, and unassuming guys you would ever want to meet. On the floor, when he played for the Alcorn State Braves and with three teams in the NBA, Smith took on a different personality, entirely. “Mr. Mean,” was the nickname given to Smith […]
This is the fourth in a series about the inductees into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The record shows that Kay James won 403 games in 22 seasons (1977-99) as women’s basketball coach at Southern Miss. She ranks in the top 25 all-time nationally among NCAA Division I coaches in victories […]
Former Ole Miss All-American Wesley Walls, one of the last, great-two-way players in college football history and a five-time Pro Bowler in the National Football League, goes into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night. “I am humbled,” Walls said. “When you think about all the great athletes who have played sports in Mississippi […]
The Jackson Touchdown Club Presented by C Spire and the Madison Healthplex Performance Center will co-sponsor and host a special High School Football Metro Area Media Night Thursday night at 6 p.m. at the Madison Healthplex Performance Center. Eight area high school football coaches and many of their players will be present. Each will provide […]
(This is the first of a series of stories on the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016, which will be inducted in ceremonies Saturday night, July 30, at the Jackson Convention Complex. See below for ticket information.) The so-called football factories contributed by far the most to the College Football Hall of Fame […]
We will induct another remarkable class into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on the night of July 30 at the Jackson Convention Complex. They are a diverse and accomplished group. I consider myself fortunate to have covered them all during my sports writing career. Only in Mississippi do you induct two men into your […]
The Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic, one of Mississippi’s largest road races and a Magnolia State Independence Day tradition, will enjoy its 20-year anniversary July 4. A fund-raiser for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, the race is designed to be a family-friendly event with categories for all ages. The main event is a 5-kilometer (3.1 […]
By Rick Cleveland Gov. William Winter, a staunch supporter of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame long before a museum even existed and a life-long supporter of the Mississippi athletics at all levels, has been selected the 2016 Rube Award winner. The Rube Award, named for the late Michael Rubenstein, is voted on by the […]
