Mississippi college basketball once again has produced several viable candidates for the C Spire Howell and Gillom trophies, including 2015 winners Stefan Moody of Ole Miss and Victoria Vivians of Mississippi State. The C Spire Howell Trophy, named for Mississippi State Hall of Famer Bailey Howell, and the Gillom Trophy, named for Ole Miss Hall […]
A Job Well Done By Bill Blackwell I am sure that many USM fans are worried about their football program after the announcement over this past weekend that Head Coach Todd Monken had taken an NFL position as the Offensive Coordinator for Tampa Bay. While the timing could hardly be worse with National Signing Day […]
Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Jeff Bower (Class of 2009) has been named to the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee, CFP executive director Bill Hancock announced today. “I am excited about it, and I am looking forward to it,” Bower said. “I know it’s a lot of work, a lot of travel, but I […]
Clarence Weatherspoon, a 2015 inductee into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, will be honored with Clarence Weatherspoon Day on Saturday, Jan. 30, in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss plays UTSA in a 7 p.m. contest at Green Coliseum, where USM fans once packed the house to watch Weatherspoon become the the most celebrated player in the […]
Hunter George (H.G.) Weddington, a three-time state champion golfer who had been the oldest living member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, died today in his hometown of Meridian, three months shy of his 99th birthday. Weddington won the State Am three times. Perhaps more impressively, he played in 56 Mississippi state amateur championships, […]
A Daunting Task By Bill Blackwell As I take over the leadership of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, I am keenly aware of the responsibility that has been given me. For a small and impoverished state Mississippi has produced leaders in many categories. In the arts, music, literature and of course […]
Bill Blackwell, chief operations officer of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum for the past eight months, will become the museum’s executive director immediately. Rick Cleveland, the MSHOF’s executive director since April, 2012, will remain as the MSHOF’s historian and will continue to work in community and media relations and in fund-raising efforts. […]
Christmas came slightly early for your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum when Nathan Edwards, publisher of The Clarion-Ledger, delivered a generous check from the newspaper’s first Best of MSPreps program. Last May, The Clarion-Ledger hosted a banquet to honor the state’s best athletes in every sport sanctioned by the Mississippi High School Activities […]
