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 […]
We have experienced another rewarding year at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, where the Magnolia State’s sports legends live forever. While similar hall of fame museums across the country have closed doors or reduced hours of operation, the MSHOF thrives. In 2015, we have inducted six new Hall of Famers and we […]
The great Harper Davis, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1980, turns 90 years old today (Dec. 11, 2015). He is one of the splendid gentlemen of Mississippi sports. This is from Mississippi’s Greatest Athletes, now in its second printing and available at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and fine bookstores […]
So much is going on in Mississippi’s sports world. Ole Miss is back in the Sugar Bowl. Both Mississippi State and USM will play in nice bowls. Alcorn has won the SWAC Championship and will play in the first Celebration Bowl at Atlanta. The high school football championships have been decided. Basketball season is well […]
Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott tonight became the first player in 20 years of C Spire Conerly trophies to win two straight Conerlys. Prescott joins Ole Miss legend Eli Manning as the only two-time winners in history of the award, which goes annually to the most outstanding college football player in Mississippi. Ole Miss wide receiver […]
