Jackson’s loss is Oxford’s gain. Mike Dennis, one of the greatest running backs in Mississippi high school football history, has retired from his Jackson dental practice and moved to Oxford. Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Jack Carlisle, who coached high school and college football for 60 years, coached Dennis at Murrah High. “I never coached […]
As Mississippians, we often think of ourselves, sports-wise, as a football state. And it’s true, football season, football recruiting and even spring football snare many of the headlines on sports pages across the state. Given a quick glance at the early Top 25 polls, the attendance at this past weekend’s series and the early results, […]
You may have noted Mississippi State won its 1,000th baseball game at Dudy Noble Field Saturday, defeating Portland 2-1. That’s a lot of victories, especially when you consider State has been playing at Dudy Noble only since 1967. The stadium is named for the great Clark Randolph “Dudy” Noble, one of the charter members of […]
A loving mother remembers her son Steve McNair would have been 40 today. He was a Valentine’s Day baby, born in 1973. Lucille McNair, his mother, remembers. “That boy was in a hurry,” she said. “I was in labor for less than an hour. I barely made it to the hospital.” Mrs. McNair, recovering from […]
By Joey Martin Just wanted to throw in something about former Natchez track coach Henry “Doc” Woods, who died of cancer on February 9 in Dallas. Woods coached track and field for 43 years, starting out at the former Sadie V. Thompson High School before moving on to North Natchez and Natchez High. He won […]
So, I suppose we should be immune to it by now. I’m talking about how the rest of the world, and mostly the national networks, always confuse all things Mississippi. On ESPN, Ole Miss gets called Mississippi State. Southern Miss gets called Ole Miss. Ole Miss gets called Ole Miss State. Sometimes it seems like […]
By Douglas W. Shanks “Howdy Pardners, I’ve been waiting for you!” – with that booming introduction from the man himself, I was face to face with a true American legend. I was stunned at the hugeness of the man; everything was gigantic. His hands were massive. He stood at least 6’4” and he had one […]
Jackson native and Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Doug Kenna, who died Jan. 28 at the age of 88, once achieved one of the greatest scholar-athlete years in college sports history. You could look it up. I did. This was the school year of 1944-45 and Kenna played his sports and took his classes at […]
