(Writer’s note: A proud tradition is ending. The Weir Attendance Center Lions, one of Mississippi’s great small-town football powerhouses, are no more. Weir is consolidating with Ackerman High. In October 2004, I spent a day in Weir, trying to learn why the team always won. What I found still amazes me. The town identified with […]
(Writer’s note: Wednesday was a big day here at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Leading off, we had the American Heart Association hosting its annual Heart Walk kickoff breakfast on the museum’s arena floor. These people do great work for a great cause, and we were proud to have them. Later, we […]
The things we learn about people after they die never cease to amaze. Pat Summerall, who became one of the most famous kickers in football history, was born with a right leg twisted backward. That’s right, his hamstring was in front; his knee was in back. This would become his kicking leg. His doctor, […]
Notes, quotes and an opinion or two, while preparing for another busy week at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. . . . One change in the C Spire Ferriss Trophy format this season. We’ll bring five finalists to the May 20 awards luncheon rather than the three we have in the past. Why? It’s […]
(Writer’s note: It was my good fortune to cover several Masters, enough that I lost count. Once I got to play the course. This is the story of that day.) ••• My caddy’s name was Jimmy. He never told me his last name.Jimmy was as skinny as a 1-iron, as wrinkled as a dollar bill […]
(The huge news Wednesday was that Ole Miss, Mississippi State and ESPN are moving the 2013 Egg Bowl back to Thanksgiving night. Most fans like the idea, some don’t. Most sport writers would tell you they would prefer Thanksgiving afternoon. Sports writers always, always prefer day games. My take: The two Mississippi schools can’t turn […]
The black and white photograph above speaks far more than a thousand words. There’s young, strapping 24-year-old Boo Ferriss, about to pitch Game Three of the World Series at Boston’s Fenway Park. He locks eyes and shares smiles with his mother, Lellie Meadow Ferriss, while his lovely 19-year-old sister, Martha Anne Ferriss, revels in the […]
My brother Bobby and I were born 21 months apart. We played little league baseball together for Moose Lodge in Hattiesburg. A couple times, I think, we got hits in the same game. That was cool. Later we worked together at the same newspaper for years and years. That was a blessing. And that is […]
