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Hunter Renfroe, 2013 C Spire Ferriss winner, is a Big Leaguer

Hunter Renfroe, 2013 C Spire Ferriss winner, is a Big Leaguer

Posted on: September 21,2016

2013 C Spire Ferriss Trophy winner Hunter Renfroe got the call Tuesday that seemed inevitable: The Crystal Springs native and former Mississippi State star is headed to the Major League San Diego Padres. Renfroe’s call-up marks the fifth former State player to be called up this season, joining Adam Frazier, who was called up by […]

2016 C Spire Conerly presentation slated for Clarksdale

2016 C Spire Conerly presentation slated for Clarksdale

Posted on: August 22,2016

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and C Spire will return to Clarksdale, the hometown of the award’s namesake, Charlie Conerly, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, to present the 2016 C Spire Conerly Trophy, which annually honors the state’s best college football player. The C Spire Conerly Trophy has been awarded since 1996, with […]

Cleveland Joining Mississippi Today

Cleveland Joining Mississippi Today

Posted on: August 18,2016

  By Bill Blackwell I am sure most of you are aware by now that Rick Cleveland, our former Executive Director is going back to the profession he loves, journalism. Rick started writing professionally at the tender age of 13 and has been gracing us with his wit and wisdom ever sense. Almost 5 years […]

Cleveland headed to Mississippi Today as columnist

Cleveland headed to Mississippi Today as columnist

Posted on: August 17,2016

Rick Cleveland, former executive director and current historian for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, is headed back into sports writing full-time. Cleveland will join the on-line news publication Mississippi Today as a sports columnist beginning Sept. 1. He will continue to write a weekly column for Mississippi newspapers syndicated through the Mississippi Press Association. […]

Kent Hull Golf Tournament set Sept. 15 at Deerfield

Kent Hull Golf Tournament set Sept. 15 at Deerfield

Posted on: August 11,2016

The third annual Kent Hull Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Kent Hull Foundation, will be held Sept. 15 at Deerfield Golf Club. The four-man scramble tournament is a fund-raiser that goes to support the annual Kent Hull Trophy for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and for Blair E. Batson UMMC Candlelighters. […]

Mossy Oak Golf Club, a golf masterpiece in the making…

Mossy Oak Golf Club, a golf masterpiece in the making…

Posted on: August 10,2016

WEST POINT — In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto’s expedition passed through or near here, moving westward through what became known as the Black Prairie in search of gold and silver. He found the Mississippi River instead. DeSoto crossed the nearby Tombigbee River, which scarcely prepared him for the mighty Mississippi a few weeks […]

"Wee Willie" Heidelburg was USM's 143-pound giant

"Wee Willie" Heidelburg was USM's 143-pound giant

Posted on: July 29,2016

This is the last of a six-part series about the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. JACKSON — Forty-six years have passed since Wee Willie Heidelburg jitterbugged into the end zone twice to help 50-point underdog Southern Miss defeat undefeated Ole Miss and Archie Manning 30-14 on the then-brand new Astroturf at Oxford. […]

Larry Smith: He epitomized Dave Whitney's Alcorn Braves

Larry Smith: He epitomized Dave Whitney's Alcorn Braves

Posted on: July 27,2016

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 […]