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He was born and raised in Canton, Mississippi, but L.C. Greenwood never was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio. Such a shame. Such an injustice. Greenwood, a Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, died in Pittsburgh Sunday, reportedly of kidney failure. He was one of the greatest defensive ends in pro […]
Some days make you proud to be a Mississippian. Tuesday was one of those special ones. Our Tribute to Kent Hull was — as more than one person has said or written — “magical.” Everyone’s remembrances — John Bond’s, Marv Levy’s, Gov. Bryant’s and Jim Kelly’s — came from the heart. People laughed, people cried. […]
Consider this one vote for Fredi Gonzalez for Major League Baseball manager of the year. The Atlanta Braves have the best record in the baseball with a payroll that ranks 18th in MLB, behind even the Cubs. But that’s not why Fredi gets my vote, although winning the NL East with a payroll that is […]
Our new Kent Hull Exhibit at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Demand for seating at the Tribute to Kent Hull Banquet has been such that we’ve had to switch venues. Originally scheduled for the main arena of your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (seating capacity 240), the event has […]
Notes, quotes and an opinion or two, while wondering if former Mississippi Brave Freddie Freeman has a legit shot at National League MVP…. By the way, I think he should. When Freeman comes up in the clutch, he comes through more often than not. At our house we call him 4F: Freakin’ Fabulous Freddie Freeman. […]
I’m going to go out on a pretty stout limb here: The Ole Miss Rebels will be 2-0 when they travel to Austin to play the Texas Longhorns on Sept. 14. It will be, without question, one of the biggest early season games in recent Ole Miss football history. If the Rebels are not in […]
Your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is getting a facelift. We operate on our own dime and have for 17 years, but we do so in a state-owned building that is showing 17 years of wear and tear. Over the next year the state is helping us with a facelift, inside and out. […]
The late Kent Hull of Greenwood and Mississippi State embodied all we respect in an offensive lineman: strength, quickness, toughness, intelligence, intense work ethic and humility. The Kent Hull Trophy annually will go to the Mississippi college offensive lineman who most displays those traits that enabled Hull to play in three Pro Bowls, four […]
