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Not often do you answer the phone and the voice on the other end is a former NFL Coach of the Year. That happened to me a few minutes ago. “This is Wayne Fontes,” the retired coach said, “and I wanted to tell you how badly my wife and I want to be at your […]
This is the fifth in a series of six profiles of your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013 to be inducted Friday night at the Jackson Hilton as part of the BancorpSouth Induction Weekend. Langston Rogers, who has won virtutally every award and honor a sports information director can win, adds another honor […]
George “Boomer” Scott — the great Red Sox slugger from Greenville who famously called his home runs “taters” — died Sunday at his home in Greenville. He was 69. I met and interviewed Scott at his induction ceremonies into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and asked him why he called his home […]
Bobby Crespino, Ole Miss and NFL great and Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer and all-around great gentleman, died this morning following a long illness. What follows is a piece I wrote about Bobby for this website on his 75th birthday, Jan. 11. We will post details of services, which are pending. Funny the way your […]
This is the fourth in a series of looks at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013: Larry “Doc” Harrington this week becomes the first inductee into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, primarily as an athletic trainer. At Southern Miss, folks know Doc was much more than that. Says USM, MSHoF and […]
(This is the third of a series on your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum’s Class of 2013.) Gerald Glass became one of the greatest basketball players in the history of two Mississippi universities, Delta State and then Ole Miss. He also became a first round NBA draft pick and played professionally both in […]
(This is the second of a series about the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013. Today: Jimmie Giles.) Little known fact: Jimmie Giles, one of the greatest tight ends in pro football history, didn’t play college football at Alcorn State until he was a senior. His first love was baseball. There’s a good reason for […]
Over the next six days, we will feature the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2013 inductees in alphabetical order. First: Bill Buckner. Bill Buckner, for 25 years now, has headed Mississippi’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Under his leadership, FCA has grown exponentially. Buckner had no staff to begin with. He now has 21 […]
