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Ben Puckett was a big-time giver: to Mississippi State, to the U.S. Olympic effort, to your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, to his employees and to countless other causes and relief efforts. He grew up poor, made himself wealthy and then did all he could to make better the lives of other folks. […]
The name was enough to scare the bejeezus out of you, Archie Manning says: Dave “Deacon” Jones. Then there was his size: 6 feet, 5 inches and 275 muscular pounds. Then there was his speed. Says Manning, “In college I could get away from any defensive lineman. In the pros, I couldn’t run away from […]
Ben Puckett always seemed to this observer a force of nature. He was square-jawed and, in his younger years, barrel-chested with the forearms of a blacksmith. But it was not his physical appearance that made him seem such a powerful force. No, Ben Puckett believed in himself and he believed in his family. He did […]
(State plays Central Arkansas tonight in a winner-advances-loser-is-finished Regional championship game. Ask most Mississippi State fans about them most memorable Starkville Regional, they’ll go back to Burke Masters’ game-winning heroics. Must have been something, but I happened to be in Destin covering the SEC Spring Meetings at the time. My most memorable Starkville Regional came […]
The Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic is a great way to start off your July 4 holiday weekend. A family tradition for many, the 5K run/walk will start at 7:30 a.m. at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. A one mile fun run (for all ages) is also offered followed by a tot trot […]
So I was watching the Indiana Pacers somehow defeat the Miami Heat earlier this week when Ray Allen made this ridiculous, off-balance, falling out-of-bounds, heavily guarded 3-point shot to keep the Heat close. My first thought: How in the world can Ray Allen still be playing this game? My second thought: Back to the day […]
Joe Sanderson, CEO of Sanderson Farms, made a promise and a tribute during his remarks at the Sanderson Farms Championship Media Day at Annandale Wednesday. The promise: “Come rain or shine at this tournament, there will be lots of chicken!” Sanderson Farms is the third largest poultry producer in the U.S. The tribute: To 82-year-old […]
(I write a back-page column for Mississippi Sports Magazine, a widely distributed publication with a growing circulation that publishes six times a year. What follows is my column for the May/June issue. People who join the 200 Club, which is a lifetime membership to your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, receive a free, […]
