Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The hall of fame was established in 1961^[1] and is currently located in a museum that displays the achievements of Mississippi athletes. The museum opened on July 4, 1996.^[2] It is opposite the Smith-Wills Stadium, home of the Central League's Jackson Senators minor-league baseball team.^[2][3]

Museum

Among the exhibits in the museum are the "Dizzy Dean Museum", the "Viking Classic Exhibit", which gives the history of Mississippi's PGA golf tournament, and the "Wendy's High School Gallery", which recognizes the Wendy's High School Heisman winners from Mississippi, as well as past and current state champions.^[4]

Hall of fame procedures

Selection guidelines

See footnote^[5]

Eligibility requirements

See footnote^[6]

Inductees

For list of inductees by sport, see footnote^[7]

For list of inductees by year, see footnote^[1]

For alphabetical list of inductees, see footnote^[8]

A–J

A Billy Ray Adams, 1987 Warner Alford, 2003 Pop Allen, 1994 Lance Alworth, 1988 Charles Armstrong, 1976 Bonner Arnold, 1978 Jim Ashmore, 1986 B Johnny Baker, 1986 Lee Baker, 2004 Coolidge Ball, 2008 Calvin Barbour, 1975 Lem Barney, 1986 Doby Bartling, 1977 James Baxter, 1969 James "Cool Papa" Bell, 1995 Mickey Bellande, 1974 Verlon Marion Biggs, 2002 J.T. "Blondy" Black, 1976 Thermon Blacklidge, 1971 Bernard Blackwell, 2001 Felix "Doc" Blanchard, 1994 Don Blasingame, 1980 Ralph Boston, 1976 Denver Brackeen, 1982 Leon Bramlett, 1988 Robert Brazile, 2007 Johnny Brewer, 2004 Bobby Brien, 1985 Ray Brown, 2006 Willie Brown, 1995 Jackson Brumfield, 2001 Ju Burghard, 1970 Ode Burrell, 1997 Guy Bush, 1973 C Lindy Callahan, 2004 Buck Cameron, 1983 Mack Cameron, 1999 Jack Carlisle, 2004 James Ray Carpenter, 2003 Marino Casem, 1994 Gene Chadwick, 1973 William "Billy" Chadwick, 2006 Van Chancellor, 2005 Lloyd Clark, 2006 Will Clark, 2008 Robert "Ace" Cleveland, 1998 Leroy Braxton "Roy" Cochran, 1997 Reggie Collier, 2008 Bobby Collins, 2000 Charlie Conerly, 1966 Hamp Cook, 1996 Johnie Cooks, 2004 Hunter Corhern, 1989 Paul Covington, 2008 Harry Craft, 1975 A.G. Crawford, 1 972 Bobby Crespino, 1994 Jack Cristil, 1991 Hugh Critz, 1963 D Roland Dale, 1995 Jim Davenport, 1983 Wobble Davidson, 1986 Art Davis, 1981 Harper Davis, 1980 Eagle Day, 1981 Dizzy Dean, 1990 Hill Denson, 2008 Hanford Dixon, 2005 Kayo Dottley, 1971 Jim Dunaway, 1990

E Hal Easterwood, 2005 Jim Edwards, 1966 T.B. Ellis, 2002 Doug Elmore, 1993 Buddy Elrod, 1975 F Jess Fatheree, 1964 Brett Favre, 2015 Nollie Felts, 1967 Dave "Boo" Ferriss, 1964 Agnes Fitz-Hugh, 1975 Charlie Flowers, 1985 Lee Floyd, 1991 Joe Fortunato, 1978 Bill Foster, 2003 Bobby Franklin, 2005 Doss Fulton, 1986 G Tranny Gaddy, 1965 K.P. Gatchell, 1966 Smylie Gebhart, 1987 Joe Gibbon, 1979 Jake Gibbs, 1976 Kline Gilbert, 1977 Jennifer Gillom, 2008 Peggie Gillom, 1998 Tom Goode, 1982 Bill Goodrich, 2005 W.C. Gorden, 1997 Country Graham, 1963 Larry Grantham, 1980 Mildrette Netter Graves, 2003 Reed Green, 1966 L. C. Greenwood, 1996 Jack Gregory, 2000 Paul Gregory, 1982 Wilburn Glynn Griffing, 2002 Sue Gunter, 2003 Ray Guy, 1994 H Goat Hale, 1961 Parker Hall, 1970 Slats Hardin, 1991 Lou Hart, 2007 Bob Hartley, 1994 Marion L. Henley, 1993 Carolyn Henry, 2002 W.E. "Slew" Hester, 1968 Gene Hickerson, 1979 Stan Hindman, 1988 Dick Hitt, 1965 Joel Hitt, 1972 Dobie Holden, 1970 Junie Hovious, 1967 Bailey Howell, 1977 Kent Hull, 2003 Doug Hutton, 1995 I Joe S. Iupe, Jr., 2005 J Harold Jackson, 1989 Bert Jenkins, 1999 M.C. Johnson, 1978 Samye Johnson, 2002 Orsmond Jordan, Jr., 2001

K–Z

K Doug Kenna, Jr., 1970 Don Kessinger, 1984 Eddie Khayat, 2004 Robert Khayat, 2000 Bruiser Kinard, 1961 Ike Knox, Jr., 1964 Sylvia Howell Krebs, 1996 L Wendell Ladner, 1988 A.C. "Butch" Lambert, Sr., 2000 Jimmy Lear, 1991 Hal Lee, 1974 Earl Leggett, 2002 Sam Leslie, 1968 D.D. Lewis, 1987 Ken Lindsay, 2001 Freddie Little, 1995 James Harol Lofton, 1999 Carla Lowry, 1985 M All Star Buddy Myer Carl Maddox, 1989 Archie Manning, 1989 Babe McCarthy, 1974 Jimmie McDowell, 1999 Bucky McElroy, 1981 David McIntosh, 1973 Allyn McKeen, 1977 Eric McNair, 1963 Shorty McWilliams, 1963 Eddie Merrins, 2000 Abe Mickal, 1985 Cary Middlecoff, 1996 Mary Mills, 1987 Crawford Mims, 1995 Willie Mitchell, 1966 Bilbo Monaghan, 1996 John Montgomery, 1974 Bucky Moore, 1965 George Morris, 1983 Dot Easterwood Murphy, 1999 Buddy Myer, 1971 Larry Myricks, 2001 N Thomas Neville, Jr., 1984 Jack Nix, 1988 Dudy Noble, 1961 O Don Owens, 2004 P Jackie Parker, 1972 Claude Passeau, 1964 Jimmy Patton, 1972 Walter Payton, 1993 Hugh Pepper, 1977 Ray Perkins, 1998 Bubba Phillips (John Melvin Phillips), 1972 George Pillow, 1983 Ron Polk, 1998 Barney Poole, 1965 J.E. "Buster" Poole, 1964 Ray Poole, 1968 Johnny Pott, 1993 Vic Purvis, 2006

R Walter Reed, 1999 Anton Reel, 2006 Andy Reese, 1969 Joe Renfroe, 1982 Nick Revon, 1985 Jerry Rice, 2007 Troy Ricks, 2007 Willie Richardson, 1979 Stanley Robinson, 1961 Charles Rugg, 2005 S Lester Sack, 1991 Billy Sam, 1965 Tom Sawyer, 1982 Don Scott, 1963 George "Boomer" Scott, 2007 George Sekul, 2002 Billy Shaw, 1996 Purvis Short, 2000 Jackie Slater, 2003 Ralph "Catfish" Smith, 2002 Riley Smith, 1984 Tad Smith, 1969 Leroy "L.T." Smith, 1998 W.O. Spencer, 1968 Jack Spinks, 1984 Billy Stacy, 1979 Bob Stevens, 2003 Lusia Harris-Stewart, 1990 Hook Stone, 1967 Red Stroud, 1990 Clyde Stuart, 1968 Scott Suber, 1993 Walter Suggs, 2006 Walter "Polie" Sullivan, 1973 Bull Sullivan, 1984 Tom Swayze, 1978 T Michael D. "Mike" Taylor, 1997 Pete Taylor, 1990 Marvin Terrell, 2001 Chuck Thomas, 1975 Willie Totten, 2004 MK Turk, 2005 U P. W. "Bear" Underwood, 1986 Delbert Bernard "Del" Unser, 1997 V B.O. Van Hook, 1981 Thad Vann, 1971 Johnny Vaught, 1976 Dorothy Vest, 1980 Sam Vick, 1967 W Margaret Wade, 1974 Gerald "Gee" Walker, 1969 Carl Walters, Sr., 1993 Fred Walters, 1971 Charlie Ward, 1979 Skeeter Webb, 1978 Hunter G. Weddington, 1983 Paul Wells, 1970 Willye White, 1981 Dave Whitney, Sr., 1991 "Gentle" Ben Williams, 1997 Pat Wilson, 1969 Spec Wilson, 1967 Sammy Winder, 1998

References

1. "Inductees (by year)". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
2. "About the Hall of Fame". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
3. "Smith-Wills Stadium". City of Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
4. "Exhibits". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
5. "Selection Guidelines". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
6. "Eligibility Requirements". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
7. "Inductees (by sport)". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
8. "Inductees (alphabetically)". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved November 29, 2008.

External links

• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - official website
• Alabama-Mississippi Chapter, (US Lacrosse) National Lacrosse Hall of Fame