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, former home of several minor-league baseball teams.^[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 (now known as the Sanderson Farms Championship, 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, football player, coach, and athletic director[9] Pop Allen, 1994, multi-sport athlete, coach and athletic director[10] Lance Alworth, 1988 Charles Armstrong, 1976 Henry Armstrong, 2010 Bonner Arnold, 1978, basketball player and coach[11][12] Jim Ashmore, 1983 B Johnny Baker, 1984 Lee Baker, 2004 Coolidge Ball, 2008 Calvin Barbour, 1975 Lem Barney, 1986 Doby Bartling, 1977 J.E Baxter, 1969, college football and basketball player, high school coach, World War II veteran, and state legislator[13] James "Cool Papa" Bell, 1995 Mickey Bellande, 1974 Verlon Marion Biggs, 2002 J.T. "Blondy" Black, 1976 Ricky Black, 2019 Thermon Blacklidge, 1971 Bernard Blackwell, 2001 Courtney Blades-Rogers, 2012 Felix "Doc" Blanchard, 1994 Don Blasingame, 1980 Ruthie Bolton, 2014 Ralph Boston, 1976 Maggie Bowen, 2022 Jeff Bower, 2009 Denver Brackeen, 1982, basketball player, coach, military officer, and administrator[14][15][16] Robert Braddy, 2017 Leon Bramlett, 1988 Cowboy Brantley, 2011 Robert Brazile, 2007 Billy Brewer, 2018 Johnny Brewer, 2004 Sean Brewer, 2016 Bobby Brien, 1985, tennis player[17] Debbie Brock, 2021 Allen Brown, 2010 Pete Brown, 2020 Ray Brown, 2006 Willie Brown, 1995 Jackson Brumfield, 2001, football player, coach, served in U.S. Army[18] Bill Buckner, 2013 Ju Burghard, 1970, three-sport college athlete and sports official / referee[19] Ode Burrell, 1997 Guy Bush, 1973 C Lindy Callahan, 2004 Buck Cameron, 1987, college track, football, and boxer, high school basketball and track coach[20] Mack Cameron, 1999 Jack Carlisle, 2004 Jim Carmody, 2009 James Ray Carpenter, 2003 Marino Casem, 1994 Gene Chadwick, 1973 William "Billy" Chadwick, 2005 Van Chancellor, 2005 Lloyd Clark, 2006 Will Clark, 2008 Robert "Ace" Cleveland, 1998 Rick Cleveland, 2017 Leroy Braxton "Roy" Cochran, 1997 Bob Coleman, 2010 Reggie Collier, 2008 Bobby Collins, 2000 Charlie Conerly, 1966 Eugenia Conner, 2017 Hamp Cook, 1996, football player, coach, and scout[21][22] Johnie Cooks, 2004 Hunter Corhern, 1989 Paul Covington, 2008 Harry Craft, 1975 A.G. Crawford, 1972 Eddie Crawford, 2012 Bobby Crespino, 1994 Jack Cristil, 1991 Hugh Critz, 1963 Doug Cunningham, 2014 D Roland Dale, 1995 Erick Dampier, 2021 Jim Davenport, 1983 Wobble Davidson, 1986 Art Davis, 1981 Harper Davis, 1980 Kermit Davis, 2022 Eagle Day, 1981 Dizzy Dean, 1990 David Dellucci, 2022 Mike Dennis, 2015 Hill Denson, 2008, baseball player and coach[23][24][25] Hanford Dixon, 2005 Kayo Dottley, 1971 Frank Dowsing, 2010 Jim Dunaway, 1990 Marcus Dupree, 2017

E Rita Easterling, 2011 Hal Easterwood, 2005 Jim Edwards, 1966[26] T.B. Ellis, 2002 Doug Elmore, 1993 Buddy Elrod, 1975 F Jess Fatheree, 1964 Brett Favre, 2015 Rockey Felker, 2019 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 Leslie Frazier, 2017 Doss Fulton, 1986 G Tranny Gaddy, 1965 Jim Gallagher Jr., 2022 Mary Gallagher, 2019 K. P. Gatchell, 1966 Smylie Gebhart, 1985 Joe Gibbon, 1979 Jake Gibbs, 1976 Kline Gilbert, 1977 Jimmie Giles, 2013 Jennifer Gillom, 2008 Peggie Gillom, 1998 Gerald Glass, 2013 Tom Goode, 1990 Bill Goodrich, 2005 W. C. Gorden, 1997 Country Graham, 1963 Larry Grantham, 1980 Mildrette Netter Graves, 2003 Hugh Green, 2009 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 Sam Hall, 2012 Slats Hardin, 1991 Earnest Harrington, 2013 Lusia Harris-Stewart, 1990 Lou Hart, 2007 Bob Hartley, 1994 Willie Heidelburg, 2016 Marion L. Henley, 1993 Carolyn Henry, 2002 Jeff Herrod, 2023 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 Lindsey Hunter, 2021 Doug Hutton, 1995 I Joe S. Iupe, Jr., 2005 J Anna Jackson, 2018 Harold Jackson, 1989 Kay James, 2016 Bert Jenkins, 1999 M.C. Johnson, 1978 Samye Johnson, 2002 Mike Jones, 2018 Orsmond Jordan, Jr., 2001

K–Z

K Doug Kenna, Jr., 1970 Don Kessinger, 1984 Tyrone Keys, 2009 Eddie Khayat, 2004 Robert Khayat, 2000 Bruiser Kinard, 1961 Mike Kinnison, 2011 Steve Knight, 2015 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 Barry Lyons, 2022 M All Star Buddy Myer Carl Maddox, 1989 Jeffrey Malone, 2012 Con Maloney, 2011 Archie Manning, 1989 Fred McAfee, 2015 Deuce McAllister, 2014 Babe McCarthy, 1974 Jimmie McDowell, 1999 Bucky McElroy, 1981 David McIntosh, 1973 Allyn McKeen, 1977 Eric McNair, 1963 Steve McNair, 2014 Shorty McWilliams, 1963 Eddie Merrins, 2000 Terrence Metcalf, 2021 Abe Mickal, 1985 Cary Middlecoff, 1996 Mary Mills, 1987 Crawford Mims, 1995 Willie Mitchell, 1966 Bilbo Monaghan, 1996 John Montgomery, 1974 Wilbert Montgomery, 2019 Bucky Moore, 1965 Robert Morgan, 2009 George Morris, 1983 Eric Moulds, 2022 Dot Easterwood Murphy, 1999 Buddy Myer, 1971 Larry Myricks, 2001 N Thomas Neville, Jr., 1984 Jack Nix, 1988 Dudy Noble, 1961 O Roy Oswalt, 2019 Don Owens, 2004 P Rafael Palmeiro, 2012 Corky Palmer, 2011 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 Jay Powell, 2017 Richard Price, 2019 Ennis Proctor, 2012 Vic Purvis, 2006

R Dave Randall, 2021 Walter Reed, 1999 Anton Reel, 2006 Andy Reese, 1969 Joe Renfroe, 1982 Nick Revon, 1985 Jerry Rice, 2007 Willie Richardson, 1979 Troy Ricks, 2007 Stanley Robinson, 1961 Langston Rogers, 2013 John Rubenstein, 2013 Charles Rugg, 2005 S Lester Sack, 1991 Billy Sam, 1965 Tom Sawyer, 1992 Donald Scott, 1963 George "Boomer" Scott, 2007 George Sekul, 2002 Billy Shaw, 1996 Jackie Sherrill, 2016 Purvis Short, 1999 Jackie Slater, 2003 Calvin Smith, 2014 Larry Smith, 2016 Ralph "Catfish" Smith, 2002 Riley Smith, 1984 Tad Smith, 1969 Leroy "L.T." Smith, 1998 Lake Speed, 2010 William Spencer, 1968 Jack Spinks, 1984 Billy Stacy, 1979 Bob Stevens, 2003 Hook Stone, 1967 Lafayette Stribling, 2018 John Stroud, 2009 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 Lewis Tillman, 2023 Kenneth Toler, 2010 Willie Totten, 2004 MK Turk, 2005 Bob Tyler, 2022 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 Lily Wade, 1974 Gerald "Gee" Walker, 1969 Joe Walker, 2018 Wesley Walls, 2016 Carl Walters, Sr., 1993 Fred Walters, 1971 Charlie Ward, 1979 Thomas "Randy" Watkins, 2021 Skeeter Webb, 1978 Hunter G. Weddington, 1983 Clarence Weatherspoon, 2015 Paul Wells, 1970 Gwen White, 2015 Willye White, 1981 Dave Whitney, Sr., 1991 "Gentle" Ben Williams, 1997 Richard Williams, 2014 Jerrel Wilson, 2011 Pat Wilson, 1969 Spec Wilson, 1967 Sammy Winder, 1998 James Wright, 2022 Archie Wright-Moore, 2018