The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

. The

hall of fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

was established in 1961 and is currently located in a museum that displays the achievements of Mississippi athletes. The museum opened on July 4, 1996. It is opposite the Smith-Wills Stadium, former home of several minor-league baseball teams.

Museum

Among the exhibits in the museum are the " Dizzy Dean Museum", the "

Viking Classic The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season. The tournament has been part of the P ...

Exhibit", which gives the history of Mississippi's PGA golf tournament (now known as the

Sanderson Farms Championship The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season. The tournament has been part of the ...

, and the "Wendy's High School Gallery", which recognizes the

Wendy's High School Heisman The Heisman High School Scholarship in the past known as Wendy's High School Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (also known as the Wendy's High School Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is a prestigious award ...

winners from Mississippi, as well as past and current state champions.

Hall of fame procedures

* Selection guidelines: See footnote * Eligibility requirements: See footnote

Inductees

For list of inductees by sport, see footnote For list of inductees by year, see footnote For alphabetical list of inductees, see footnote

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, 1987 * Warner Alford, 2003 * Pop Allen, 1994 *

Lance Alworth Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940), nicknamed “Bambi”, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) an ...

, 1988 * Charles Armstrong, 1976 *

Henry Armstrong Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 24, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisi ...

, 2010 * Bonner Arnold, 1978 * Jim Ashmore, 1983 ;B * Johnny Baker, 1984 * Lee Baker, 2004 *

Coolidge Ball Coolidge Ball (November 6, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was an American businessman and basketball player who was the first African American athlete to play any sport at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford, Mississippi. He played fo ...

, 2008 * Calvin Barbour, 1975 *

Lem Barney Lemuel Joseph Barney (September 8, 1945) is a former American football player. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, he played college football at Jackson State from 1964 to 1966. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football Leag ...

, 1986 *

Doby Bartling McNeil "Doby" Bartling Jr. (June 1, 1913 – October 9, 1992) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as head football coach at Vanderbilt University from 1944 to 1945 and at Millsaps College from ...

, 1977 * J.E Baxter, 1969 * James "Cool Papa" Bell, 1995 *

Mickey Bellande Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name or nickname Men * Mickey Andrews (bor ...

, 1974 * Verlon Marion Biggs, 2002 * J.T. "Blondy" Black, 1976 *

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, 2019 *

Thermon Blacklidge Thermon Talmadge "Blackie" Blacklidge (March 19, 1920 – July 6, 1972) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season and averaged 4.6 points p ...

, 1971 *

Bernard Blackwell Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

, 2001 *

Courtney Blades-Rogers Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gât ...

, 2012 *

Felix "Doc" Blanchard Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) was an American football player and serviceman who became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award, and was the first football player to win the James E. ...

, 1994 *

Don Blasingame Donald Lee Blasingame (March 16, 1932 – April 13, 2005), nicknamed "Blazer", was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955–1959), San Francisco Giants (1960� ...

, 1980 * Ruthie Bolton, 2014 *

Ralph Boston Ralph Harold Boston (born May 9, 1939) is a retired American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the barrier in the long jump. Early years and education Boston was born in Laurel, Mississippi. ...

, 1976 * Jeff Bower, 2009 * Denver Brackeen, 1982 * Robert Braddy, 2017 *

Leon Bramlett Leon Crow Bramlett Jr. (September 17, 1923 – October 19, 2015) was an American farmer, football player, and politician. Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he briefly played football at the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama bef ...

, 1988 * Cowboy Brantley, 2011 *

Robert Brazile Robert Lorenzo Brazile Jr. (born February 7, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Dr. Doom", Brazile played from 1975 to 1984 for the Houston Oilers and w ...

, 2007 * Billy Brewer, 2018 *

Johnny Brewer Johnny Lee Brewer (March 8, 1937 – May 27, 2011) was an American football tight end and linebacker in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. Brewer was a fourth ...

, 2004 *

Sean Brewer Sean Eric Brewer (born October 5, 1977) is a former professional American football tight end. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. Brewer ...

, 2016 * Bobby Brien, 1985 *

Allen Brown Allen Brown (March 2, 1943 – January 27, 2020) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. Early years He attended Natchez High S ...

, 2010 * Ray Brown, 2006 * Willie Brown, 1995 * Jackson Brumfield, 2001 *

Bill Buckner William Joseph Buckner (December 14, 1949 – May 27, 2019) was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams from through , most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red ...

, 2013 * Ju Burghard, 1970 *

Ode Burrell Ode Burrell Jr. (September 15, 1939 – February 28, 2009) was an American football player. A halfback, he played high school football at Durant, Mississippi college football at Mississippi State University, where he was the MVP of the Libert ...

, 1997 *

Guy Bush Guy Terrell Bush (August 23, 1901 – July 2, 1985) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, nicknamed ''the Mississippi Mudcat.'' Bush played in the major leagues from 1923 to 1938 and again in 1945. The pitcher played fo ...

, 1973 ;C * Lindy Callahan, 2004 * Buck Cameron, 1987 * Mack Cameron, 1999 * Jack Carlisle, 2004 *

Jim Carmody James Edward Carmody Jr. (August 24, 1933–January 5, 2023) was a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1982 to 1987, compiling a career record of 37–29. C ...

, 2009 * James Ray Carpenter, 2003 *

Marino Casem Marino H. "The Godfather" Casem (June 23, 1934 – April 25, 2020) was an American college football coach and athletic administrator. He served as the head coach at Alabama State University (1963), Alcorn State University (1964–1985), and S ...

, 1994 *

Gene Chadwick In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian inheritance#History, Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanin ...

, 1973 * William "Billy" Chadwick, 2005 * Van Chancellor, 2005 * Lloyd Clark, 2006 *

Will Clark William Nuschler Clark Jr. (born March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, an ...

, 2008 * Robert "Ace" Cleveland, 1998 *

Rick Cleveland Rick Cleveland is an American television writer, playwright, and monologist, best known for writing on the HBO original series '' Six Feet Under'' and NBC's ''The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama televis ...

, 2017 * Leroy Braxton "Roy" Cochran, 1997 *

Bob Coleman Robert Hunter Coleman (September 26, 1890 – July 16, 1959) was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball. During a career that extend ...

, 2010 *

Reggie Collier Reginald C. Collier (born May 14, 1961) is a former professional American football quarterback. Best known as a dynamic college football star, he had a short-lived professional career in both the United States Football League and National Footbal ...

, 2008 * Bobby Collins, 2000 *

Charlie Conerly Charles Albert Conerly Jr. (September 19, 1921 – February 13, 1996) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hal ...

, 1966 * Eugenia Conner, 2017 * Hamp Cook, 1996 *

Johnie Cooks Johnie Earl Cooks (born November 23, 1958) is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Baltimore Colts as the second overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'4", . linebacker from Mississippi State University, Coo ...

, 2004 * Hunter Corhern, 1989 * Paul Covington, 2008 *

Harry Craft Harry Francis Craft (April 19, 1915 – August 3, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Born in Ellisville, Mississippi, he was a center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937 to 1942. Craft attended Mississippi Colleg ...

, 1975 * A.G. Crawford, 1972 * Eddie Crawford, 2012 *

Bobby Crespino Robert C. "Bobby" Crespino (January 11, 1938 – July 29, 2013) was an American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Born in Duncan, Mississippi, he played college f ...

, 1994 *

Jack Cristil Jacob Sanford "Jack" Cristil (December 10, 1925 – September 7, 2014) was the long-time radio voice of Mississippi State University Bulldog men's basketball and football. Over his 58-year tenure (1953–2011), Cristil called 636 football game ...

, 1991 *

Hugh Critz Hugh Critz (December 21, 1876 – 1939) was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1930–1934. It was during his tenure that the Mississippi Legislature renamed the school Mississippi State University. Prior ...

, 1963 * Doug Cunningham, 2014 ;D * Roland Dale, 1995 *

Jim Davenport James Houston Davenport (August 17, 1933 – February 18, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball infielder, primarily a third baseman, who played his entire career—over 1,500 games—with the San Francisco Giants (1958–1970). He also ma ...

, 1983 * Wobble Davidson, 1986 *

Art Davis Arthur David Davis (December 6, 1934 – July 29, 2007) was a double-bassist, known for his work with Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach. Biography Davis was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United Stat ...

, 1981 *

Harper Davis Julius Harper Davis Jr. (December 11, 1925 – December 26, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). Davis s ...

, 1980 *

Eagle Day Herman Sidney "Eagle" Day (October 2, 1932 – February 22, 2008) was an American punter (American football), punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and quarterback in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blu ...

, 1981 *

Dizzy Dean Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...

, 1990 * Mike Dennis, 2015 * Hill Denson, 2008 *

Hanford Dixon Hanford Dixon (born December 25, 1958) is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire career (1981–1989) for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Dixon made the Pro Bowl three times, in 1986, 1987 and 1988. He was ...

, 2005 * Kayo Dottley, 1971 *

Frank Dowsing Frank D. Dowsing (September 3, 1951 - July 11, 1994) was the first African-American to play football for both Tupelo High School and Mississippi State University. History In the fall of 1967, Tupelo instituted a "choice" system, whereby students a ...

, 2010 *

Jim Dunaway James Kenneth Dunaway (September 3, 1941 – May 12, 2018) was an American football player. A defensive tackle, he played college football at the University of Mississippi, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffal ...

, 1990 *

Marcus Dupree Marcus L. Dupree (born May 22, 1964) is a former American football player. He was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where his playing in high school attracted national attention. A highly touted and sought-after college football re ...

, 2017 ;E * Rita Gail Easterling, 2011 *

Hal Easterwood Harold Boyd "Hal" Easterwood (October 14, 1932 - August 13, 2005) was an American football player. Easterwood played college football at the center position for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football The Mississippi State Bulldogs football ...

, 2005 * Jim Edwards, 1966 *

T.B. Ellis Tellis Burthorne Ellis Jr. (May 26, 1912 – March 15, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. He led the Tigers to a 24–21–3 record from 1946 to ...

, 2002 *

Doug Elmore James Douglas Elmore (December 15, 1939 – June 28, 2002) was an American football Punter (American football), punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stam ...

, 1993 *

Buddy Elrod Ervin B. "Buddy" Elrod (October 28, 1918 – June 13, 1998) was an American football player. He attended the Mississippi State University and played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. He played at the end positi ...

, 1975 ;F * Jess Fatheree, 1964 *

Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 201 ...

, 2015 *

Rockey Felker Rockey Felker (born February 1, 1953) is a former quarterback, head football coach, and retired as director of player personnel for Mississippi State University, in Starkville, Mississippi after the 2017 season. After serving three different stin ...

, 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 *

Mary Gallagher Mary Gallagher is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, actress, director and teacher. For six years, she was artistic director of Gypsy, a theatre company in the Hudson Valley, New York, which collaborated with many artists to crea ...

, 2019 * K. P. Gatchell, 1966 * Smylie Gebhart, 1985 *

Joe Gibbon Joseph Charles Gibbon (April 10, 1935 – February 20, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he spent all or parts of 13 seasons (1960–72) in Major League Baseball as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, ...

, 1979 *

Jake Gibbs Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs (born November 7, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971. Although Gibbs was the regular starting catcher for New York in 1967 and 1968, h ...

, 1976 * Kline Gilbert, 1977 *

Jimmie Giles Jimmie Giles, Jr. (born November 8, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alcorn State University and was selected by the Houston Oil ...

, 2013 *

Jennifer Gillom Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom (born June 13, 1964) is an American former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002, before finishing her playing career with the Los Angeles ...

, 2008 * Peggie Gillom, 1998 *

Gerald Glass Gerald Damon Glass (born November 12, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. Graduating from Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood at the age of sixteen, Glass went to Delta State University. Alcorn State University coach Da ...

, 2013 *

Tom Goode Tom Goode may refer to: * Tom Goode (American football) (1938–2015) American football player, coach, and administrator * Tom Goode (politician) (1900–1983), Canadian politician See also * Thomas Goode (disambiguation) * Goode (name) ...

, 1990 * Bill Goodrich, 2005 * W. C. Gorden, 1997 * Country Graham, 1963 * Larry Grantham, 1980 * Mildrette Netter Graves, 2003 * Hugh Green, 2009 *

Reed Green Bernard Reed Green (December 12, 1911 – February 1, 2002) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from ...

, 1966 *

L. C. Greenwood L. C. Henderson Greenwood (September 8, 1946September 29, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). College career Born and raised in Canton, Mi ...

, 1996 * Jack Gregory, 2000 * Paul Gregory, 1982 * Wilburn Glynn Griffing, 2002 * Sue Gunter, 2003 *

Ray Guy William Ray Guy (December 22, 1949 – November 3, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a punter for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Guy was a first-team All-American selection ...

, 1994 ;H * Goat Hale, 1961 * Parker Hall, 1970 * Sam Hall, 2012 * Slats Hardin, 1991 * Earnest Harrington, 2013 *

Lusia Harris-Stewart Lusia Mae Harris (February 10, 1955 – January 18, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women's basketball. She played for Delta State University and won three consecutive Ass ...

, 1990 * Lou Hart, 2007 *

Bob Hartley Robert "Bob" Hartley (born September 7, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He most recently served as the head coach of Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has additionally coached the Latvia men's national ...

, 1994 * Willie Heidelburg, 2016 * 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 James Kent Hull (January 13, 1961 – October 18, 2011) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League and United States Football League, more precisely a center for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and Buffalo Bi ...

, 2003 * Doug Hutton, 1995 ;I * Joe S. Iupe, Jr., 2005 ;J *

Anna Jackson Anna Jackson (born 1967) is a New Zealand poet, fiction and non-fiction writer and an academic. Biography Jackson grew up in Auckland and now lives in Wellington. She has an MA from the University of Auckland and a DPhil from Oxford University ...

, 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 Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from to , most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs where, he was a six-time Al ...

, 1984 *

Tyrone Keys Tyrone Keys (born October 24, 1960) is a former professional American football player who played defensive end for six seasons for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers. He was a member of the Bears team that won Sup ...

, 2009 *

Eddie Khayat Edward Michel Khayat (born September 14, 1935) is a thirty-five year National Football League veteran, ten years as a player (117 game total) and twenty-five as a coach. He was a starting defensive tackle for the victorious Philadelphia Eagles ...

, 2004 *

Robert Khayat Robert Conrad Khayat (born April 18, 1938) was the 15th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi. He also played American football as a placekicker, guard, and center for Ole Miss and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washingt ...

, 2000 *

Bruiser Kinard Frank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. (October 23, 1914 – September 7, 1985) was an American football tackle and coach and university athletic administrator. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1951 and i ...

, 1961 * Mike Kinnison, 2011 * Steve Knight, 2015 * Ike Knox, Jr., 1964 * Sylvia Howell Krebs, 1996 ;L *

Wendell Ladner Wendell Ladner (October 6, 1948 – June 24, 1975) was an American professional basketball player most notable for his playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1970 to 1975. Ladner was born in Necaise Crossing, Hancock Co ...

, 1988 * A.C. "Butch" Lambert, Sr., 2000 * Jimmy Lear, 1991 * Hal Lee, 1974 *

Earl Leggett Earl Franklin Leggett (March 5, 1933 – May 15, 2008) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Louisian ...

, 2002 *

Sam Leslie Samuel Andrew Leslie (July 26, 1905 – January 21, 1979), nicknamed "Sambo", was a first baseman for Major League Baseball's New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1929 to 1938. A left-hander, Leslie played ten years in the Major League as ...

, 1968 * D.D. Lewis, 1987 * Ken Lindsay, 2001 * Freddie Little, 1995 * James Harol Lofton, 1999 * Carla Lowry, 1985 ;M BuddyMyerGoudeycard

* Carl Maddox, 1989 * Jeffrey Malone, 2012 * Con Maloney, 2011 *

Archie Manning Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and al ...

, 1989 *

Fred McAfee Fred Lee McAfee (born June 20, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) He played for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Bu ...

, 2015 * Deuce McAllister, 2014 *

Babe McCarthy James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy (October 1, 1923 – March 17, 1975), was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi. McCarthy may best be remembered for Mississippi State's appearan ...

, 1974 * Jimmie McDowell, 1999 * Bucky McElroy, 1981 *

David McIntosh David McIntosh may refer to: * David McIntosh (''Gladiators'') (born 1985), English actor * David McIntosh (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer * Dave McIntosh (1925–1995), Scottish footballer * David Gregg McIntosh David Gregg McInt ...

, 1973 *

Allyn McKeen Allyn McKeen (January 26, 1905 – September 13, 1978) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at West Tennessee State Normal School, now the University of Memphis, from 1937 to 1938 and at Mississippi State Colle ...

, 1977 *

Eric McNair Donald Eric McNair (April 12, 1909 – March 11, 1949) was a Major League Baseball shortstop from 1929 to 1942. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox. McNair became an everyday player w ...

, 1963 *

Steve McNair Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),Steve McNair Found Dead
...

, 2014 *

Shorty McWilliams Thomas Edward "Shorty" McWilliams (May 12, 1926 – January 9, 1997) was an American football player who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the eighth roun ...

, 1963 * Eddie Merrins, 2000 *

Abe Mickal Ibrahim Khalil "Abe" Mickal ( – September 20, 2001) was a Lebanese-American college football player and a doctor. He played as a halfback for the LSU Tigers football team of Louisiana State University, where he was notable for his passing s ...

, 1985 *

Cary Middlecoff Emmett Cary Middlecoff (January 6, 1921 – September 1, 1998) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961. His 39 Tour wins place him tied for tenth all-time, and he won three major championships. Middlecoff graduated a ...

, 1996 * Mary Mills, 1987 * Crawford Mims, 1995 * Willie Mitchell, 1966 * Bilbo Monaghan, 1996 * John Montgomery, 1974 *

Wilbert Montgomery Wilbert Montgomery (born September 16, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions. He was also the running ...

, 2019 *

Bucky Moore William Elton "Bucky" Moore (May 5, 1905 – December 18, 1980) was an American football player who played two seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at Loyola Unive ...

, 1965 * Robert Morgan, 2009 * George Morris, 1983 * Dot Easterwood Murphy, 1999 *

Buddy Myer Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer (March 16, 1904 – October 31, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from through . A two-time All-Star, Myer was notable for being the American ...

, 1971 * Larry Myricks, 2001 ;N * Thomas Neville, Jr., 1984 * Jack Nix, 1988 *

Dudy Noble Clark Randolph "Dudy" Noble (May 6, 1893 – February 2, 1963) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. College Born in Learned, Mississippi, Noble attended Mississip ...

, 1961 ;O *

Roy Oswalt Roy Edward Oswalt (; born August 29, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Oswalt played for the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Houston Astros. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texa ...

, 2019 * Don Owens, 2004 ;P *

Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964) is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. H ...

, 2012 * Corky Palmer, 2011 *

Jackie Parker John Dickerson "Jackie" Parker (January 1, 1932 – November 7, 2006) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He was an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League ...

, 1972 *

Claude Passeau Claude William Passeau (April 9, 1909 – August 30, 2003) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1935 through 1947, Passeau played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1935), Philadelphia Phillies (1936–39) and Chicago Cubs ( ...

, 1964 *

Jimmy Patton James Russell Patton (born September 29, 1933 – December 22, 1972) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-P ...

, 1972 *

Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played ...

, 1993 * Hugh Pepper, 1977 *

Ray Perkins Walter Ray Perkins (November 6, 1941 – December 9, 2020) was an American football coach and player. He played as a wide receiver for the University of Alabama and Baltimore Colts. He later worked as a football coach for 28 years, including sti ...

, 1998 *

Bubba Phillips John Melvin "Bubba" Phillips (February 24, 1928 – June 22, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman from Macon, Mississippi. He played for ten seasons on the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians, fro ...

(John Melvin Phillips), 1972 * George Pillow, 1983 *

Ron Polk Ronald George Polk (born January 12, 1944) is an American professional coach in NCAA Division I college baseball. He was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered to be the "Father of Southeastern Conference Basebal ...

, 1998 * Barney Poole, 1965 * J.E. "Buster" Poole, 1964 * Ray Poole, 1968 *

Johnny Pott John Francis Pott (born November 6, 1935) is an American professional golfer. Pott was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and reared in southern Mississippi, where he learned to play golf on the course where his father was the club professional. He ...

, 1993 * Jay Powell, 2017 *

Richard Price Richard Price (23 February 1723 – 19 April 1791) was a British moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician. He was also a political reformer, pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the French ...

, 2019 * Ennis Proctor, 2012 * Vic Purvis, 2006 ;R *

Walter Reed Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than ...

, 1999 * Anton Reel, 2006 *

Andy Reese Andrew Jackson Reese (February 7, 1904 – January 10, 1966) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants, appearing at all four infield and all three outfield positio ...

, 1969 * Joe Renfroe, 1982 * Nick Revon, 1985 *

Jerry Rice Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. Known primarily as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, winning three championsh ...

, 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 Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawyer, ...

, 1992 * Donald Scott, 1963 * George "Boomer" Scott, 2007 * George Sekul, 2002 *

Billy Shaw William Lewis Shaw (born December 15, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football with the Georgia Tech Yellow J ...

, 1996 *

Jackie Sherrill Jackie Wayne Sherrill (born November 28, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Washington State University (1976), the University of Pittsburgh (1977–1981), Texas A&M University (1982–1988), a ...

, 2016 *

Purvis Short Purvis Short (born July 2, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who played with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1990. A 6'7" small for ...

, 1999 * Jackie Slater, 2003 * Calvin Smith, 2014 * Larry Smith, 2016 * Ralph "Catfish" Smith, 2002 *

Riley Smith Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series '' 24'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' 90210'', ''True Blood'' and '' The Messengers'', and starring roles on the ...

, 1984 *

Tad Smith Thomas Sidney "Tad" Smith, Jr. (born June 1965) is an American businessman, the former president and chief executive officer of Sotheby's. Smith is also an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. Education Smith gra ...

, 1969 * Leroy "L.T." Smith, 1998 *

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, 2010 * William Spencer, 1968 * Jack Spinks, 1984 * Billy Stacy, 1979 * Bob Stevens, 2003 * Hook Stone, 1967 *

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, 2018 *

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, 1978 ;T * Michael D. "Mike" Taylor, 1997 *

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, 1971 *

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, 1976 *

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, 1980 * Sam Vick, 1967 ;W * Lily Wade, 1974 * Gerald "Gee" Walker, 1969 * Joe Walker, 2018 *

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, 1971 *

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, 1979 *

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, 1981 * Dave Whitney, Sr., 1991 * "Gentle" Ben Williams, 1997 * Richard Williams, 2014 *

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, 2011 *

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, 1969 * Spec Wilson, 1967 *

Sammy Winder Sammy Winder (born July 15, 1959) is a former professional American football running back who spent his entire professional career playing for the Denver Broncos, from 1982 to 1990. The son of a farmer, Winder played his high school football at M ...

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References

External links

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
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Alabama-Mississippi Chapter
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) National Lacrosse Hall of Fame {{State sports halls of fame * Sports museums in Mississippi Halls of fame in Mississippi State sports halls of fame in the United States All-sports halls of fame Sports in Jackson, Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Mississippi Awards established in 1961 Buildings and structures completed in 1996