Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction 2019
Six athletes and coaches were inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
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Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction
Rick Cleveland selected for Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
Mississippi most decorated sports writer and Mississippi Today's sports columnist Rick Cleveland was chosen as apart of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Along with Cleveland, legendary running back Marcus Dupree was also apart of the class that will be formally inducted in August 2017. The other four members are winning SWAC baseball coach at Jackson State Bob Braddy, former Ole Miss women's basketball player Eugenia Conner, former Alcorn University standout and Baltimore Ravens defensive backs coach Leslie Frazier, and former MSU and MLB pitcher Jay Powell.
2014 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame induction
6 new inductees were celebrated at the 2014 Mississippi Sports hall of fame induction on Friday night at the Hilton hotel in Jackson. Subscribe to WAPT on YouTube now for more:
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Mississippi sports legends inducted into MS Hall Of Fame
Bob Braddy, Rick Cleveland, the late Eugenia Conner, Marcus Dupree, Leslie Frazier, Jay Powell
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Favre headlines 2015 class of the Mississippi Sports hall of fame
Southern Miss and NFL legend Brett Favre headlined the six inductees of this year's Mississippi sports hall of fame class on Saturday night. Subscribe to WAPT on YouTube now for more:
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2018 CMN Champion Named at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
Produced by Jim Albritton | A Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children patient with the heart and determination of a champion, KJ Fields was recently announced as Mississippi's 2018 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion. Helping to make the proclamation were Miss Mississippi Anne Elizabeth Buys, Mississippi First Lady Deborah Bryant and The University of Southern Mississippi mascot Seymour.
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Embassy Suites Jackson - North/Ridgeland - Ridgeland Hotels, Mississippi
Embassy Suites Jackson - North/Ridgeland 3 Stars Hotel in Ridgeland, Mississippi - USA Within US Travel Directory Renaissance at Colony Park is a short walk from this Ridgeland, Mississippi hotel.
The non-smoking hotel offers a free daily hot breakfast and on-site dining at the Flying Spoons restaurant.
Every suite at the Embassy Suites Jackson – North/Ridgeland features a flat-screen LCD TV.
A microwave and a mini-refrigerator are available in each suite.
The suites also are equipped with an iPod docking station.
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame is minutes from the Jackson Embassy Suites.
The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Annendale Golf and Country Club are also within driving distance of the hotel.
Embassy Suites Jackson - North/Ridgeland - Ridgeland Hotels, Mississippi
Location in : 200 Township Place, MS 39157, Ridgeland, Mississippi
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Mississippi State's John Bond scores a TD in the 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl
John Bond scores on the first play in the 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl. Mississippi State defeated Kansas 10-0.
Hilton Jackson - Jackson Hotels, Mississippi
Hilton Jackson 3 Stars Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi Within US Travel Directory Situated in the heart of Mississippi's capital city, surrounded by popular attractions, shopping centers and businesses, this hotel offers a variety of exceptional free services, along with comfortable accommodations.
The Jackson-Evers International Airport is easily accessible from the Hilton Jackson with the free airport shuttle service.
The Jackson Zoo, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Museum of Natural Science can also be found only minutes from the hotel.
In addition to a central location, the Jackson Hilton also offers guests 3 on-site restaurants, a 24-hour fitness center and a convenience store.
The hotel also features a spacious courtyard swimming pool, complete with cabanas and poolside service.
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JSU football legend Willie Richardson dies at age 76
Jackson State football legend Willie Richardson passed away on Monday at the age of 76. He is a college football and Mississippi Sports hall of famer. Subscribe to WAPT on YouTube now for more:
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1981 Alabama - Mississippi
I have a slightly better quality version of the same tape but the first minutes of the tape were inadvertently lost before recording the second DVD. Recorded as Plays Only as the game was broadcast.
New Miss. State basketball coach greets fans
Rick Ray, the new Mississippi State University basketball coach, greets fans at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on Tuesday, April 3 in Jackson, Miss.
The Legend of Willie Satellite Totten
For the past few years, a college football legend had been roaming the sidelines on The Hill. As a player, Willie The Satellite Totten was a genius at the quarterback position during his days at Mississippi Valley State. But in order to understand how great willie totten was, you have to go back 30 plus years and hop on the Satellite Express.
In the 1980s, the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team was trying to find a make a splash, not only in the Southwestern athletic Conference, but also on the national scene. So then Valley Head Coach Archie Cooley aka the Gunslinger came up with the perfect idea for an unstoppable offense. One that he drew up in the dirt.
I said so what if i put four on this side and stack them, said Archie Cooley. One on this side and no back. How would you handle that?
Cooley envisioned a no-huddle offense with 5 wide receivers and no backs. Something that's common in today game of football, but wasn't even thought of in 1980s.
The Gunslinger knew he had the athletes at wide receiver to run the routes, but he needed a quarterback to conduct the offense. So he turned to an athlete who had signed with Delta Devils as a punter: Willie Totten
I was averaging 45 yards a punt and really that's how I got to Mississippi Valley, said Willie Totten.
I said to myself, he got the potential because when he shook my hand, he swallowed my hand, says Cooley. This boy got some big hands, so he should be able to throw this football.
So Coach Cooley gave Willie Totten and his BIG HANDS a shot at playing quarterback. Totten and his guys worked with the offense during camp, but honestly they never thought. it would be used in a game.
Actually at the time, we thought he was crazy because we never of anything like that, says Totten. We tried it and it worked the first couple of times we ran the play.
That's how it started, little by little, piece by piece and it all started from there, said Cooley.
And thus the Satellite Express was born. Totten and his crew were put up video game like numbers during the 1984 season. In three of their first four games, the Delta Devils scored 86, 77 and 63. Mostly because teams had a hard time matching up..
That was the first time they had seen that. We didn't have any film on that.
The Gunslinger's offense created mismatches all over the field. Especially when they put four wide receivers on one side and a single wide receiver at the bottom.That single wide receiver at the bottom was a guy that was all world, but you may know him as:
Jerry the World Rice. They felt that I could catch anything in the world. It was really nice.
Once we connected, it started snowballing from there.
Mississippi Valley's exposure was growing slightly, but on October 13, 1984, knowledge of the Delta Devils and satellite express would be taken to new heights. On that evening, Totten led his his squad into action against the Grambling State Tigers and their legendary head coach Eddie Robinson in the Innagural Circle City in Indianapolis..
When we stepped on that field, we didn't look at Grambling as being Grambling State University, we looked at them like they were the next opponent.
Totten eclipsed the 500 yard mark again while tossing 4 touchdowns in a 48-36 victory over Grambling. His favorite target that night was none other than Jerry Rice. He caught two of those t-d passes.
Jerry Rice, 62 yards touchdown!
That's when we started getting the national attention from around the country and made them say evidently they have something special going on down there, so let's go see what they're doing.
People from all over the world were coming to see this in action.
And by the time he left Mississippi Valley, Willie Totten had set 50 Division 1-AA passing records, some of them still stand today.
What those guys did at Mississippi Valley was innovative enough that it is changing college football today.
2016 MS Sports HoF Induction
6 new members join the MS Sports Hall of Fame Subscribe to WAPT on YouTube now for more:
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Olympians in the Metro
Pisgah High alum Tori Bowie and former Ole Miss rebel Sam Kendricks visit the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Jackson State vs Mississippi State (JSU halftime show)