2010 inductees Ken Toler, Sr (L) and Allen Brown (C) speak with Glenn Lautzenhiser of Columbus, MS who represented the family of posthumous inductee Henry Armstrong.

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s 2010 induction class, announced Wednesday October 21, 2009 at the Museum, is one of the most varied in recent memory.

The six-member class, which will be honored at the 48th Annual BancorpSouth Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Weekend July 30-31, 2010, features a racial pioneer, a life-long amateur tennis champion, the granddaddy of Mississippi amateur runners, a former Super Bowl champion, the MSHOF’s second boxing inductee and its best known professional race car driver.

Henry Armstrong (posthumous): International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee; world champion in featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions; ranks 3rd all-time in boxing history with 101 knockouts behind Sugar Ray Robinson (109) and Archie Moore (141)

Allen Brown: Natchez, MS native who was an All-American and All-SEC end at Ole Miss and a member of three consecutive Green Bay championship teams including Super Bowls I and II.

Bob Coleman (posthumous): native Mississippian and co-founder of the Mississippi Track Club; started running against his doctor’s advice after suffering a heart attack at age 38 and outlived his physician by 20 years.

Frank Dowsing (posthumous): Tupelo, MS native who was an academic and football All-American at Mississippi State; one of two players to break the color barrier at MSU; first African-American to be elected Mr. MSU.

Ken Toler, Sr.: Greenville, MS native and Jackson, MS resident who has won numerous regional and national tennis honors at the seniors level from age 55 through age 70.

Lake Speed: Jackson, MS native and most prominent driver in state history; 18-years on the NASCAR circuit that produced one win (Darlington, SC 1988) and 75 top ten finishes; six-time U.S. Karting Association Champion and World Karting Champion prior to NASCAR competition.

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