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Last Updated: Jul 26th, 2010 - 10:13:53
Special Events
PopStar Awards Honor State's Best Prepsters
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| Boys Basketball winner Charlie White from Jackson, MS Provine High School is shown with Nicole Barrett of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, which sponsored the evening. |
50 of Misssissippi's best high school athletes were honored at the second annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi PopStar Awards Thursday May 15, 2003 at the Museum.
The top three athletes in 20 girls and boys sports ranging from baseball to volleyball were honored with the awards named after long-time Jackson Public Schools athletic director W.C. "Pop"Allen.
"Attendance was way up over our first year last year,"said Museum Executive Director Michael Rubenstein."We were delighted with the response from athletes, parents and schools."
Three nominees in each sport and the eventual winner were selected by the sports department of The Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi's largest newspaper.
"It was an honor and a privilege to showcase these talented young athletes of our state," said Katie Hester, a member of the Museum's board who helped organize the event. "The evening was dampened only by the death of our first Female Soccer PopStar, Courtney Hubert and her younger sister whose untimely death saddens us all."
A moment of silence was observed for Hubert and her 12-year old sister Erin who died in a car wreck two days before the ceremony.
For more pictures from the second annual PopStar Awards and a complete list of winners, click on the title of this story.
May 16, 2003, 4:06pm
Special Events
First Drawdown Is Super
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| High Fivin' to Houston: Brian Jordan (left) of Brandon, MS celebrates with friend Jackie Curtis of Ridgeland, MS after winning two tickets to the Super Bowl at the Museum's GrandSlam Drawdown. |
A large, happy crowd of approximately 375 people emerged with cash,gifts, prizes and smiles following the Museum's first GrandSlam Drawdown Saturday April 26, 2003.
"The fun outweighed the problems by a ton,"said Museum staffer Lulu Maness , who coordinated the affair. "For a first time effort, we were very pleased."
The last name remaining on the drawdown board belonged to Dr. Walter Reed,an inductee and a member of the Museum's board, who received $5,000 for his good fortune. Brian Jordan claimed the second prize of two Super Bowl tickets to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, TX February 1, 2004.
Apr 30, 2003, 11:59am
Special Events
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Sponsor Women in Sports Day
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| Cindy Brantley (front row, right) and her husband Jeff(back row, right), shared their Major League family experiences at the Museum's annual Women in Sports Day Celebration. Also pictured are former Museum board president Katie Hester (front row, left) and Museum board member Cal Wells (back row, left) who served as moderator. |
There are women and there are sports, and there are definitely Women in Sports. The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated Women in Sports Day on February 6, 2003.
Feb 7, 2003, 8:02am
Special Events
USM's Davis Makes History, Claims Conerly Trophy
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| USM linebacker Rod Davis (center) claimed the 2002 Conerly Trophy Presented by Cellular South. Pictured with Davis are (L-R): Danny White,keynote speaker; Ms Linda Johnson, Davis' mother; Davis; Ms Perian Conerly; and, Hu Meena, President of Cellular South. |
USM linebacker Rod Davis, the nation's leading solo tackler, became the first defensive player to claim the title of Mississippi's best college football player of the year when he was named the recipient of the 2002 Conerly Trophy Presented by Cellular South Thursday December 5, 2002 at the Museum.
Dec 5, 2002, 9:00pm
Special Events
Danny White to Keynote Conerly Trophy Presentation
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| Former Cowboys QB Danny White will present the Conerly Trophy on December 5, 2002. |
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Danny White will be the keynote speaker for the 2002 Conerly Trophy Presented by Cellular South on December 5, 2002 at the Museum. The Conerly Trophy is presented annually to Mississippi's top college football player as selected by 60 sports journalists.
For ticket information, contact Lulu Maness at the Museum at 601-982-8264 or 1-800-280-FAME.
Nov 30, 2002, 5:08pm
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