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Last Updated: May 14th, 2008 - 12:30:15
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Ferriss Finalists Announced
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| The Fifth Annual Cellular South Ferriss Trophy will take place Monday May 19, 2008. |
Two junior relief pitchers join a senior catcher as the three finalists for the 2008 Cellular South Ferriss Trophy which will be awarded to Mississippi's top college baseball player on May 19, 2008 at the Museum in Jackson, MS.
Ole Miss reliever Scott Bittle , who is number 1 in strikeouts per nine innings; USM's Tyler Conn , the nation's saves leader; and, Delta State catcher , a .414 hitter on the nation's top-ranked Division 2 team, are the three finalists.
Former Yankees manager Buck Showalter will present the award. The three finalists and their coaches will be present along with the award’s namesake, Boston Red Sox and Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Dave “Boo” Ferriss. Retiring MSU head coach Ron Polk will also be recognized for his contributions to the game.
For ticket information, contact the Museum at 1-800-280-FAME (3263). All proceeds benefit the non-profit Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum.
May 14, 2008, 11:12am
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JSU's Gorden Named to College Hall of Fame
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| Jackson State's W.C. Gorden is the winningest football coach in Jackson State history. |
W.C. Gorden, the most succesful coach in Jackson State's rich football history, will be enshrined the College Football Hall of Fame July 18-19, 2008 in South Bend, Indiana.
Ironically, the announcement of Gorden's selection was made by his fellow Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inductee Archie Manning, who currently serves as president of the National Football Foundation.
Gorden spent 27 years at Jackson State as an assistant coach, head coach and athletic director following high school coaching stops at Magnola, MS and Vicksburg, MS.
JSU dominated the SWAC during part of Gorden's head coaching tenure (1976-1991). He won 114 games, the most in school history and, at one point, won 28 consecutive conference games in the mid-80's.
THe Nashville, TN native was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2004.
May 8, 2008, 2:41pm
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Showalter to Present Museum Baseball Award
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| Former MSU All-American Buck Showalter has managed the Yankees, Rangers and Diamondbacks. He will speak at the Museum May 19, 2008. |
Former New York Yankees’ manager and Mississippi State All-American Buck Showalter will present the 2008 Cellular South Ferriss Trophy to Mississippi’s top college baseball player on Monday May 19, 2008 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in Jackson, MS.
Tickets for the event can be reserved by calling the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame at 1-800-280-FAME (3263).
Showalter, a former two-time American League manager of the year with the Yankees (1994) and Texas (2004) was also the first manager in Arizona Diamondbacks history. He earned All-American honors at Mississippi State in 1977 after hitting .459, still the sixth best season batting performance in SEC history.. Since leaving the dugout, Showalter has also served and continues to serve as an analyst with ESPN.
May 1, 2008, 12:34pm
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Golfers Brave Inclement Weather
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| First Commercial Sr. Vice-President Mark Saxon, 2008 inductee Will Clark and MS Sports Foundation Board Member Wirt Yerger, III |
The First Commercial Bank/MS Sports Hall of Fame and Museumheld its 16th Annual Celebrity Golf tournament April 14 at the Reunion Golf & Country Club in Madison, MS.
Apr 18, 2008, 10:14am
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Last of Famous Poole Brothers Passes
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| Ray Poole earned eleven letters at Ole Miss. |
Ray Poole , the last of the famous Poole brothers who contributed to Ole Miss athletics for almost 50 years, died Wednesday April 2, 2008 in Oxford, MS. He was 86.
Poole earned eleven letters in three sports during his war-interrupted career at Ole Miss in the early and mid-1940's. He was a consensus All-SEC end and team captain of the '46 Rebels.
Poole received All-NFL honors with the New York Giants and All-CFL accolades with the Montreal Alouettes.He served as an assistant coach at Ole Miss from 1955-1974.
Ray was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1968 joining older brothers Buster and Barney, who were inducted in 1964 and 1965 respectively.
To see more Ray Poole images click on the title of this story.
Apr 2, 2008, 3:29pm
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