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Last Updated: Sep 3rd, 2010 - 16:49:00
Museum Celebrates Diz' 100th Birthday Saturday
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| Dizzy Dean was born in 1910. The Museum celebrates his centennial year August 21, 2010. |
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum celebrates the centennial year of Dizzy Dean’s birth with two one-man live performances about Diz starring Ben Jones who played Cooter on the “Dukes of Hazzard” TV series.
The performances will be at 3pm and 7pm on Saturday August 21, 2010. Following the 7pm show, several Mississippians—including Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer and Shaw, MS native Boo Ferriss-- will share their personal experiences with Diz.
Seating is limited for both shows. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7.50 for students (age 7-17). For ticket information, contact the Museum at 1-800-280-FAME (3263).
Aug 9, 2010, 11:45am
Induction Weekend Major Success!
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| Veteran NASCAR driver Lake Speed (Center) received his commemorative replica and gift at the induction banquet July 30, 2010. Pictured with Speed are MSHOF Board President Nick Crutcher (Left) and David Barrentine, Mid-Mississippi President for BancorpSouth. |
A near capacity crowd jammed the Jackson Marriott ballroom for the 48th Annual BancorpSouth Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Friday July 30, 2010.
The members of the Class of 2010 easily constituted the most diverse class in MSHOF history with an amaterur runner, amateur tennis champion, professional driver, boxer and two college football stars.
Saturday morning's "Meet the Inductees" gathering, also sponsored by BancorpSouth, drew large crowds as did Saturday night's concluding event, "The Drawdown of Champions" co-sponsored by Puckett Machinery and the law firm of Wells, Moore, Simmons and Hubbard.
The Class of 2010 consists of Henry Armstrong, Allen Brown, Bob Coleman, Frank Dowsing, Lake Speed and Ken Toler.
Jul 26, 2010, 10:00am
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Everything's Cool
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| The Museum has a brand hew HVAC system that is offering welcome relief this summer. |
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum has never been a cooler place to visit.
Contractors are near the completion of a new HVAC system
for the Museum which is a radical improvement over its original now fourteen-year old system.
"This is so much better," said Museum Marketing Director Lulu Maness. "In the past, the mezzanine level of the Museum was especially warm in summer."
For approximately three weeks during a record heat wave, the Museum had no a/c and visitors who were tough enough were invited to tour for free.
Jul 26, 2010, 9:14am
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