Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The hall of fame was established in 1961 and is currently located in a museum that displays the achievements of Mississippi athletes. The museum opened on July 4, 1996. It is opposite the Smith-Wills Stadium, home of the Central League's Jackson Senators minor-league baseball team.
Museum
Among the exhibits in the museum are the "Dizzy Dean Museum", the "Viking Classic Exhibit", which gives the history of Mississippi's PGA golf tournament, and the "Wendy's High School Gallery", which recognizes the Wendy's High School Heisman winners from Mississippi, as well as past and current state champions.Hall of fame procedures
Selection guidelines
Eligibility requirements
Inductees
A–J
;A- Billy Ray Adams, 1987
- Warner Alford, 2003
- Pop Allen, 1994
- Lance Alworth, 1988
- Charles Armstrong, 1976
- Bonner Arnold, 1978
- Jim Ashmore, 1986
- Johnny Baker, 1986
- Lee Baker, 2004
- Coolidge Ball, 2008
- Calvin Barbour, 1975
- Lem Barney, 1986
- Doby Bartling, 1977
- James Baxter, 1969
- James "Cool Papa" Bell, 1995
- Mickey Bellande, 1974
- Verlon Marion Biggs, 2002
- J.T. "Blondy" Black, 1976
- Thermon Blacklidge, 1971
- Bernard Blackwell, 2001
- Felix "Doc" Blanchard, 1994
- Don Blasingame, 1980
- Ralph Boston, 1976
- Denver Brackeen, 1982
- Robert Braddy, 2017
- Leon Bramlett, 1988
- Robert Brazile, 2007
- Johnny Brewer, 2004
- Bobby Brien, 1985
- Ray Brown, 2006
- Willie Brown, 1995
- Jackson Brumfield, 2001
- Ju Burghard, 1970
- Ode Burrell, 1997
- Guy Bush, 1973
- Lindy Callahan, 2004
- Buck Cameron, 1983
- Mack Cameron, 1999
- Jack Carlisle, 2004
- James Ray Carpenter, 2003
- Marino Casem, 1994
- Gene Chadwick, 1973
- William "Billy" Chadwick, 2006
- Van Chancellor, 2005
- Lloyd Clark, 2006
- Will Clark, 2008
- Robert "Ace" Cleveland, 1998
- Leroy Braxton "Roy" Cochran, 1997
- Reggie Collier, 2008
- Bobby Collins, 2000
- Charlie Conerly, 1966
- Hamp Cook, 1996
- Johnie Cooks, 2004
- Hunter Corhern, 1989
- Paul Covington, 2008
- Harry Craft, 1975
- A.G. Crawford, 1 972
- Bobby Crespino, 1994
- Jack Cristil, 1991
- Hugh Critz, 1963
- Roland Dale, 1995
- Jim Davenport, 1983
- Wobble Davidson, 1986
- Art Davis, 1981
- Harper Davis, 1980
- Eagle Day, 1981
- Dizzy Dean, 1990
- Hill Denson, 2008
- Hanford Dixon, 2005
- Kayo Dottley, 1971
- Jim Dunaway, 1990
- Hal Easterwood, 2005
- Jim Edwards, 1966
- T.B. Ellis, 2002
- Doug Elmore, 1993
- Buddy Elrod, 1975
- Jess Fatheree, 1964
- Brett Favre, 2015
- Nollie Felts, 1967
- Dave "Boo" Ferriss, 1964
- Agnes Fitz-Hugh, 1975
- Charlie Flowers, 1985
- Lee Floyd, 1991
- Joe Fortunato, 1978
- Bill Foster, 2003
- Bobby Franklin, 2005
- Doss Fulton, 1986
- Tranny Gaddy, 1965
- K. P. Gatchell, 1966
- Smylie Gebhart, 1987
- Joe Gibbon, 1979
- Jake Gibbs, 1976
- Kline Gilbert, 1977
- Jennifer Gillom, 2008
- Peggie Gillom, 1998
- Tom Goode, 1982
- Bill Goodrich, 2005
- W.C. Gorden, 1997
- Country Graham, 1963
- Larry Grantham, 1980
- Mildrette Netter Graves, 2003
- Reed Green, 1966
- L. C. Greenwood, 1996
- Jack Gregory, 2000
- Paul Gregory, 1982
- Wilburn Glynn Griffing, 2002
- Sue Gunter, 2003
- Ray Guy, 1994
- Goat Hale, 1961
- Parker Hall, 1970
- Slats Hardin, 1991
- Lou Hart, 2007
- Bob Hartley, 1994
- Marion L. Henley, 1993
- Carolyn Henry, 2002
- W.E. "Slew" Hester, 1968
- Gene Hickerson, 1979
- Stan Hindman, 1988
- Dick Hitt, 1965
- Joel Hitt, 1972
- Dobie Holden, 1970
- Junie Hovious, 1967
- Bailey Howell, 1977
- Kent Hull, 2003
- Doug Hutton, 1995
- Joe S. Iupe, Jr., 2005
- Harold Jackson, 1989
- Bert Jenkins, 1999
- M.C. Johnson, 1978
- Samye Johnson, 2002
- Orsmond Jordan, Jr., 2001
K–Z
- Doug Kenna, Jr., 1970
- Don Kessinger, 1984
- Eddie Khayat, 2004
- Robert Khayat, 2000
- Bruiser Kinard, 1961
- Ike Knox, Jr., 1964
- Sylvia Howell Krebs, 1996
- Wendell Ladner, 1988
- A.C. "Butch" Lambert, Sr., 2000
- Jimmy Lear, 1991
- Hal Lee, 1974
- Earl Leggett, 2002
- Sam Leslie, 1968
- D.D. Lewis, 1987
- Ken Lindsay, 2001
- Freddie Little, 1995
- James Harol Lofton, 1999
- Carla Lowry, 1985
- Carl Maddox, 1989
- Archie Manning, 1989
- Babe McCarthy, 1974
- Jimmie McDowell, 1999
- Bucky McElroy, 1981
- David McIntosh, 1973
- Allyn McKeen, 1977
- Eric McNair, 1963
- Shorty McWilliams, 1963
- Eddie Merrins, 2000
- Abe Mickal, 1985
- Cary Middlecoff, 1996
- Mary Mills, 1987
- Crawford Mims, 1995
- Willie Mitchell, 1966
- Bilbo Monaghan, 1996
- John Montgomery, 1974
- Bucky Moore, 1965
- George Morris, 1983
- Dot Easterwood Murphy, 1999
- Buddy Myer, 1971
- Larry Myricks, 2001
- Thomas Neville, Jr., 1984
- Jack Nix, 1988
- Dudy Noble, 1961
- Don Owens, 2004
- Jackie Parker, 1972
- Claude Passeau, 1964
- Jimmy Patton, 1972
- Walter Payton, 1993
- Hugh Pepper, 1977
- Ray Perkins, 1998
- Bubba Phillips, 1972
- George Pillow, 1983
- Ron Polk, 1998
- Barney Poole, 1965
- J.E. "Buster" Poole, 1964
- Ray Poole, 1968
- Johnny Pott, 1993
- Vic Purvis, 2006
- Walter Reed, 1999
- Anton Reel, 2006
- Andy Reese, 1969
- Joe Renfroe, 1982
- Nick Revon, 1985
- Jerry Rice, 2007
- Troy Ricks, 2007
- Willie Richardson, 1979
- Stanley Robinson, 1961
- Charles Rugg, 2005
- Lester Sack, 1991
- Billy Sam, 1965
- Tom Sawyer, 1982
- Donald Scott, 1963
- George "Boomer" Scott, 2007
- George Sekul, 2002
- Billy Shaw, 1996
- Purvis Short, 2000
- Jackie Slater, 2003
- Ralph "Catfish" Smith, 2002
- Riley Smith, 1984
- Tad Smith, 1969
- Leroy "L.T." Smith, 1998
- W.O. Spencer, 1968
- Jack Spinks, 1984
- Billy Stacy, 1979
- Bob Stevens, 2003
- Lusia Harris-Stewart, 1990
- Hook Stone, 1967
- Red Stroud, 1990
- Clyde Stuart, 1968
- Scott Suber, 1993
- Walter Suggs, 2006
- Walter "Polie" Sullivan, 1973
- Bull Sullivan, 1984
- Tom Swayze, 1978
- Michael D. "Mike" Taylor, 1997
- Pete Taylor, 1990
- Marvin Terrell, 2001
- Chuck Thomas, 1975
- Willie Totten, 2004
- MK Turk, 2005
- P. W. "Bear" Underwood, 1986
- Delbert Bernard "Del" Unser, 1997
- B.O. Van Hook, 1981
- Thad Vann, 1971
- Johnny Vaught, 1976
- Dorothy Vest, 1980
- Sam Vick, 1967
- Margaret Wade, 1974
- Gerald "Gee" Walker, 1969
- Carl Walters, Sr., 1993
- Fred Walters, 1971
- Charlie Ward, 1979
- Skeeter Webb, 1978
- Hunter G. Weddington, 1983
- Paul Wells, 1970
- Willye White, 1981
- Dave Whitney, Sr., 1991
- "Gentle" Ben Williams, 1997
- Pat Wilson, 1969
- Spec Wilson, 1967
- Sammy Winder, 1998