Former MCC Golf Coach to be inducted into the MS Sports Hall of Fame, tickets now on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the BancorpSouth Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Weekend July 27-28, 2007 in Jackson, MS featuring the 45th Annual Induction Banquet on Friday night; the Meet the Inductees session on Saturday morning; and, the $5000 Drawdown of Champions Saturday night.

For ticket information, contact the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum at 601-982-8264 or 1-800-280-FAME.

The oldest and youngest inductees in its 46-year history plus the first father-daughter inductee combination highlight the five-member 2007 induction class.

87-year old basketball coaching legend Troy Ricks from hoop hotbed Wheeler, MS will be the oldest inductee at the time of induction while fellow ’07 classmate Jerry Rice , who set collegiate receiving records at Mississippi Valley State University that still stand more than two decades later, will be the youngest at 42.

Championship amateur women’s golfer and Coach Lou Hart from Meridian, MS joins her father, 1983 inductee Hunter George Weddington, as the Hall’s first father-daughter inductees.

Jackson State All-American Robert Brazile, a seven-time NFL All-Pro selection with the Houston Oilers and Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer George “Boomer” Scott of Greenville, MS complete the class of 2007.

All inductees from all classes have been invited to the Museum Saturday morning from 9:30am-11:00am to meet the public.

Also at the Museum Saturday night, the public can hobnob with the inductees in attendance, purchase Mississippi sports memorabilia, NFL game tickets and possibly win $5000 at the Drawdown of Champions sponsored by Puckett Machinery and the Wells, Moore, Simmons and Hubbard law firm.

“It’s our biggest weekend of the year with some of the biggest names in Mississippi sports,” said Museum Executive Director Michael Rubenstein. “There’s literally something for everybody at every price.”

The Lou Hart Profile:
Playing Career-
Meridian High School 1967-1970
Meridian Community College 1970-1972
Florida State University 1972-1974
Amateur Career-
Won a record 9 MS Women's Amateur State Titles
10-time member of the Southeastern Women's Amateur Team Championship
2 Time medalist for the USGA Women's Mid-Amateur Qualifying
2 time MWGA Senior Women's Amateur Champion
Quarterfinalist US Women's Southern Amateur
Qualified for the USGA Women's Amateur Championship
Coaching Career- Meridian CC (1994-2006, 12 years)
7 NJCAA Region 23 titles
7-time NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year
1 Runner Up NJCAA National Championship
1 3rd place NJCAA National Championship
3 MACJC State Championships
Coached 12 NJCAA All Americans
Coached 4 NJCAA Academic All Americans
Special Recognition-
2 time president of the MWGA
MWGA Edit Award for major contributions to golf in Mississippi
Secretary of NJCAA golf coaches association
Charter member of the Meridian Community College Hall of Fame
Charter member of the Mississippi Junior College Sports Hall of Fame
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame