Archie Manning, Ferriss and others helped beat the drum. Charlie Williams was instrumental in the legislature.
Jim Buck Ross put Wood Brown in charge from his end. Many others were involved who deserve credit for seeing the project through. It tells about Jim Buck’s favorites, Dizzy and Boo, but it tells so much more. And, in the end, we have this splendid museum that tells the wonderful, uplifting story of Mississippi’s sports heritage. And then he went to work on the legislature. I saw jaws drop, and I remember thinking, “They’ll never go for this.” He called all interested parties together, said the bid wasn’t high enough, took the fairgrounds out of the deal, and reopened the bidding. When the soft drink bids came in at $750,000, the commissioner wasn’t satisfied. He said he figured that would raise a million dollars in seed money then he’d see what he could do with the legislature. He proposed to sell the soft drink rights for the State Fairgrounds, Mississippi Coliseum, the agricultural museum and the proposed sports hall of fame building. He said there was land available across from Smith-Wills Stadium, adjacent to the agricultural museum. I learned how much he loved Dizzy Dean and Boo Ferriss, and Mississippi State and the Cincinnati Reds. But I had never met the man, and I didn’t know what to expect. I had seen the Jim Buck Ross Agricultural and Forestry Museum rise and spread on Lakeland Avenue. About how he could cow legislators into passing whatever he wanted passed whether or not it made good sense. Political writers had told me about how Ross could make happen whatever he wanted to have happen. I remembered that famous slogan: “Make a cross for Jim Buck Ross.” I had heard stories all my adult life about Jim Buck Ross’s incredible power in Mississippi politics. I only had to run one red light to get there in time. “Now, if you really want to see it happen, I’d like to talk to you about it. “I kind of like that idea you had in your column this morning about a sports hall of fame for Mississippi. Cleeeeeveland, this is Jim Buck Ross ,” the voice said. The bright voice on the other end of the line said, “Would you please hold for Commissioner Ross?” Me being a sports writer and all, I thought to myself, “Commissioner Ross of what? What league have I ticked off now?” The only commissioners I ever wrote much about back then were named Kramer and Rozelle, Ross didn’t ring my bell.Īfter a few seconds, another voice came on the line, deep, slow and gravelly, almost like it was coming from the bottom of a well. The call came late one afternoon 20 years ago. It is a little known story of how the museum became a reality, and now seems as good a time as any to share it: Our museum is a showcase of what Mississippians do best. For the past four decades plus, I have covered Mississippi athletes and have become more and more passionate about their achievements and their major role in our state’s heritage. Two decades later this week, I have accepted the job of executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, succeeding my late and dear friend Michael Rubenstein, who ate the beans and rice that day, too. We shared a dream: a museum to showcase what Mississippians do best. At least he now has a hobby that’s useful rather than having the wind howl around him and tell him that he’s a loser.Twenty years ago, a group of us got together over plates of red beans and rice at Hal and Mal’s. The bee keeping scene this week was a great development for Jerry. So maybe in a future season, we’ll see an episode ending with Morty having the upperhand over Rick.īut even if that happens, we’ll probably still have funny Jerry moments in the after credits scene. We’ve seen from Evil Morty that Morty certainly has the ability to be intelligent and cunning enough to outwit Rick. Mentors are supposed to raise up their proteges to be even better than they are. Maybe eventually Morty will even surpass Rick. I guess if you want to get really philosophical, you might think of this as meaning that Morty is maturing and slowly getting closer to being Rick’s equal in many ways.
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