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Rulers of the SEC : Ole Miss and Mississippi State, 1959-1966 / James R. Crockett.
Van Pelt Library GV351.3.M8 C763 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crockett, James R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mississippi State University.
- University of Mississippi.
- Southeastern Conference.
- College sports--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- College sports.
- College sports--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Southeastern Conference--History.
- University of Mississippi--History.
- Mississippi State University--History.
- History.
- Mississippi.
- Southern States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2021.
- Summary:
- "During the years 1959 to 1966 Mississippi universities dominated the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the big three sports--basketball, baseball, and football. Of the twenty-four championships that could be earned in those sports, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) won six and Mississippi State University (MSU) won six. That is, the two Mississippi universities won twelve of the championships. That left the remaining twelve championships for the other members of the conference. Picking up in the late fifties, James R. Crockett explores the most decisive wins in each major sport, beginning at the source of these victories: the extraordinary coaches and their interesting personalities. With each year, Crockett charts the unreal rise within the SEC and the many hardships that faced these beloved teams as their students, faculty, and traditions changed around them..."
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Coaches: Babe McCarthy, Paul Gregory, Tom Swayze, and Johnny Vaught
- ch. 2 1959: The Beginning of Great Things
- ch. 3 1960: Another Banner Year
- ch. 4 1961: Another Championship, Basketball Rising
- ch. 5 1962: Maybe the Best Year in Mississippi Sports History
- ch. 6 1963: Two out of Three Again and History Made in the NCAA Basketball Tournament
- ch. 7 1964: A Baseball Championship and Freedom to Play in the College World Series
- ch. 8 1965: Mississippi State Baseball Climbs the Mountain
- ch. 9 1966: Another SEC Championship and the End of an Era
- ch. 10 The Jimmies and Joes.
- ISBN:
- 1496835557
- 9781496835550
- OCLC:
- 1250309636
- Publisher Number:
- 99988365488
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