Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet & Drawdown Weekend
Friday, July 30 - 5:30 pm: Reception / Induction Banquet - Jackson Marriott
Saturday, July 31 - 9:30 am - 11:00 am: "Meet the Inductees" - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Regular Admission
Inductees
Henry Armstrong, Allen Brown, Bob Coleman, Frank Dowsing, Lake Speed & Ken Toler
Drawdown of Champions
Saturday, July 31 - 6:30 pm
The Museum's Best party of the year! For $50, you could win $5,000 while rubbing shoulders with Mississippi greats. Food from Metro's finest restaurants. Live and silent auctions such as Atlanta Motor Speedway Package, golf outings, Clarksdale Blues Package, numerous autographed sports memorabilia and much, much more!!
$50 per person 601-982-8264
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Who is Frank Dowsing?
Frank Dowsing Jr. of Palmetto, the first African-American football player at Mississippi State and the only African-American Mr. Mississippi State University, died July 11, 1994. He was 43.
In 1967, Dowsing became one of the first group of African-American students at Tupelo High School under the state's "Freedom of Choice" integration plan. That same year, he was one of the first three black athletes to play football in the previously all-white Mississippi public schools.
Dowsing enrolled at Mississippi State in 1969 and played defensive back under Coach Charley Shira, subsequently being selected All-SEC and All-American. He graduated with honors in 1973.
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