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1. I walked on at USM to play football in 1977. In 1980, I led the nation in scoring with 20 TDs. I was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1982, and led the AFC in scoring in 1987. I was a 2-time Pro-Bowl selection, and played in 3 Super Bowls. Who am I?
2. From BROOKHAVEN, MS, I played my college ball at Arkansas from 1959-1961, where I was an All-Southwest Conference Tailback all 3 years. I went on to star in the NFL as a wide-receiver with the San Diego Chargers, as well as the Dallas Cowboys. I averaged over 100 reception yards per game for 3 straight seasons. I was the first AFL player to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. Who am I?
3. This YAZOO CITY native starred for Grambling State ('59-'63), where he earned All SWAC honors as an outside linebacker. This Pro Football Hall of Famer played for the Oilers, Broncos, and Raiders, where in 2003, he still holds the NFL Record for most consecutive seasons with at least one interception as a defensive back. Who is he?
4. This former Major League pitcher and St. Louis Cardinal from WIGGINS, MS, won 30 games in the '34 season. He led the Cardinals' "Gas House Gang", to the World Series Championship in that same year. Who was he?
5. Jeff Malone, Bailey Howell, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Jeff Brantley, Bobby Thigpen, D.D. Lewis, Tom Neville, Johnny Cooks, Ode Burrell, and Tom Goode all call what their Alma Mater?
6. This Ole Miss alumuni from GRENADA, was Mississippi's first college athlete to earn All-America honors in two different sports, baseball and football ('60). He finished 3rd in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1960. He went on to play baseball for the New York Yankees from '65-'71. Who was he?
7. Mississippi has lost many great athletes to out-of-state colleges over the years. Othello Harrington to Georgetown; James Robinson to Alabama; Lance Alworth to Arkansas; Shane Mathews to Florida; Freddie Milons to Alabama, just to name a few. But who was the Gulfport High School basketball player (LSU), that refused to stand during the National Anthem while a member of the Denver Nuggets. Who was this?
8. My basketball career at Mississippi State spanned from '55 til '59. I led the SEC in scoring average my junior (27.8) and senior (25.5) year. I enjoyed a stellar NBA career with the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and the Philadelphia 76ers. I was the first male Mississippian elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in January, 1997. Who am I?
9. In the 1983 Egg Bowl played in JACKSON, between Mississippi State and Ole Miss, Artie Cosby trotted out onto the field to attempt a go-ahead field goal late in the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs. What took place next, that will forever be etched in the minds of all that were in attendance?
10. Former World-Record sprinter Calvin Smith, is from which of these small Mississippi towns?
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