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Rick Cleveland Stats, Bio. Born: October 7, 1952. Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS. Year Induction: 2017. Most awarded sportswriter in Mississippi History. 10-time winner of Mississippi Sportswriter of the Year. Started writing professionally at age 13. Worked for the Hattiesburg American while attending USM.
Rick Cleveland has now been a sports writer (most of those with The Clarion-Ledger) for more than four decades and is also now executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2009 Cleveland published BOO A Life In Baseball, Well-lived. He most recently published Mississippi ‘s Greatest Athletes ...
Dec 27, 2023 · Rick Cleveland, author of four books, is the most decorated sports writer in Mississippi history, having been selected Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year a record 10 times. In 2000, Cleveland won the Distinguished Mississippian Award from the Mississippi Press Association’s Education Foundation.
Jan 26, 2024 · Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s in journalism, Rick has worked for the Monroe (La.) News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger.
Nov 8, 2014 · Rick Cleveland's own father, Ace Cleveland, is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, inducted posthumously in 1998 for his own achievements as a sports writer and publicist.
Edited by award-winning sportswriter Rick Cleveland and best-selling author Neil White, The Mississippi Football Book will be the gift book for Mississippians in 2023 and beyond. The publication includes 100+ profiles of players, coaches, and teams. And more than 500 players and coaches are listed in the records section.
May 26, 2022 · Ron Winford, President of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors, stated: “When we lost Michael Rubenstein in late 2011, the museum’s first and only director. We knew it would be hard to replace him. It was an easy decision to hire Rick Cleveland. The museum is stronger than ever. Rick will leave it in a better state than he ...
