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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.
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Mississippi’s Greatest Athletes2014BOO A Life In Baseball, Well-lived2009It’s More Than a Game 2000Vaught: The Man and His Legacy 2000By Jacob Farris (SHS) Mississippi sports writer Rick Cleveland was born October 7, 1952, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he also grew up. His father, Ace Cleveland, was also a sports writer and is in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. His dad encouraged him to become a writer, but the person who influenced him the most as a writer was the famo...
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, a co...
A Review of It’s More Than A Game
by Jacob Farris (SHS) It’s More Than a Game is an excellent book written by Rick Cleveland of the Clarion-Ledgerin Jackson, Mississippi. It is a collection of his articles on Mississippi sports or on major national sports events . The articles appeared in the newspaper from 1985 to1999. Cleveland writes about everything from learning from his father how to oil a baseball glove to watching the great Mississippi college football players like Steve “Air” McNair from Alcorn, Brett Favre from USM,...
By Jacob Farris (SHS) What is your birth date, and where were you born? Where did you grow up? Who is your favorite author? What author do you think has influenced you the most? When did you become interested in writing? Was there something in particular that got you interested in writing? What kind of student were you in high school? Where did you...
Cleveland, Rick. E-mail Interview. 12 December 2002Cleveland, Rick. It’s More Than a Game.Vancouver, Washington. Pediment Publishing. 2000.People also ask
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1:26. With a passion for Mississippi sports and a career that includes more than four decades as a sports writer (most of those with The Clarion-Ledger) and now as executive director of the...
Jul 24, 2023 · by Rick Cleveland July 24, 2023. The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame will induct eight new members in ceremonies Saturday night at the Jackson Convention Center. The MSHOF Class of 2023 is a diverse one, which, as usual, includes high achieving athletes and coaches. Below, the eight inductees are profiled, in alphabetical order.
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Rick Cleveland. Sports Columnist. Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016.
Jan 26, 2022 · by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland January 26, 2022. Rick Cleveland began writing for his hometown newspaper at the age of 13. Now, he is in his 57th year of covering Mississippi sports.
