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Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers.
He was executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has authored four books and has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year.
- Alyssa Bass
Sep 15, 2024 · Rick has been recognized 14 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year and has been inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, the Hattiesburg Hall of Fame, the USM Alumni Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Press Association Hall of Fame.
Jun 3, 2024 · The Mississippi Press Association is set to induct Magnolia State sports writing legend Rick Cleveland into its Hall of Fame, according to Mississippi Today, which employs Cleveland.
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- Biography of Rick Cleveland
- Update: 2014
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- Interview with Rick Cleveland 2002
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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.Nov 8, 2014 · 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...
Prep Sports Report covers high school sports 52 weeks out of the year. Guests join PSR hosts Rick Cleveland and Mark Lasseter from all over the nation to discuss major topics concerning prep sports on the state, regional, and national level.
