Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame picks 2013 class

Glass (pictured) was a basketball standout basketball player at Delta State and Mississippi before playing in the NBA for four seasons.

JACKSON – (AP) The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced its class of 2013, which includes Bill Buckner, Jimmie Giles, Gerald Glass, Earnest Larry “Doc” Harrington, Langston Rogers and Michael Rubenstein.

 

Buckne

r was a quarterback at Delta State while Giles played tight end for Alcorn State before a 13-year NFL career that included four Pro Bowl appearances.

Glass (pictured) was a basketball standout basketball player at Delta State and Mississippi before playing in the NBA for four seasons.

Glass was born in Greenwood and played at Delta State University and the University of Mississippi. He finished his career after just two seasons at Ole Miss as the school’s sixth leading all-time scorer. Glass was affectionately referred to as “World Class Glass” at Ole Miss. He gained national attention with his legendary match-ups against LSU’s Chris Jackson.

 

Harrington was a longtime athletic trainer and tennis coach at Southern Miss. Rogers spent more than 45 years as the sports information director for Delta State and Mississippi.

 

Rubenstein, who has been nominated posthumously, was a popular television anchor in Jackson and one of the founders of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

 

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