Let’s be honest. There are countless amazing athletes and coaches who either spent most of their lives in Mississippi or showed their first flashes of greatness here in The Magnolia State, so if Mississippi were to actually have a massive sculpture representing the state’s greatest sports figures, it would need a lot more than just four engravings. Nevertheless, it’s always fun entertaining the question of who would be featured atop the “Mount Rushmore” of Mississippi sports. Scroll through the list below to find out who made it.
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