Rulers of the SEC: Ole Miss and Mississippi State, 1959-1966

ISBN-13: 9781496835550

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Publication Date: 08-23-2021

Pages: 264

Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

A Note to Readers ix

Southeastern Conference Champions 1959-1966 xi

Foreword xiii

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 The Coaches: Babe McCarthy, Paul Gregory, Tom Swayze, and Johnny Vaught 7

Chapter 2 1959: The Beginning of Great Things 29

Chapter 3 1960: Another Banner Year 55

Chapter 4 1961: Another Championship, Basketball Rising 73

Chapter 5 1962: Maybe the Best Year in Mississippi Sports History 93

Chapter 6 1963: Two out of Three Again and History Made in the NCAA Basketball Tournament 123

Chapter 7 1964: A Baseball Championship and Freedom to Play in the College World Series 153

Chapter 8 1965: Mississippi State Baseball Climbs the Mountain 167

Chapter 9 1966: Another SEC Championship and the End of an Era 185

Chapter 10 The Jimmies and Joes 205

Afterword 225

Sources 229

Index 239