Delores Judy Washington
Delores Washington excelled in basketball and track. She is remembered as one of the fastest sprinters of the 1960s, clocking a 5.8 second 50-yard dash and an 8.2 second 75-yard dash.
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Pamela Taylor Jacobs
A three sport standout, Pamela Taylor-Jacobs was a Tiger basketball star with 1425 career points, 615 rebounds, 325 assists and 208 steals. Pamela chose to play basketball for Delta State University where her teams won NCAA Division II national championships in 1989 and 1990.
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Edgar Rosevelt Tanner
Basketball and football star Edgar Tanner was team captain for the Monarch basketball team, averaging over 24 points per game. Tanner was also Magnolia’s starting quarterback and free safety.
August 5, 2025
Tony Marcel Sipp
Tony Sipp was an all-state defensive back on the 2000 Tiger football team that won a state championship. Tony also excelled at baseball and was selected in the MLB 2004 draft by Cleveland. He played for the Astros from 2014-2018 and was on the 2017 team that won the World Series.
August 5, 2025
James William “Jimmy” Shields
Three-sport athlete and All Big-8 Conference basketball player Jimmy Shields led the Tigers in scoring and rebounding for multiple years. Jimmy went on to play basketball and baseball at Perkinston Junior College and football at Delta State University.
August 5, 2025
Claude William Passeau
Claude Passeau was a three-sport star who went to Millsaps College where he played baseball, basketball and football. He played in the major leagues from 1935 through 1947, posting a 162–150 record, 1,104 strikeouts and a 3.32 ERA. He threw a one-hitter in Game 3 of the 1945 World Series.
August 5, 2025
Ashelia McCovery
Ashelia McCovery was a track and field star who won the 1998 state championship in the discus and the 1999 and 2000 state championships in the shot put and discus. At Alcorn State University Ashelia won the 2003 and 2004 SWAC Championships in the shot put and discus.
August 5, 2025
Brenda Lewis
Coach Lewis won seven state championships as coach of the Moss Point High Girls Softball Team (1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002). With over 700 career wins, she was named Coach of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Coaches in 1988, 1989 and 1992. Brenda also coached track and soccer and was the
August 5, 2025
Samual Andrew Leslie
Sam Leslie was a baseball star who went on to play as a first baseman for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1929 to 1938. Leslie played for the Giants in the 1936 and 1937 World Series.
August 5, 2025
Annie Laura Betts Seawright Jimmerson
Monarch star Annie Jimmerson excelled in basketball, track and field, and softball. Annie led the Monarchs’ basketball team to the 1952 Gulf Coast Conference championship.
August 5, 2025