MSU Ring of Honor... Who's on it?

[SheltonChoked]

From cowbell presidents thread to prevent hijack...
If you have control of a ring of honor for MSU sports, Who do you put there?

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1) Bailey Howell (the rest in no particular order)
2) John Bond</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3) Jeff Malone</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">4) Darryl Wilson</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">5) DD Lewis</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">6) Will Clark</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">7) Raffy</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">8) Thigpen</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">9) Brantley</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">10) After 5 years, Polk</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p>

</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I'd come up with more (It'd have to be like the other HOF's. 5 year wait period. Committee ballot more than 75% to get in)</p>

 

[JacksonDevilDog]

I'm a Mississippi State fan. What is this ring of honor that you speak of? Do other colleges use it as well? Sarcasm.

Obviously:

Howell
Polk
Palmerio
Clark
From there on down, I have a lot of names.

 

[topdawg.sixpack]

Locks:
Johnie Cooks
Allyn McKeen
Showalter

Questionable:
Richard Williams
The Kang

 

[Todd4State]

Baseball:

Polk
Gregory
Ferris
Clark
Palmeiro
Brantley
Thigpen
Papelbon (pending)
Maholm (pending)

Football:

Keefer
Norwood (pending)
Cooks
DD Lewis
Felker
Hull
Moulds

Basketball:

Howell
Malone
Dampier
Roberts
McCarthy
Stansbury (pending, Sorry Peaches)

 

[dawgoneyall]

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">Football stadium</span>
Allyn McKeen
Jackie Sherrill (I know, I know. Save it)
Shorty McWilliams
Jackie Parker
Joe Fortunato
Hoyle Granger
D.D. Lewis
Rocky Felker
Johnnie Cooks
Kent Hull
Steve Freeman
Moulds
J. Norwood

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">Basketball
</span>Babe
Baily Howe
Jim Ashford
Eric Dampier
Darrell Wilson
Jeff Malone
Lawrence Roberts

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">Baseball</span>
Paul Gregory
Ron Polk
Del Unser
Frank Montgomery
BJ Wallace
Will Clark
Raffy Palmario
Thigpin
Brantley

I'm sure I forgot someone.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

The Ring of Honor should be limited only to people associated with MSU athletics in the major Halls of Fame in their sports/fields.

1. Bailey Howell
2. Jackie Parker
3. D.D. Lewis
4. Allyn McKeen
5. Darrell Royal
6. Bernie Bierman
7. Will Clark
8. Paul Gregory
9. Ron Polk
10. Jack Cristil

Yeah, Royal & Bierman are in the College Football Hall of Fame for coaching at Texas and Minnesota, respectively, but at least MSU is mentioned in their HoF biographies. Cristil received the Schenkel broadcasting award from the College Football Hall of Fame.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Gotta stretch a little and go out of the big 3.

Latoya Thomas
Tan White
Laurent Miquelard/Joc Simmons - NCAA mens doubles champs
Daniel Courcoul - won several tennis majors
Pollard/Holden - NCAA womens doubles champs
Tiffany McWilliams - won a bunch of track stuff

 

[Coach34]

Football:

1. DD Lewis
2. Rockey Felker
3. John Bond
4. Johnnie Cooks
5. Keiffer Magee
6. Jackie Sherrill
7. Wayne Madkin (bad as I hate to, he is our all-time leading passer)
8. Jerious Norwood
9. Micheal Davis
10. Walter Packer

Basketball:

1. Bailey Howell
2. Babe McCarthy
3. Richard Wiiliams
4. Jeff Malone
5. Darryl Wilson
6. Lawrence Roberts
7. Erick Dampier
8. Timmy Bowers
9. Cameron Burns
10. Ricky Stansbury (after he retires)

Baseball:

1. Paul Gregory
2. Buck Showalter
3. Ron Polk
4. Jeff Brantley
5. Will Clark
6. Rafael Palmeiro
7. Bobby Thigpen
8. Mike Proffitt
9. Bruce Castoria
10. Pete Young
11. Matthew Maniscalco
12. Eric Dubose
13. Tommy Raffo
14. Jeffery Rea
15. Van Johnson

 

[jwbigcreek]

Just kiddin'. You had a lot of older names (& RCD is an old fart who works for the evil empire here in my adopted hometown).

Here's a good list to start with:

http://www.mstateathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&KEY=&SPID=11006&SPSID=90972

I would think about adding (to your list):

FB: Buddy Elrod (1st AA?), Don Smith, the Davis brothers (probably several more I'm forgetting) & maybe a few more Sherill players

BB: Ricky Brown, Red Stroud

Baseball: Jack Lazorko, maybe Maholm

I'm sure I forgot some, too.

 

[wpnetdawg]

Any athletics Ring of Honor has to include Dudy Noble.