{"product_id":"rulers-of-the-sec-ole-miss-and-mississippi-state-1959-1966-9781496835550","title":"Rulers of the SEC: OLE Miss and Mississippi State, 1959-1966","description":"During the years 1959-1966 Mississippi universities dominated the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the big three sports--basketball, baseball, and football. Of the twenty-four championships that could be earned in those sports, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) won six and Mississippi State University (MSU) won six. That is, the two Mississippi universities won twelve of the championships. That left the remaining twelve championships for the other members of the conference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Picking up in the late fifties, James Crockett explores the most decisive wins in each major sport, beginning at the source of these victories: the extraordinary coaches and their interesting personalities. With each year, Crockett charts the unreal rise within the SEC conference and the many hardships that faced these beloved teams as their students, faculty, and traditions changed all around them. Stars and coaches that shine in the book include John Vaught, Tom Swayze, Jake Gibbs, and Donnie Kessinger from Ole Miss; and Paul Gregory, Bailey Howell, Babe McCarthy, and the amazing SEC Champion Bulldog basketball team of 1962\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e1963. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRulers of the SEC: Ole Miss and Mississippi State, 1959-1966\u003c\/i\u003e enraptures readers with harrowing victories and multiyear, dynastic championships. It is a tale of great coaches, great athletes, and great teams as they adapted to a controversial era of college sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrockett, James R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJames R. Crockett\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi and adjunct professor of accountancy at the University of Mississippi. He is author of \u003ci\u003ePower, Greed, and Hubris: Judicial Bribery in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOperation Pretense: The FBI's Sting on County Corruption in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50512342843666,"sku":"9781496835550","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc04699c-f621-4f02-89b0-50d73fd7ba2d.jpg?v=1730952105","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rulers-of-the-sec-ole-miss-and-mississippi-state-1959-1966-9781496835550","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}