DiscoverCrooked Letter SportsFormer award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi
Former award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi

Former award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi

Update: 2025-07-30
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Rusty Hampton was the sports editor at the Clarion Ledger for 11 years and worked there for 25 years in two different stints. He talks about some of the highlights, including Mississippi State’s amazing run to the 1996 Final Four.

Also discussed: a salute to Ryne Sandberg, the SEC preseason football poll, and Konnor Griffin, the newly elevated top prospect in professional baseball.

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Former award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi

Former award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi

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