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
