Remembering national-title days — Ole Miss to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rebels’ 1962 perfect football season

by Clay Chandler

Published: March 4,2012

Tags: American Football League, Bananas, chile, Chiquita, College Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Glynn Griffing, Gov. Kirk Fordice, GULFPORT, Hemingway Stadium, James Meredith, Jimmy Heidel, Johnny Vaught, Kenny Dill, Larry Johnson, London, Louis Guy, Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development, Mississippi Development Authority, National Football League, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Ole Miss, Santiago, Seoul, South Korea, Sugar Bowl, Texas Longhorns, The State Port of Gulfport, Tokyo, University of Houston, West Point

The past two seasons have been zero fun for those who have even a casual rooting interest in the Ole Miss football program. The third game of the 2012 season, when the Rebels play Texas in Oxford, will be set aside to remember the best of times on the field and the worst of times [...]

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