
Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with the dean of Mississippi sports writers, Rick (The Governor) Cleveland.
Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s in journalism, Rick has worked for the Monroe (La.) News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger.
He was sports editor of Hattiesburg American and executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year and is recipient of multiple awards and honors for his reporting and writing.
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