ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Archives loaning memorabilia for upcoming Cristil exhibit
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new museum exhibit chronicling the career of Jack Cristil, the longtime voice of the Bulldogs, and featuring several artifacts on loan from the ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State University Archives and Special Collections opens Sept. 1 in Tupelo.
The Oren Dunn City Museum will host Jack Cristil: Wrapped in Maroon and White through Sept. 29. A special reception and program are scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 8 and will feature members of his family and university representatives.
Among the featured keepsakes and memorabilia are a program from the Bulldogs’ 1980 football upset of the University of Alabama—the 6-3 victory that snapped the defending national champions’ 28-game winning streak—and a black briefcase Cristil adorned with important quotations.
Cristil, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, served as an ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ sports broadcaster from 1953 to 2011 and called more than 1,500 collegiate athletic events before his retirement. He earned a record 21 honors as ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Sportscaster of the Year and was named Southeastern Conference Broadcaster of the Year in 1988.
The Oren Dunn City Museum, located at 689 Rutherford Road in Tupelo, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information about the exhibit, contact Leesha Faulkner, the Oren Dunn City Museum curator, at leesha.faulkner@tupeloms.gov.
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