Two Mississippi State football standouts have been named to the 2026 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame class. Running back Michael Haddix and defensive lineman Glen Collins will both be enshrined in Jackson next year in recognition of their accomplished careers at the amateur and professional levels of the sport.
Haddix joined the Bulldogs out of Walnut, Miss., and was a star back for MSU from 1979-82, averaging an astonishing six yards per carry. He accumulated 2,558 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground with another 353 yards and two touchdowns receiving.
Haddix led the team in rushing for three straight seasons, earning two All-SEC Second Team honors and becoming the highest-taken Bulldog in the NFL Draft until Fletcher Cox, going eighth overall to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1983.
Haddix spent eight seasons in the league, spending six years with the Eagles and two with the Green Bay Packers before calling it a career in 1990.
Collins joined the Bulldogs out of Jackson and anchored the team’s defensive line for three years. He recorded 205 tackles and 26 sacks at MSU and was named a First-Team All-American in 1981 during his senior season with the program. Collins also earned Second-Team and First-Team All-SEC honors in his final two years with the program.
Collins was taken 26th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1982 and spent six years in the league.
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