One of the main motivations for my two sons, Marty and Mike, and me to start writing about Mississippi high school football came about in 2006 when Mississippi was selected as the top high school football state in the United States.
While some football fans, namely those in Texas, Florida and Ohio were surprised, the awarding of the first-ever Governor’s Cup to the Magnolia State confirmed what many football fans across the nation already suspected and what Mississippians have passionately believed for generations. Our latest book, Gridiron Glory, celebrates over 100 years of Mississippi high school football mania through a special collection of photographs depicting Mississippi’s fascinating culture.
Beginning with a 1905 photography of Chuck Trotter, Winona’s first quarterback, all the way to the 2009 State Championship 6-A Title won by national super power South Panola, Gridiron Glory is packed full of vintage black and white photographs never seen by most Mississippi football enthusiasts together with an array of eye-popping color photographs of Friday night football action across the state.
Anyone who has ever played high school football in Mississippi, or anybody who has shared the Magnolia football experience with a husband, son, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin, father or grandfather has become an inseparable part of Mississippi’s Gridiron Glory.
The Frascognas will be signing Gridiron Glory at Lemuria on Wednesday, November 17th at 5:00.
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