STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football legends Walt Harris and Art Davis will become the newest inductees into the Bulldogs’ “Ring of Honor” in a ceremony when the MSU football team plays host to Arkansas at 11 a.m. Saturday in Davis Wade Stadium.
Harris and Davis will join Johnie Cooks, Jack Cristil, Joe Fortunato, Kent Hull, D.D. Lewis, Tom “Shorty” McWilliams, and Jackie Parker in the Ring of Honor. Fortunato was inducted last October.
Harris and Davis will sign autographs prior to the game in the C Spire Fan Zone.
Harris, one of the most prolific cornerbacks in SEC history, started 24-straight games for MSU from 1992-95. He set the school record for career interceptions with 16. He is tied for the record today. Harris tied the MSU career defensive touchdown record and set Bulldog single-season marks for interceptions in 1993 and 1994 with six.
Harris became the first NFL first-round draft choice for MSU in 13 years when he was selected 13th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 1996 NFL draft. He played 13 NFL seasons, including six seasons with the Bears.
Davis, a Clarksdale native, etched his name into MSU and Southeastern Conference lore as a two-way player from 1952-55. Davis starred as a two-time All-SEC halfback and defensive back for the Bulldogs, racking up 1,148 rushing yards, 18 touchdowns and averaging 4.8 yards per play for his career.
Davis, whose NFL career was cut short due to an injury, was inducted into the MSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
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