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“The Vet,” the second film of Bash Brothers Media’s original “Between the Pines: Mississippi’s Greatest Sports Stories” series premiered in November 2018 on television stations across Mississippi. “The Vet” tells the story of how a single stadium in Jackson shaped Mississippi society and college football in the South over time. The Vet’s featured cast reads like a who’s who of notable Mississippi sports legends and public figures: Archie Manning, Gov. William Winter, John Bond, Willie Totten, Robert Khayat, Rick Cleveland, Eddie Payton, Rob Jay, and more. 

ARCHIE MANNING

OLE MISS QUARTERBACK (1968-1970)

“Seven of the biggest games I ever played in...had a huge, huge impact on my career.”

WILLIAM WINTER

58TH GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI (1980-1984)

“For so many years, Jackson, Mississippi was the college football capital of the south.”

EDDIE PAYTON

JACKSON STATE RUNNING BACK (1970-1973)

JACKSON STATE RUNNING BACK (1970-1973)meone stole something from the whole city.”

“We had the athletes. We were big, fast and talented.”

ROBERT KHAYAT

15TH CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

“It’s a poignant story, but an uplifiting story.”

RICK CLEVELAND

MISSISSIPPI SPORTS COLUMNIST

“It was different. We’ll never see that. We’ll never have that time again.”

WILLIE “SATELLITE” TOTTEN

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE QUARTERBACK (1981-1985)

“It was such a momentous event for Mississippi. It was so much bigger than win or loss.”

JOHN BOND

MISSISSIPPI STATE QUARTERBACK (1980-1983)

“I get chill bumps right now just thinking about it...everybody was going nuts.”

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Episodes and series content will be available for viewing at Cspire.com and additional C Spire and participating station platforms.

 

PARTICIPATING TELEVISON STATIONS:

JACKSON

WLBT Channel 3 (NBC) 

BILOXI

WLOX Channel 13 (ABC/CBS)

HATTIESBURG

WDAM Channel 7 (NBC/ABC) 

COLUMBUS

WCBI Channel 4 (CBS/ My MS) 

MERIDIAN

WTOK Channel 11 (ABC, MyTOK2) 

MEMPHIS, TN

WTOK Channel 11 (ABC, MyTOK2) 

 

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