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Cissye Gallagher to be inducted into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced six new members to be inducted for their Class of 2019 . One of the inductee ’ s included multiple State Championship winner Cissye Gallagher . Gallagher had a prestigious career in the sport of golf . After being a star athlete at Pillow Academy in Greenwood , Mississippi , she went on to compete on the LSU Women ’ s Golf team . She played one year on the LPGA Tour , won 12 Women ’ s State Amateur Championships , won 2 Junior Girls Championships , and won the State Women ’ s Senior Amateur Championship .
Gallagher has also qualified to play in several USGA Amateur events . The MGA is extremely proud of Cissye ’ s accomplishments and the way she has represented her state .
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame induction for the Class of 2019 will be held on Aug . 2-3 of 2019 . The link to see the MSHOF ’ s announcement this afternoon is HERE .
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Cissye Gallagher smiles at a tournament for her husband Jim Gallagher , watching with her children , Mary Langdon , Thomas , Elizabeth and Kathleen , watching . From Backspin ’ s October / November 2015 issue covering her 12th State Amateur win . Photo submitted .