Jackson, MS - A white visor pulled low shielding most of his face, Eddie Payton scans the packed locker room at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. His eyes fall on the greatest football players in Jackson State history.
There's Rodney Phillips, a two-time All-Southwestern Athletic Conference tight end, and Willie Richardson, a four-time All-SWAC receiver.
There's Jesse Griffin, who led JSU's 1977 defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation, and Mario Kirksey, the 1982 SWAC defensive player of the year. And there's Perry Harrington and Jeffrey Moore, the first pair of players on the same team to rush for 1,000 yards each in Division I-AA.
"You can't," Payton said, "put a price on this."
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