Doug Hutton, Mississippi State Hall of Fame 3-sport athlete, dies at 84

STARKVILLE — Former Mississippi State multi-sport standout Doug Hutton has died, according to the school.

He was 84 years old and died on May 9, according to his obituary on the Sebrell Funeral Home web site.

Hutton played on the MSU basketball, baseball and track and field teams from 1960-64 and is a member of the M-Club Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

In basketball, Hutton was a 1964 All-SEC third-team guard and led Mississippi State in scoring with 14.9 points per game. The Bulldogs won SEC championships in 1962 and 1963 and made the program's first NCAA Tournament in 1963 as part of the Game of Change.

Hutton was a pitcher on the baseball team and was Mississippi State's 1963 pitching MVP with a 5-0 record, 2.15 ERA and 38 strikeouts. That earned him a spot on the 1963 All-SEC Western Division team.

In track, Hutton won SEC outdoor championships for the 4x110 relay in 1962 and 1963.

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Before Mississippi State, Hutton starred at Clinton High School where he scored 101 points in one day. He scored 47 points in the 1960 basketball semifinals, then 54 points later that day in the state championship game.

After Mississippi State, Hutton broke into coaching, starting with the MSU basketball freshman team in 1965. Then, he coached high school basketball and baseball in Mississippi at Hazlehurst, Florence and Clinton.

Funeral services will be held on May 15 at First Baptist Church in Clinton.

Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at and follow him on X @sklarsam_.