It became official Saturday night that Robert “Tiger Bob” Chapman (center) was inducted into the Mississippi Valley State University Baseball Hall of Fame. He was presented his plaque and green jacket from Hall of Fame recording secretary Carutha William Pope and president James Hayes (right). The Panolian photo by Myra Bean

Mrs. Willie Chapman (left) was happy to take her husband’s, Robert, coat while he donned his new Mississippi Valley State University Hall of Fame jacket Saturday evening. The Panolian photo by Myra Bean

Robert Chapman received the award for bringing the most people to the Hall of Fame banquet at Mississippi Valley State University on Saturday. Chapman was credited for selling 191 tickets to the banquet. Most showed up. The old record was 85 people. The Panolian photo by Myra Bean

Recent Mississippi Valley State University Sports Hall of Fame inductees Robert “Tiger Bob” Chapman of Batesville (second from right) and Hardy Thorne Jr. of Hattiesburg take some time to sign autographs for some youth at the Hall of Fame banquet Saturday night. The Panolian photo by Myra Bean