Everything about Bobby Shows is big. From his smile and
personality, to his physical presence and spiritual leadership,
Bobby Shows cuts a figure larger than life. Growing up in rural
Mississippi, he learned the value of family, of God, of community,
a sense of humor and a good hook shot. Heading into college at
Mississippi State University, Bobby Shows hoped to live up to his
status as the number one major college recruit in the Magnolia
State. However, before he could do that, he had to get right with
God. In the end, he and his teammates won more than championships.
Events in which they participated sparked change in the
segregationist landscape of college sports and college campuses.
Bobby Shows' early years in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and
1950s are almost storybook quality. Segregation was more than black
and white; it was saved and lost. Mississippi buckles the Bible
Belt synched down tight. Though humble, Shows enjoyed a happy
childhood, raised by two strong parents and surrounded by family,
friends, and a faith community. Level fields of play were hard to
find in Bobby's day. Whether playing basketball on a hard-scrabble
court where you hoped to get the down-hill end for the second half
of play, or working in the cotton fields alongside other boys like
him, old black men and women and young ones, too. It didn't matter
- under the scorching sun, the back-aching, finger-splitting work
of picking cotton takes place on level fields. Any illusion of
integration and equality did not extend beyond the cotton fields
Bobby worked as a boy. "Separate but equal" may have been the
slogan of segregation, but separation of the races remained the
singular emphasis in the South. Equality was at best a secondary
consideration. Bobby's story starts in the middle of segregation -
an oppressive 'us against them' culture about to be turned on its
head. His experiences while at Mississippi State both on and off
the basketball court integrated a love and concern for people that
would lead him into a life of ministry. As an individual, Bobby
remains true to self and to God, and his story is about how that
combination of self-awareness and devotion to God has led to a
productive and meaningful life.
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