{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=7E618C86-A83B-4C41-A6B4-AEEF3CA09FD6", "COCHRAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOO FERRISS IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) this week paid tribute to the late David \u201cBoo\u201d Ferriss, the renowned Major League All-Star pitcher who went on to become a successful baseball coach for the Delta State University.Ferriss, 94, passed away Nov. 24.\u00a0 His life and career were remembered by Cochran in a Congressional Record statement.\u201cCoach Ferriss will be remembered as a great Mississippian who dedicated his life to the game that he loved and to a generation of players that he educated on the field and in life,\u201d Cochran said.\u00a0 \u201cFor myself and all those who knew Boo Ferriss, I commemorate his years of service and a life well lived.\u201dThe following is the text of Cochran\u2019s tribute to Ferriss:\r\nREMEMBERING DAVID \u201cBOO\u201d' FERRISS\r\nMr. President, I wish to recognize the life and service of Major League All-Star pitcher and long-time head baseball coach at Delta State University, David \u201cBoo\u201d Ferriss, who passed away on November 24, 2016.Boo Ferriss was born in Shaw, Mississippi, and raised in the Mississippi Delta region.\u00a0 He joined the baseball team as a student at Mississippi State University in 1941 before signing a major league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization in 1942.\u00a0 Ferriss\u2019 early career with the Red Sox included a two-year hiatus to serve in World War II.\u00a0 Discharged in 1945, he was called up to play for the Red Sox, helping lead the team to the 1946 World Series.\u00a0 Despite suffering a shoulder injury in 1947, Ferriss played for the Red Sox until 1950, finishing with a 65-30 record as a pitcher.Following his retirement from professional baseball, Ferriss went on to become the head coach of the Delta State University baseball team, a position he held with great success for nearly 26 years.\u00a0 He led the Statesmen to three Division II World Series and four Gulf South Conference Championships.\u00a0 Induction into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Red Sox Hall of Fame are among the numerous awards made to honor Ferriss\u2019 achievements.\u00a0 In 2003, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame established the Ferriss Trophy, which has become the Heisman Trophy for Mississippi college baseball players.Boo Ferriss\u2019 accomplishments extended beyond the ballfield.\u00a0 He was an active member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, Mississippi, and a founder of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Mississippi.\u00a0 He was a dedicated family man, married for 67 years to his wife Miriam.\u00a0 They raised two children, Dr. David Ferriss and Margaret Ferriss White, and have two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.\u00a0 Coach Ferriss will be remembered as a great Mississippian who dedicated his life to the game that he loved and to a generation of players that he educated on the field and in life.For myself and all those who knew Boo Ferriss, I commemorate his years of service and a life well lived.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=7E618C86-A83B-4C41-A6B4-AEEF3CA09FD6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.839585904031992, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}