You ain’t nothing but a twig
— Joe Fortunato

Twig's Short Stories

Read Twig's short stories in Look Out!! Miss Minnie as he takes you back to a simpler time when the great outdoors and close-knit communities of family and friends provided more adventure than any motion picture or video game could ever imagine.


From Zero To Hero

Read Twig’s new book From Zero To Hero and join him as he takes you back in time to his formative years playing football in Sallis, Mississippi on through to the moment he became a hero to the football fans of Mississippi State University.


All the Sallis boys would play football barefooted. We had no athletic shoes. Our feet were as tough as leather.
— Twig retelling the barefooted football match in "Look Out!! Miss Minnie"

MISSISSIPPI STATE SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Every year, Mississippi State University inducts a select number of players into their Sports Hall of Fame. For his integrity and character since playing for State, and for his stellar performance as quarterback for the Bulldogs in the early '50s, "Twig" joined Mississippi State's Sports Hall of Fame class of 1981. read more


MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY & JUNIOR COLLEGE SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Former Pearl River Community College football great Frank “Twig” Branch of Picayune was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies Tuesday night in Jackson. read more