Baseball Hall of Fame member Billy Herman played for the 1928 Vicksburg Hill Billies. The 1912 Vicksburg Hill Billies disbanded mid-season. Tassels may be present; billies and nannies may be naturally horned or polled (hornless). The Vicksburg Hill Billies won the 1911 Cotton States League Championship. Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has performed "Tripping Billies" at concerts on numerous occasions. The Vicksburg Hill Billies won the 1928 Cotton States League Championship. The school's mascot is the billy goat and its athletic teams' nickname is the "Billies". Numbers grew, and by 2020 there were some 2000 nannies and 200 billies. The 1907 Vicksburg Hill Billies finished 2nd in the Cotton States League. The school's teams are called the "Battlin' Billies". At age 18, Herman hit .332 in 106 games for the 1928 Hill Billies. The 1926 Vicksburg Hill Billies continued play in the Cotton States League. Mountain goats can weigh between , and billies will often weigh less than . "bucks" or "billies" and juvenile goats of both sexes are called "kids". The 1931 Hill Billies made the Cotton States League Playoffs.