Sports Hall of Fame holds induction ceremony
Shown are the 2023 inductees into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame. From left, front: Patrick Stiles, Emma Herren Mitchell, Alexandria Henry, Mary Henderson-Slaughter and Rhetta Hollingsworth Tucker. Back: Henry Wright, Ricky Wakefield, Terry Cook, Corey Bowen, Bryan Everette, Seth Harkness and Brandon Stocks.
The Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame held its 2023 induction ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 5 at Bevill State Community College in Fayette. Tom Roberts, a Fayette County High School graduate and the retired director of sports broadcasting at The University of Alabama, emceed the event. He introduced each inductee and gave a brief biography of their accomplishments before the inductees addressed the crowd. Following are the 2023 Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame inductees.