Hall of Fame

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.

 

Newman selected for Hall of Fame



Fayette County resident Mike Newman has been selected for induction into the Alabama Sports Officials Hall of Fame. The induction of the 2021 class will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Oxford Civic Center. This will be the fourth class of annual inductees since the Hall of Fame was established in 2019.