Inaugural Sports Hall of Fame covers an array of sports stars in city’s history
Former LeMoyne-Owen College basketball coach Jerry Johnson was among those inducted into the inaugural class of honorees during the formal announcement of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony at AutoZone Park on May 22, 2019, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau president Kevin Kane hugs Vicki Finch, wife of late University of Memphis basketball coach Larry Finch, during the formal announcement of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees at AutoZone Park on May 22, 2019, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Pierre Landaiche (left) talks with Olympic gold medalist Rochelle Stevens as she streams a live video during the formal announcement of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees at AutoZone Park on May 22, 2019, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/Special To The Daily Memphian)
The formal announcement of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees took place at AutoZone Park on May 22, 2019, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Runner Rochelle Stevens, an Olympic gold medalist, reacts as she is recognized among the inaugral group of inductees into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony at AutoZone Park on May 22, 2019, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Kevin Kane, presidend and CEO of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, speaks during the formal announcement of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees at Autozone Park on May 22, 2019, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Iconic names from the city's sports history are recognized in the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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