Five new members will be inducted into the Macon County Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony slated to be held in the Macon County High School auditorium on June 7.
This year’s induction class includes Rita Vickers Dickerson, Chris Goodall, Casey Stinson Hopewell, Sheree Driver Johnson and Josh Shoulders.
To become an inductee, the individual must have had a positive impact on sports in Macon County. His or her athletic performance or support must have been considered outstanding during his or her time of participation or support.
Nominees may be living or deceased, and to be eligible for induction into the Macon County Sports Hall of Fame, the nominee must meet the following requirements:
• If nominated as a player or a sports participant, he or she must no longer be participating in the sport for which they are nominated. The nominee must also be at least 40 years of age unless the nominee was deceased prior to reaching the age of 40.
• If nominated as a coach, administrator, official, news media representative, supporter or athletic professional, he or she could continue coaching or being active in the athletic profession but must be 50 years of age, unless the nominee became deceased prior to reaching age 50.
• Nominee must have attended school in Macon County or participated in Macon County as a coach, administrator, instructor, athletic professional or supporter.
• Any voting member of the Macon County Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors cannot be considered as a nominee finalist during the first two years of his/her service on the board.
Dickerson was a basketball standout at Macon County High, graduating in 1970. Dickerson was primarily a guard — although she also played forward in the six-on-six, halfcourt format — for the Tigerettes. Dickerson was named an all-midstate honorable mention honoree as a junior.
Goodall was a three-sport standout at Macon County High, graduating in 1981. He was an all-district and third-team all-midstate honoree as a senior football player, was named the baseball team’s most valuable player as a junior, and was selected the District 8-AA All-Tournament Basketball Team as a senior.
Hopewell was a track and field standout and a cheerleader at Macon County High, graduating in 2001. As a senior, she captured the school’s first state championship in an individual sport, winning the discus throw at the state track and field competition.
Johnson was a basketball and volleyball standout at Macon County High, graduating in 1999. She was an all-district volleyball honoree as a senior and a three-time all-district selection in basketball, being named to the all-midstate basketball team as a senior.
Shoulders was a baseball and football standout at Macon County High, graduating in 1998. He was named the midstate’s baseball player of the year and an all-state selection as a junior and also was the football team’s quarterback as well, in addition to later becoming the seven-time Macon County Golf Course club champion.
With the 2025 induction class, it will bring the total number of individuals in the Macon County Sports Hall of Fame to 135 members.
Previous Macon County Sports Hall of Fame inductees include the following:
2001
Nera White, Jimmy Glover, Rudolph Donoho, Barry Flippin, Jr., Gary Perdue, Wiley Sloan, Vester “Vep†Barton, Pat Parker, Dr. E.K. “Bullie†Bratton, Doyle Cothron
2002
W.P. “Poe†Biles, Wardean Perdue, Herbert Cutrell, Mark Shrum, Hillard Driver, Patricia Smith Brindle, Bobby Gillihan, Brownie Robinson, Bob Kempf, Ralph Howser
2003
Carolyn Hix Blankenship, Collier Hawkins, Roland Kirby, Gary Wright, Bobby “Goosie†Gann, Doyle Gaines, Gary Garter
2004
Bill Jenkins, Norman Perdue, Key Dillard, Billy Reid, Jackie Eller, Hugh “Bug†Howser, Charles Biles
2005
Sherman Jent, Bobby Ballou, Phillip Brockette, Ronald Bergmeier, L.E. Claybourne
2006
Dean Fisher, Roger Russell, Tammy Brawner , Randy Napier, Keith Ballou, Larry White
2007
Royce “Rooster†Stinson, Wanda Jenkins Smith, Ronald Birdwell, H.L. “Doc†Goodall, Clay Phillips
2008
Will Taylor Chamberlain, Glen Harold Donoho, Eddie Goad, Coach Glen Gregory, Ricky Shoulders
2009
Bessie Gregory Ferguson, Jimmy Harp, Bobby Shrum, Randy Tope, Mary Tom Link Walker
2010
Jody Bentley, Charles E. Darnell, Wayne Deering, Billy Wilson McClard, George Shockley
2011
Roger Langford, Ricky Spivey, Joyce Hagan Swindle, Tonya Doss Wells, Ophie Darrel White
2012
Donald “Butch†Creek, Dwayne Deering, Glen Gattis, Jeff Gregory, Tony Woosley
2013
Coach Beverly Shoulders, Cynthia “Sis†Newberry Denton, Chris Phillips, Coach Mike Prock, Jeff Wheeley
2014
Billy “Skipper†Carter, Shawn Carter, Ronnie Donoho, Troy and Cathy Johnson, Thomas Mowell, Randy Williamson
2015
Kelly Carter Carnahan, Bobby Huffines, Jay Murray, Hayden Shrum, Jimmy Wheeley
2016
Tillman Boren, Brian Butler, Pat Dyer, Doris Kirby Jenkins, Claudette Langford Peters
2017
Benny White, Gayle Doss Holliman, Joe Dickens, Thomas Colter, Mickey Ballou
2018
Jeff Beam, Bill Carr, Mike “Bullwhip†McClard, Joey Tuck
2019
Todd Austin, Don Jent, Buddy Leonard, Mitzi Blankenship Jones, Andrea Butler Mills
2020-21
Jamie Fitzpatrick, Kim Swindle Hale, Bill Speck, Alicia Cook Thompson, Dana Leath Willis
2022
Jane Biles, Larry Birdwell, Eddy Clayborne, Holly Carter Flowers, Donny Wills
2023
Clint Carter, Wally Etheridge, Nathan Gregory, Claude “Red†Jenkins, Danny Kempf
2024
Dwayne Colter, Jan Austin Ellis, Barry Polston, Mike Wells, Dana Shrum Winkler.
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