Selections made for Sports Hall of Fame

TONY STINNETT
Courier Contributor

The fifth class of the Cannon Courier Sports Hall of Fame includes a wide array of individuals who impacted athletics in Cannon County in different ways .

The six-person class will be inducted during the Cannon Courier Hall of Fame and All Sports Banquet at the Arts Center of Cannon County, May 21. The banquet will begin with a meal catered by The Blue Porch at 6 p.m.Tickets are $15 and go on sale April 6 at The Cannon Courier.
The fifth class includes Jay Cole, Russell Davenport, Charles Dillard, Michael Dodgen, Ray Robinson and Emily Sissom. Their inductions will bring the total number of Hall of Famers to 28."The quality of people and their contribution to sports is abundant in Cannon County," said Cannon Courier Publisher William R. (Ron) Fryar. "This is our fifth Hall of Fame class and bases on their accolades it seems the Hall of Fame committee has done another splendid job. Of course, with the pool of candidates to choose from it is hard to go wrong."

" In addition to the Hall of Fame inductions, The Cannon Courier's Players of the Year for each of Cannon County's 13 TSSAA-sanctioned sports will be named, in addition to the female and male athletes of the year, female and male Presidents' Cup Winners for top scholar athletes and the Lions Award winner.

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductions, The Cannon Courier's Players of the Year for each of Cannon County's 13 TSSAA-sanctioned sports will be named, in addition to the female and male athletes of the year, female and male Presidents' Cup Winners for top scholar athletes and the Lions Award winner.

This year's event will be held at The Arts Center of Cannon County, May 21, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. No tickets will be sold at the door and the event is limited to the fist 250 person purchasing tickets.
Tickets may be purchased at The Cannon Courier office or over the phone by calling (615) 563-2512 and paying with credit card. Tickets purchased via phone can be picked up at the office location or at will call the night of the event.Following the Cannon Courier for feature stories on the accomplishments of each Hall of Famer in the coming weeks