April 13, 2016
The 2015 Commodore NCAA champion women’s tennis team will be honored on June 18th as the 2016 Amateur Team of the Year at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s 50th anniversary banquet at the Omni Nashville.
Also announced were the Female and Male Amateur Athletes of the Year from the University of Tennessee, Felicia Brown and Christian Coleman. Previously announced Honorees were Professional Athletes of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year Eric Berry and Memphis Grizzlies All- Star Marc Gasol. Male Amateur Athlete of the Year, U.S. Naval Academy Quarterback, Keenan Reynolds and former University of Tennessee Football Coach and Administrator Doug Dickey who will receive the Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement Award.
In conjunction with our Honoree Class, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting, posthumously Tennessee Titan’s great Steve McNair and Baylor Golf Coach King Oehmig. Additional inductees include Conrad Graham, University of Tennessee All-America defensive back; Missy Kane, University of Tennessee Middle Distance Runner and bronze medal recipient at the Pan American Games; Mike Taylor, UT-Martin football player and current SEC football official; Earnest Gray, All-America and NFL star wide-receiver from the University of Memphis; Mike Curb, legend in automobile racing; Joe Biddle, longtime middle Tennessee sport writer; Lester McClain, first African American football player at Tennessee; the six Canale Brothers, football legends from Tennessee and Mississippi State Universities and Milligan College Athletic Director and longtime coach Duard Walker.
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s goal is to enshrine successful teams and individuals who display sportsmanship, good character and success by creating a legacy for others to follow. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is housed inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and is celebrating 50 years of Tennessee Sports history (1966-2016).
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, a 501-C3 pays tribute to all those who have made an impact through sports in Tennessee. The Hall subscribes to the principle that sports serve society’s highest ideals by educating and shaping youth. It promotes the virtues of competition, fair play, friendship, solidarity, mutual understanding and respect for human dignity. The best way to honor our sports legends is to pass this legacy down to future generations.