The Madison County Sports Hall of Fame is excited to welcome Bill and Jane Clouse to the Board of Directors. The addition of the well-known Richmond couple brings the board membership back to 13 members as they replace Bart Bellairs, who moved to Savannah, GA, and David Shew.

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Bellairs, had served as chairman of the executive board.  He is replaced by Karl Park who had been serving as vice chairman.

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The other ten members of the Board include: Donna Lovell, secretary; John Hamilton, treasurer; John Lovell, historian; Jack Frost, founder; Lee Browder, Eugene Estelle, Hubert Broaddus, Karen Kenezvich, Sylvia Powell, and Keith Taylor

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This local group of men and women has been working and planning behind the scenes since last summer  to host the second annual Madison County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony on May 20 that will bring recognition and honor to nine more individual athletes and coaches, and two teams of distinction that have brought local, regional, statewide and national recognition to Madison County.

The Board is also accepting sponsorships from individuals and businesses to help support the Madison County Sports Hall of Fame. Three levels have been established and each level affords a package of benefits which include banquet tickets, a listing on the website, and a listing in the banquet program.  The levels include: MVP Club ($500), All-Star Club ($250), and Fan Club ($100).

Members of the public can nominate deserving candidates by visiting the Madison County Sports Hall of Fame website at www.MadisonCountySportsHoF.com where they can find the nomination form and directions for completing and submitting the form.

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Individual nominees must be a Madison County native, or have earned deserving recognition while residing in Madison County. Categories and examples for individual nominations are:

ATHLETE (All-State, All-Conference, All-Region, career, single season or game record holder, MVP, college or professional career).

COACH / ADMINISTRATOR / OFFICIAL (Career record, honors received such as coach of the year, championships won, major contributor to school athletics, leader on local, state, or national levels, total years of service, etc.) .

MEDIA (radio/TV, sportswriter/SID) (Professional awards and honors received, years of service, contributions to profession, etc.).

COMMUNITY LEADER / SUPPORTER (booster club organizer or officer, fundraising leader, youth league officer or coach, etc.).

TEAM (For a team to be nominated, it should have achieved a special recognition for capturing championships, or for historical significance. Examples for team nominations are: Has historical significance, State or Regional Championships, or set a school, state, or national record.