Inductees
Poston, Carl
Carl Poston began skeet shooting during his 20 years of military service stationed in England, Germany and the U.S. It was during these years that his skill as a marksman…
Prescott III, Allie J.
Allie Prescott was born in Memphis, Tennessee. From the age of six, Prescott showed his love of and skill in baseball. At Kingsbury High, he was named to the Commercial…
Priest, Tim
Tim Priest, a native of Huntingdon, played quarterback at Huntingdon High School from 1964-66, earning All State honors his senior season. Priest then signed a football scholarship with the University…
Probasco, Betty
One of the most wonderful aspects of the game of golf is that, unlike so many other sports, the athlete can have a successful career spanning many decades. Arguably, there…
Prothro, Dr. James Thompson “Doc”
1934 was a sad year for the Memphis Chickasaws of the Southern League. That year, their manager, the legendary baseball player James Thompson “Doc” Prothro, left the ball club after…
Prothro, James T. “Tommy”
Born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, in 1920, Tommy Prothro moved to Memphis at an early age and attended public schools before going to Riverside Military Academy in Georgia. At the academy,…
Puckett, Jane
Jane Puckett began her AAU activities as a founder of the Tullahoma AAU Swim Club in 1959. Today she continues to build the Southeastern AAU program by working on behalf…
Quarles, George
George Quarles, one of the most successful high school head football coaches in the country, recently completed his first season as Furman’s associate head coach and coach of the Paladins’…
Ramer, Dr. Earl
A native of Kenton in Obion County, Earl Ramer joined the University of Tennessee faculty in 1944 as an associate professor of education. In 1958, Dr. Ramer became a faculty…
Randolph, Zach
Zach Randolph is a retired professional basketball player who spent 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was born on July 16, 1981, in Marion, Indiana, and attended Michigan…
Ray, Buford “Baby”
Six feet, six inches tall and 260 pounds might be average for a football lineman by today’s standards, but in the 1930s and 1940s, a man that size was nothing…
Redd, William Cooper “Bill”
Bill Redd was one of the greatest athletes to ever play at the University of Chattanooga. A native of Chattanooga, born in 1900, Redd played four sports at UC from…
Reese, Jerry
Hailing from Tiptonville, Tennessee, Jerry Reese was named the New York Giants’ Senior Vice President and General Manager on January 16, 2007. He had spent the previous four seasons as…
Reynolds, Candy
Candy Reynolds grew up in Knoxville, TN. At age 10, she was introduced to tennis and started competing. She had a successful junior career, winning State and Southern tournaments, as…
Reynolds, Jack “Hacksaw”
Jack Reynolds came to the University of Tennessee as a hard-charging fullback out of Cincinnati and became a starting linebacker in the second game of his sophomore year in 1967….
Rhodes, Ted
Ted Rhodes, the nation’s first black professional golfer, was born in Nashville. He attended the city’s public schools and learned the game of golf in his teenage years while working…
Rice, Grantland
“It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.” Perhaps the most famous quote in all of sports was coined by one of the most famous…
Rich, Herb
Herb Rich, one of the best Vanderbilt football players ever, came to Nashville as a freshman and never looked back. A Miami Beach native with all-state honors in football and…
Ridley, Cornelius
Cornelius Ridley was born in Smyrna, Tennessee in 1932. He developed an avid interest in sports at a young age, playing football, basketball and baseball in school. He graduated from…
Roane, Elma
“Throughout my life I’ve been a competitor… and I’ve loved every minute of it.” These words from Elma Roane, the backbone of women’s athletics at Memphis State University for more…