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Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame

Applications are accepted annually and must be postmarked by June 1st each year to be considered for induction.

Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame Nomination Form

The Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors vote to select new inductees each year. The Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet is held each year to welcome in the newest inductees. 

This is a ticketed event and tickets can be purchased from Board members or at the Lincoln County Parks and Recreation office.


The 2024 Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday February 15th, 2025 at the Citizen Center in Lincolnton, NC.

Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Bill Clemmer

Steve Gantt

Joe Haney

Kevin Ray

Edgar Rutledge

Samantha Smith


The 2024 Induction Banquet will be live streamed below and on the Lincolnton Live Facebook Page.  The live stream is sponsored by Ross Surveys and Lincoln County Parks and Recreation.

Live Stream



Past Inductees

Class of 2001Class of 2002Class of 2003Class of 2004
Bob Beal , Sr.
Norris Childers
Tony Cloninger
Von Ray Harris
Jack Kiser
"Smack" Proctor
Betty G. Ross
Arnold Tarr
Henry C. Barkley, Jr.
Dennis W. Byrd
Ralph T. Conner, Sr.
Joseph W. Harper, III
Jerry Steele Sain
Rex Stuart
Dr. Necip Ari
Wes Beam
Roby Jetton
Russell "Red" Mincy
Thurman "Jule" Ward
William S. Barkley
Bob Beal, Jr.
Darrell J. Bost
Aaron Lee Boyd
S.G. Gabriel
Lee M. Kanipe
Bobby Lineberger
Don Powers
"Chunk" Rudisill
Richard K. Smith, Jr.
Class of 2005
Class of 2006Class of 2007Class of 2008
C. Bruce Bolick
Walter "Pooch" Cornwell
Ted W. Goins
Brenda Johnson Hamilton
John "Cotton" Little
Ken "Chick" McCurry
Charles D. "Block" Smith
J. Steven Brackett
Zenius "Buck" Dellinger
William "Bill" Goodson
Shirley Gilbert Moore
Cecil "Brat" Stroup
Don Cagle
Steve Cherry
Ray Cloninger
Max Garner
Steve Herman
Joe Kiser
William "Billum" Wilkinson
Rudolph Young
Bill Abernathy
Scott Cloninger
Maebelle Aderholdt Earnhardt
Jerry Gates
Terry Gates
Maurice Moore
Butch Ross
Ryan Shelton
Class of 2009Class of 2010Class of 2011Class of 2012
Jay Boggs
Jonathan Brookins
Harold Bynum
Jim Fortenberry
Sonny Taylor
Ben Yount
Kelly Childers
Dr. Martin Eaddy
Johnson "Jeep" Hunter
Craig Kiser
Emmett Michael
Mike Powell
Donnie Vernon
Michael "Mike" Cline
Brennan Elliott
Steve Gabriel
Kenneth "Flukie" Herndon
James "Jim" Mundy
Billy Bridges
Larry D. Sherrill
Lavell Hall
Gene Shuford
Paul Haynes
Class of 2013Class of 2014Class of 2015Class of 2016
James "Jim" Carter
Jeff "Bo" Harrill
Michael "Mike" Hollifield
John Mauney
James "Jim" Scott
Clyde T. Scott
Sheila Barker
Johnny Colvard
Mike Harrill
Mark Lackey
Bobby Martin
Wayne Navey
Billy Baker
Stan Goodson
Michael "Hook" Littlejohn, Sr.
Casey Potts
Butch Richardson
William G. "Bill" Ward
Jeff Cloninger
Max Houser
Kim Houser Jenkins
Franklin Lowery
Mark Mayo
Fred McCall, Jr.
Gene Sain
Wanda Fay Leatherman Tallent
Class of 2017Class of 2018Class of 2019Class of 2020
David Abernathy
Chip Ashley
Ron Christopher
Jim Cleamons
Roger Gantt
Clifford "Cliff" Surratt
Steve Warren
Steve Bolick
Lawrence Carter
Danny Duckworth
Johnathan May
Gary Schrum
Ernest "Ernie" Boger
Lanny Ford
Shirley Michael Hartley
Chris Matile
George Smith
Nick Bazzle
Jimmy Cherry
Jay Heafner
Nancy Little
Joanne Potts
Class of 2021Class of 2022Class of 2023Class of 2024
Jayme Barkley
J. Mark Beam
Cheron Farley
Kane Haynes
James "Jim" Smith
Adrian Brewer
Mike Devine
Allen Hoyle
Ray Littlejohn, Jr.
Tom Sain
Helen Morrison Wright
Ronald Alexander
Celeste "Lisa" Lowery Frazier
Ann Devine Keever
Bob Steelman
Jane Goins Wright
Bill Clemmer
Steve Gantt
Joe Haney
Kevin Ray
Edgar Rutledge
Samantha Smith


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