Criteria for Induction into Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame

1) Living candidates for induction must be at least 40 years old.
Exceptions may be made for anyone younger than 40 who hasn’t been involved in athletics for five years at time of nomination.
2) Student athletes considered for nomination must have played at a Lowndes County school. Schools for consideration are Mississippi University for Women, former Franklin Academy, former Lee High School, former Hunt High School, former Caldwell High School, Columbus High School, Heritage Academy, New Hope high School, former Motley/West Lowndes High School, Caledonia high School, former Immanuel/Columbus Christian, Victory Christian, former Lowndes Christian, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.
3) Student athletes must no longer be playing to be eligible for nomination.
4) Athletes not associated with a school (e.g., tennis players, golfers, boxers, race car drivers, etc.) must have lived in Lowndes County to be eligible for nomination.
5) Coaches/administrators must be retired to be considered for nomination.
6) Coaches/administrators must have accomplished their achievements in Lowndes County to be considered for nomination. For example, a coach can’t have coached at a Lowndes County school and won state championships in another county and be considered for nomination.
7) All candidates for nomination must have been a worthy citizen who demonstrated the ideals of athletics in community endeavors.
8) A candidate for nomination can be nominated by anyone, but cannot nominate themselves. Once a person is nominated, he/she will remain on the ballot and does not have to be nominated again if they are not elected in their first year of eligibility.

Team Nomination Criteria

Teams may be nominated for induction into the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame. A team must have represented one of the eligible Lowndes County schools listed on the nomination page. Each nomination must be based on a specific team’s accomplishments during a specific season or year.

A former player, coach, or administrator may nominate a team they were affiliated with.

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Team Nomination

Nominate a team for a specific season or year.