Nomination and Selection

SELECTION PROCESS

How do I nominate someone for induction into the Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame?

Selection of Inductees


To be eligible to be selected as an inductee into the Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame a candidate must be:

1. Any one of the following;

  • A native of Morgan County, or
  • Attended high school in Morgan County, or
  • A resident of Morgan County for a period of time sufficient to be considered a resident, And,

2.  Any one of the following:

  • As a player be retired or out of professional competition for five (5) years, and forty (40) years of age or older; or
  • Coached anywhere, be out of active competition, and be forty (40) years of age or older, or
  • Officiated anywhere, no longer be active as an official, and be forty (40) years of age or older, or
  • A person, forty (40) years of age or older, whose contribution to sports, in a supporting role, is deemed by the Board of Directors as so significant as to warrant induction into the Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame.

Selection of all Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame inductees shall be the responsibility of the Board. Individual members will introduce nominees for consideration at the annual November meeting and the vote will be taken at the next month’s meeting. Election of all inductees shall be by majority vote of the Board.

Please send your nomination to the following address:
Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame
P.O. Box 1431
Decatur, Alabama 35602

Fill out the online Form Below or Download the PDF and mail it in

Nomination Information
Nomination’s Address (if deceased, put your address)
Nomination’s Education Background
Nomination’s Athletic Background
Sponsor Information
Download The Official Nomination FOrm – pDF

ADDITIONAL POLICIES

The number of inductees shall be limited to six (6) inductees per year, unless the Board considers and designates two (2) inductees (such as siblings or husband and wife) as a pair to be inducted together, then the number of inductees shall be increased to seven (7) per year. The criteria for designating two applicants as a pair to be inducted together is that the two (2) individual careers are indistinguishable and to induct one without inducting the other would create an inequity.The Board shall not select more than one (1) deceased inductee per year of the total six (6) inductees to be selected each year. If two (2) or more candidates in this category have the same number of votes after the initial votes taken, then a runoff shall be held between the two (2) or more candidates with the same number and highest number of votes in that category.

The Board shall not select more than one (1) inductee from the category of “Support Personnel” (paragraph 2) above per year of the six (6) total inductees to be selected each year. If two (2) or more or more candidates in this category have the same number of votes after the initial votes taken, then a runoff shall be held between the two (2) or more candidates with the same number and highest number of votes in that category.

In order for any person to be considered for induction to the Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame that person must have a completed application on file with the Board of Directors. Any person, including Board members, may complete an application and nominate anyone to be considered for induction to the Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame. Official nomination forms are attached.

All applications for induction must be turned in no later than the regular scheduled Board meeting held in the month prior to the monthly meeting (November) where voting occurs for selection for the next year’s class of inductees.