Month: December 2020
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Board of Directors of the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce that Reeves Sims will be recognized as the 2021 Frank “Pig” House Award recipient at the 53rd Annual Induction Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
The Frank “Pig” House Award is given to someone who has performed outstanding service to sports in Alabama, and whom the Board of Directors feels worthy of special recognition. The award is named after the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame’s first Chairman of the Board who was instrumental in the founding of the Hall of Fame. Reeves Sims was born May 25, 1936 in Birmingham, AL. A graduate of Woodlawn High School and Auburn University, Sims is being recognized for his life of volunteer service, including 25 years in the Air National Guard where he retired as a Lt. Colonel. As a member of the Monday Morning Quarterback Club and charter member of the Birmingham Tip-Off Club, he volunteered at the first AHSAA Super Six and AHSAA Final 48 championships when they were established in the 1990s; he has been a part of every championship event since. Sims has also been a Pro-Am Chairperson for the Regions Tradition golf tournament since it began in 1992. He proudly serves his alma mater Auburn University and volunteers annually at the SEC Baseball Tournament. Since the late 1990s, he has volunteered with the Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program. Among many other organizations, he has also served as director for local chapters of the YMCA and FCA. For his selfless contributions, Sims has already been recognized with the 2005 Birmingham YMCA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004 Birmingham Tip-Off Club Leon Marlaire Award, 2014-15 Birmingham Tip-Off Club Frank Nix Distinguished Service Award, 2016 PGA Tour Champions Volunteer of the Year Award, and the 2019 NFHS State Award for Outstanding Service. Sims joins a distinguished list of others who have been honored by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as Frank “Pig” House Award recipients. They are: Sammy Dunn (2004), Avalee Willoughby (2007), Buddy Anderson (2014), Emanuel “Tubb” Bell IV (2017), and Don Hawkins (2020). The 53rd Induction Banquet and Ceremony will be held in the Birmingham Ballroom, at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, on Saturday, May 8, 2021. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Museum at (205) 323-6665. |
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The Alabama High School High School Athletic Association was saddened to learn of the death of long-time Cherokee County High School football coach and athletic director Bobby Joe Johnson, 80. He passed away Monday, Nov. 30.
“Coach Bobby Joe Johnson was a major positive influence on the lives of so many, especially in Centre where he grew up and later served as head football coach and athletic director at Cherokee County High School,” ” AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese said. “He was a leader that led by example. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and extended family of so many high school student-athletes who played on his teams.”
Coach Johnson led Cherokee County to the Class 4A state championship game in 1984 and later led Saks to the Super 6 finals in 1996. His overall head-coaching record in 33 seasons was 220-125-3. He served his alma mater Cherokee County High School from 1966-1991 where he compiled s 173-93-3 record over 26 seasons.
A memorial service will he held at Cherokee County High School’s Bobby Joe Johnson Field on Sunday, Dec. 13 at noon. The family will have a private graveside service.
A poignant tribute by al.com writer Ben Thomas can be found at the following link:
