Foley High to induct former athletes in annual Hall of Fame

Foley High to induct former athletes in annual Hall of Fame
Ceremony will take place before Aug. 26 game vs. Fairhope

Foley High School will honor 11 former athletes during its annual Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, August 26 before the Foley Lions’ varsity football game vs. Fairhope at Ivan Jones Stadium.
A reception hosted by the FHS Alumni Association will be held in the Foley Elementary School gym/auditorium on Oak Street next to Ivan Jones Stadium’s west end zone beginning at 5:15 a.m. All friends, family, classmates and well-wishers are invited to congratulate the inductees at this time. The Hall of Fame Class of 2016 will be introduced to the crowd at 6:35 before kickoff of the game.

The inductees include the following:
– Dr. Dodson Creighton was a standout athlete on the great Ivan Jones teams of the early 1960s.
– Mr. Thurston Lauder excelled in football and track in the early 1960s.
– Mr. Richard Pickens starred for Coach Lester Smith in the early 1980s.
– Ms. Charlene Dinish led the Lions in basketball under Coach Tommy Catlin in the early 1980s.
– The late Mr. Johnny Goodwin was a standout running back for Coach Lester Smith in the early 1980s.
– Mr. Ben Todd led teams in the 1980s in tackles under coaches Lester Smith and Barry Pennington.
– Mr. Erick Crosby played defensive line for Coach Barry Pennington in the 1980s.
– Mr. J.T. Hall was a standout football and soccer player in the late 1980s and early 1990s for
– Coaches Teddy Suttle, Jimmy Nazary, and Bryan Edwards.
– Mr. Ryan Gill was an excellent offensive lineman for Coach Jimmy Nazary in the 1990s.
– Mrs. Krystal Dawson Korhonen starred at goalkeeper under Coach Al Borchardt in the late 1990s.
– Ms. Paige Huff was a standout in basketball, softball and weightlifting in the/early 2000s.