Five athletes will be enshrined, led by two-time NCAA
three-point shooting champion Terrence Woods (2003, 2004), along with all-time
softball pitching victories leader Amber Alford (pictured); stellar hurdler and sprinter
Keshia King-Shields, along with a pair of gridiron greats, All-America receiver
Cainon Lamb and star defensive end Jeff Grady.
Two supporters of athletics will be immortalized as well,
retired Florida State trooper, Major Gilbert Brown, and longtime university
instructor and athletic events volunteer Lavada Tookes.
The enshrinement ceremonies will take place at the Alfred
Lawson Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium on Friday, September 6
beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The seven honorees will be recognized during halftime
ceremonies at the Hall of Fame Football Game between FAMU and Tennessee State
at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Kickoff will be 2:00 p.m.
Founded in 1976 by the late athletic director Hansel E.
“Tootie” Tookes, the FAMU Sports Hall of Fame has enshrined over 200 persons
during the previous 37 years.