BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 SWAC Hall of Fame Class which is set to be enshrined on Friday, December 13 th , 2024. The enshrinement ceremony is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
The newest members of the SWAC Hall of Fame were chosen from a list of nominees who were submitted by their respective institutions and selected by the SWAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
The 2024 Hall of Fame Honorees includes Alcorn State’s Fred McNair, Grambling State’s Hillary Matthew Bossier (Legend), Southern’s Pete Richardson, Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Earl Goldman (Legend), and Charlie Neal (Contributor).
Fred McNair
He was named SWAC Coach of the Year two-times and helped lead the Braves to the Celebration Bowl in 2018 and 2019. He is the original “Air McNair”, and the older brother of the late Tennessee Titans quarterback and 2003 National Football League (NFL) Co-Most Valuable Player – Steve “Air II” McNair.
McNair compiled a 37-17 SWAC record after eight seasons on the Alcorn State sidelines, while posting an overall record of 48-33. He became Alcorn State’s first SWAC Coach of the Year winner since Cardell Jones achieved the feat in 1992.