HUNTSVILLE — Twelve of the region’s most accomplished athletes, coaches, officials and sports leaders were announced as the 2026 inductees into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame, marking one of the most diverse and wide-ranging classes in the organization’s history.
Sportswriter and Hall of Fame secretary Mark McCarter said the new class reflected the depth and history of North Alabama’s athletic excellence. “We forget sometimes what a great sports community Huntsville is and has been,” McCarter said. He added that the field of nominees was so strong, “We could’ve taken the 12 vote-getters behind them and had another great class.”
This year’s honorees included Olympians, professional athletes, sportswriters, trailblazing women athletes, and longtime officials whose impact reached far beyond the stat sheets. “Alongside athletes who’ve become famous and done things on the national and international stage, it was just as important to honor folks who succeeded here and made an impact here,” McCarter said…