‘Tennessee Sports Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023 Special’ To Air July 8

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Special presented by the Tennessee Lottery will debut as a one-hour televised event tomorrow (July 8) in markets across Tennessee.

TSHF Executive Director Brad Willis and Mike Keith, 2021 inductee and voice of the Tennessee Titans, will host the event celebrating sports in the Volunteer State.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 2023 class adds a star-studded list of sports icons with the inductions of Eric Berry, Keith Bulluck, Mike Fisher, Tim Harris, John Henderson, Tianna Madison, the late Carl R. Moore, Teresa Lawrence Phillips, Zach Randolph, Loren Roberts, Les Robinson and Stephen B. Smith.

The Class of 2023 honorees include Josh Heupel, Danny White and Donde Plowman topping the list as 2023 Tennesseans of the Year.  Other top honors include a celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Oak Ridge 1958 National Champion High School Football Team, the Memphis Grizzlies, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), Hendon Hooker (Tennessee Football), Mya Jones (Memphis Soccer), University of Tennessee Baseball and Middle Tennessee State University Women’s Basketball. The honors will be formally presented as part of the Hall’s 2023 Banquet, presented by the Tennessee Titans on July 22 at the Omni Nashville Downtown.

The special airs statewide as follows:

  • Nashville – 7 p.m. CT on NewsChannel 5 Plus
  • Chattanooga – 12 p.m. ET on WDEF News 12
  • Memphis – 5 p.m. CT on CW30 Memphis
  • Knoxville – 7 p.m. ET on MyVLT
  • Johnson City – 7 p.m. ET on WJHL-11
  • Jackson – 7 p.m. CT on E-Plus TV 6

The event will also stream online tomorrow at 7 p.m. CT on @TheTSHF on Twitter and @TNSportsHallofFame on Facebook.

Steven Boero