Colbert County Sports Hall of Fame to induct 2025 class April 18
The Colbert County Sports Hall of Fame will soon be inducting new members into the prestigious group.
The 2025 induction ceremony will be held Friday, April 18, at the Ritz Theatre in Sheffield.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the program to begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at the box office for $10 each.
This year’s inductees are Deion Belue, Brent Davenport, Jamie Dixon, Jody Evans, Ashley Southern Farley, Glen Jordan, Tyrone Lowry, Tynesha Malone, Stephanie Brown Mangino and Bill Trapp.
Below are the bios prepared by CCSHOF for each inductee:
Deion Belue
A graduate of Deshler High School, where he was an outstanding member of the Tigers football team. Deion was twice selected 1st team All-State as a defensive back, was chosen one of Alabama’s Super 12 football players in 2009 and was a member of the
North squad in the 2009 North-South All-Star football game.
Following his stellar high school career, he played two seasons at Northeast Mississippi Community College before transferring to the University of Alabama. While at Northeast he was selected to the NJCAA 2011 All-American Team following his sophomore season.
In his first season at Alabama in 2012, he started all 14 games totaling 40 tackles, 2
interceptions and a fumble recovery. As a senior in 2013, he started 11 games recording 20 tackles, 3 pass breakups and 1 interception.
While playing for the Crimson Tide, Deion was part of the 2012 SEC Champion and BCS National Championship seasons.
Once his college career was completed, he went on to play in the NFL for Miami, Pittsburg and Jacksonville. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos and was a member of the 2015 Grey Cup Champions.
Brent Davenport
Brent was a 1999 graduate of Colbert County High School in Leighton, Alabama. He was a member of both the football and baseball teams, but it was in baseball where he excelled and was one of the best pitchers to ever take the mound, according to the followers of Indian baseball.
He played on the varsity baseball team as an eighth grader through his senior year, and during his career he was the team leader in wins, strikeouts and ERA.
Brent was instrumental in leading the Tribe to the state semifinals of the Alabama State Baseball Championship Playoffs in 1999 and was chosen All-Area along with being named to the AllState Team that same season.
Following high school, he signed a baseball scholarship to the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where as a pitcher for the Chargers. He was the all-time leader in career appearances at 71 games, top 10 in career innings at 171, and top 10 in wins with 15.
Brent was selected to the All-Gulf South Conference team in 2002.
Jamie Dixon
A graduate of Muscle Shoals High School, Jamie was a standout defensive end for the Trojan football team.
Following high school, he went on to the University of North Alabama, where the coaching staff converted him to center lettering four years for the Lions.
He was twice selected to the All-Gulf South Conference Team and was honored in being chosen to the 2009-2018 UNA All-Decade Team.
After completing his degree in Sports Management, he went on to the University of Louisiana-Lafayette as a graduate assistant and began his career in coaching as an offensive line and strength and conditioning coach.
While coaching there, the Ragin Cajuns won a conference championship along with two bowl victories.
After Completing his master’s degree in kinesiology, Jamie decided to return to
The Shoals area to focus on a career in health and fitness.
He is a Certified Program Design Specialist, which qualifies him to design programs for athletes and to help them to effectively implement them to their maximum benefit.
Additionally, he is a Certified Speed and Agility Coach and a Certified Sports Nutritionist.
Jody Evans
A 1999 graduate of Colbert County High School, Jody was an instrumental part of the
Indians baseball team that advanced to the Alabama High School State Playoff Semifinals during his senior season.
After an outstanding high school career, Jody went on to play for Calhoun Community College, where he was selected to the All-Conference team both years for the Warhawks.
Following two years at Calhoun, he went on to play for Martin Methodist in Pulaski, Tennessee, where he was named to the NAIA All-American team as a shortstop.
After completing his college career, Jody joined the high school ranks as the head baseball Coach at his alma mater in Leighton, Alabama, from 2007-2009, winning an Area Championship in 2009.
He then turned to coaching college baseball, accepting the assistant baseball position back at Martin Methodist where the Redhawks won their first NAIA conference championship in school history.
His baseball responsibilities included being the head recruiter and infield coach along with being the strength and conditioning coordinator.
Jody has now returned to high school coaching, as he was named the head baseball coach at Florence High School this year.
Ashley Southern Farley
A graduate of Deshler High school in 2011, Ashley is another in a long list of exceptional
basketball players from the talent-rich Lady Tigers athletic program.
As a member of both the volleyball and basketball teams, she was outstanding in both sports. As a four- year member of the volleyball team, she closed out a career in which she had 2,300 kills and was a part of a state runner-up finish in 2007 .
In basketball, she scored 2,267 career points and had 434 career rebounds helping lead the team to the state finals in 2008 and 2010, with a Final Four appearance in 2009.
Ashley was a three-time All-State selection, three-time All-County and All-Area, averaging 18.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game.
She was named a McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior, the “Birmingham News” SUPER 8 Senior Team and was selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.
She was also named the 4A-5A-6A “TimesDaily” Player of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons.
Following high school, she went on to play at David Lipscomb University, scoring
1,298 points along with 816 career rebounds. She had 22 double doubles in one season
and led the A-Sun Conference in scoring and rebounding in 2015-2016.
She additionally went on to play professional basketball in the German Premier League for the Avides Hurricanes.
Glen Jordan
Glen was a 1967 graduate of Sheffield High School, where he was a three-sport letterman.
In football he played end, in basketball center and in track he ran the 440-yard dash, the
880-yard run and was on the mile relay team.
In his senior year he was chosen as the captain and the MVP of the track team. In track, he set a new state record in the 880 during the state indoor meet and set a new state record running the anchor leg on the Bulldog’s mile relay team during the Alabama Relays in 1967. He led the team to an undefeated season in dual and three-way meets in 1967.
After high school Glen signed a scholarship with Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Alabama, where he was captain of both the track and cross-country teams as the Warhawks went undefeated in 1968 and 1969. After offers from several universities in 1969, he signed a track scholarship to Morehead State University, but persistent knee problems prevented him from continuing to compete.
Glen excelled as an athlete as well as giving back to the community, as he collaborated with members of his graduating class in founding a memorial scholarship award in honor of deceased classmates that has contributed back $25,000 to the school and community since its inception and is currently funded for the next 20 years and beyond.
Additionally, he organized and promoted the naming of the track at Sheffield’s Walton Wright Stadium in honor of Coaches A.C. Curry and Bill Whitlock.
Tyrone Lowry
A graduate of Colbert County High School, Tyrone has been and still is contributing to the
development of young baseball and softball players in The Shoals area for over 50 years.
Since his playing days for Colbert County’s baseball team in high school when he played
shortstop and pitcher on the 1973 State Runner-Up squad, he has continued to help
youngsters on the diamond.
A great example being an indoor batting cage and facility he built in 1995 that has been used by teams in our area as well as teams from other states that have been here competing in tournaments. All of this is at no cost to teams or individuals.
Following his high school career, Tyrone played baseball at Calhoun Community College and was part of two state championship teams in 1974 and 1975. He had a 5-1 record for Calhoun and was the winning pitcher in the 1974 championship game.
Additionally, he has been an assistant coach to several coaches in both baseball and softball at Colbert County. He is currently the hitting coach in softball at Tharptown High School and Belgreen High School.
Tyrone is known for his competitiveness, as evidenced by his being a state champion in horseshoes as he has twice been state doubles champion.
In honor of his giving back to the community in 1997, the softball field at Colbert County High School was named Tyrone Lowry Field.
Tynesha Malone
Tynesha graduated from Muscle Shoals High School in 2001, where she played volleyball,
basketball and softball. While being instrumental in the success of all three sports for the
Lady Trojans, it was volleyball where she excelled.
As a setter, she was part of three 5A state championships and a 69-game winning streak in 1999-2000. She was the “TimesDaily” Player of the Year, 1st team All-State selection and played in the North South All-Star game her senior year.
Tynesha went on to graduate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and began her volleyball coaching career as a varsity assistant at Hazel Green High School. She also coached at Bob Jones and Athens as well as coaching club volleyball with her sister Keyana.
Their Madison Volleyball Club won regional championships in the 12 and under division in 2016, 2017 and 2018. She also coached the Senior United Volleyball Club to regional titles in 2019 and 2023.
Tynesha and her sister are co-directors for The Heritage Sports Ministry in Madison, Alabama, a youth development program for children that provides a safe and nurturing environment for youth in the Madison area centered on Christ-Like qualities.
Stephanie Brown Mangino
A graduate of Colbert Heights High School in 2007, Stephanie played volleyball and softball for the Lady Wildcats. She received the Big Blue Award as the most outstanding female athlete along with being selected the Wendy’s High School Heisman winner her senior year.
In volleyball as a setter, she helped lead the team to their first ever Elite 8 appearance and to 43-win seasons in both 2006 and 2007.
In softball she broke the AHSAA career wins record with 167, she had 7 no hitter, and 51 career shutouts. She was All-Area five times, two times “TimesDaily” Player of the Year and 1st Team All-State in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007.
She was also selected to play in the North South All-Star Game during her senior season. After high school she received a volleyball scholarship to Wallace State Community College.
Bill Trapp (posthumous)
When the history of Sheffield High School athletics is discussed by players, coaches and fans, the name Bill Trapp is often mentioned. He was the example used by coaches for many years for the type of hustle, pride and character they wanted Bulldog players to exemplify.
Bill was a 1967 graduate of Sheffield and was a valuable three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. He was chosen as team captain in all three sports in his senior season.
In football he was the most valuable lineman and was selected to the AllQuad Cities Team. In basketball, he was the second leading scorer and made the All-County Team. In baseball he was an excellent defensive player with a fielding average of .983 and was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game for two consecutive years.
After graduating from the University of Alabama, Bill was called into the ministry using the same skills he displayed as an athlete for 27 years until his death in 2000 due to ALS.
