Mike Coursey, at right, is just one of the Jackson County Athletic Hall of Fame inductees that was featured in a display of photos at the Western Sizzlin restaurant in Altus. The restaurant was destroyed in a fire in February, and subsequently, the photos were destroyed along with it.

The Altus Times is now working in cooperation with members of the Hall of Fame to replace as many of the portraits as possible. Coursey’s is one of 20 that has been submitted to the Times.

The Jackson County Athletic Hall of Fame was established in the 1970s to honor past county athletes.

The member body each year receives nominations and votes on the inductees with the induction ceremony held every July.

The group generally inducts four to five past athletes every year, and portraits of those athletes have been on public display at Western Sizzlin Restaurant for years.

The Altus Times is asking anyone with photos of past inductees who would be willing to share them with the Hall of Fame, to bring them by The Altus Times office at 218 W. Commerce. Aside from being a drop-off point for photos, the Altus Times will scan the photos and save them electronically, with a copy going to the Jackson County Athletic Hall of Fame.

Photos are still needed of:

Booster

Virginia Southall Phillips

Bowling

"Neg" Brown

Tennis

Grace Eley Littlejohn

Baseball

Boyd McMahan, Bill Herring, Calvin (Preacher) Dorsett, Earlene Risinger, Eddie Fisher, Mike Balenti, Gus Ketchum, Clyde Youngblood, Robert Stephenson, Sonny Tims, Jerry Doyle, Lindy McDaniel, Buck Herring, Charlie Ward, Welton Harper, Johnnie Jones, Comedian, W.R. Cearley, Tommy Jones, Johnny Risinger, Jack Shirley, Keith Wiginton, James L. “Jim" Kirk, Ray Burris, Romie Willis, Tony Risinger, Travis Eugene Wiginton, Edsel Wiginton, Bill Rooster Jones, Jon Darby, Bill Hayes, Katie Beryl, Herring James, Hal Holt, Sonny Briscoe, Bob Priddy, Gerald Wayne Nipp, Wenford Benedict.

Basketball

Margie Brown, Erna Northington, Virginia Schnorrenberg Wiginton, Pete Montgomery, Al(Fritz) Harris, Virgil Wilkerson, Lester Lane, Charles "Cheesie" Lain, Lora Faye Clemons Foster, Cindy Wiginton Cross, Oma Gean Capps Holt, Kenneth Pryor, Paul Merchant, Janice Beach Hardwick, Henry Deloy Savage, Joy Kirk Little, Dr. James "Buddy" Holman, Max Lauderdale, Bryce Wiginton, Vada Mae Reames Dollins, Nita Hayes Hughes, Mitzi Marquail, Kelly Risinger, Belle Derr, June Southhall Billington, Bob Priddy, Gerald Wayne Nipp, Betty Frank.

Football

Pete Kimberlin, Josie Hickman, Ray Clemons, Riley Matheson, James (Red) Stacy, Arthur (Bill) Burch, Merle Collins, Perry Jackson, John Shelley, Lee Roy Neher, Harry Ellis, lke Peace, Don Scarbrough, James Baucum, Derrell Ewing, Guy Baile, John Buck, Jimmy R. Caster, Mark Cotney, Herschal Crow Sr., Jay Holman, Kyle Davis, C.F. Bryce, Jack Southall, Charles Newton, John Mock,

Rex Russell, Raymond Boaz, Jack Diltz, Eddy Carder.

Gymnastics

Kelly Garrison

Track

Sidney Wright, E.H. Miles, Grover Bradley, Clarence Burch, Juel Drake, Kent Metcalf, Robert "Eck" Bilbrey, John Collins, John Bland, James (Bimbo) Herron, Allen Cooper, Brent Haynie.

Wrestling

Finley Collins, Houston Howard, Lloyd English, Sherman Blevins

Boxing

Ben Evans, Sam Riley, Joe Boaldin, Wilbur "Kid Glover" Southwick

Golf

H.C. (Doc) Johnson, Cortis Martin, Mark Kizziar, Roma D. Balenti, Danny Blonien

Archery

Albert (Al) Hughes, Milburn Holland, Glen Miller

Softball

Norman Hardy, Billy Castle, Michael K. "Fluff" Pate

Coaches

Bob Hart, Cletus Street, Carl (Dutch) Voyles, Clifford Peterson, D.L. Boyer, J.D. Johnson, Johnny Gregg, Art Young, Delbert Holt, Ray Hogan, Nadine Wilson, Ruth Watson, Bonnie Nicholson, Purl Tipple, Glenn Royal, Hal Hilprit, Bryan Biles, Jim Cromartie, Bill Phllllps, Leonard Logan, Jeep Johnson, Jimmy Holmes

Umpires

Harmon Pate, Frank Coe, Don Biddy

Sports Writer

Callaway Buckley, Keith Floyd

Wrist Wrestling

James Marshall Hamilton, ll

Boat Racing

J. C. Robertson

Car Racing

David Bryce, Mike Salmon

Martial Arts

Eddie Wilcoxen

Athletic Trainer

Dan Pickett