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Heisman winner Mark Ingram leads 2025 Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class
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The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame announced today the Class of 2025 inductees, led by a Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and 1960 Track and Field Gold Medalist Otis Davis.
The Class was selected by ballot through a statewide selection committee; votes were tabulated by the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The eight new members will be inducted on May 3, 2025.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025
The new members are:
- Roberta Alison Baumgardner (Tennis) — Alexander City native, Baumgardner was the first female at the University of Alabama to receive an athletic scholarship, competing on the Men’s team. She won the women’s collegiate singles title in 1962 and 1963.
- Keith Butler (Football) Born in Anniston, Butler was an All-American at Memphis State. He played ten seasons for the Seattle Seahawks notching 813 tackles. After his playing days, he became a coach in college and the NFL, most notably winning two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Otis Davis (Track & Field) — A native of Tuscaloosa, Davis broke the world record in the 400 meters and anchored the world record-breaking 4×400 relay team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, winning a pair of Olympic gold medals.
- Jason Dufner (Golf) A walk-on at Auburn University, Dufner was a was named an Honorable Mention All-American in 1997. Dufner has been a member of the PGA Tour every year since 2009. His biggest accomplishment came in 2013 when he won the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.
- Mark Ingram (Football) — A leader on the 2009 University of Alabama National Championship team, as a sophomore Ingram became the first in the history of the University of Alabama football to win the Heisman Trophy. Over his 12 year career in the NFL he was named to three Pro Bowls and finished his career with 10,236 total yards and 75 total touchdowns.
- Mike Mitchell (Basketball) Auburn University’s all-time leading rebounder and second all-time scorer, Mitchell was drafted 15th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1978 NBA Draft. He finished his 11-year NBA career with 15,016 points, 4,246 rebounds, and 1,010 assists.
- Charles “Butch” Moore (Baseball) — A native of Birmingham, Moore was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers out of Minor High School in the fifth round of the 1971 MLB Draft. He played 14 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and one season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Frank Warren (Football) — Born in Birmingham, Warren was named All-SEC three consecutive years as a defensive lineman for Auburn University. Draft by the New Orleans Saints in 1981, he played 13 years with the team recording 56 sacks. He was inducted into theNew Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 2002.
57th ASHOF Class
This will be the 57th Class inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. The eight newly elected inductees will bring the total number of inductees to 409.
The Induction Banquet and Ceremony will be held in the Birmingham Ballroom, at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, on May 3, 2025. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Museum at (205) 323-6665.
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