Announcement Party at ESPN Zone
The Atlanta Sports Hall Of Fame held it's Announcement Party for
it's second class
on March 30, 2006 at the ESPN Zone in Buckhead.
Our second class : Negro League All-star and former Atlanta
Black Cracker James "Red" Moore, Olympic Sprinter and Gold Medal
Winner (in 1964 and 1968) Wyomia Tyus, 4 Time Boxing Heavyweight
Champion Evander Holyfield, Baseball Hall of Famer and former Braves
pitcher Phil Niekro, Georgia Tech basketball coach Bobby Cremins,
and Award winner journalist Furman Bisher.
The Induction Ceremony was on June 9, 2006.
Below are some pictures from the 2006 Announcement Party.
Negro League All-star Red Moore, 4 Time Heavyweight
Boxing Champ Evander Holyfield.
Olympic Gold Medalist Wyomia Tyus and
CBS-Channel 46's Mark Harmon, WSB-Channel 2's Bill Hartman
interviews Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.
Writer Furman Bisher, 790 the Zone's Chuck Oliver
interviews Phil Niekro and Evander Holyfield, and Fox Sports South's
Cory Kessler wins a signed picture of Leo Mazzone.
After the announcements, the new Hall of Famers
loosen up a little.
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