Bedford County Hall of Fame

11/13/2025

We will be releasing our 2026
Bedford County Hall of Fame Class February 30th 2026

12/12/2024

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THE Bedford County Hall of Fame was established in 2012 by Mr.Wayne Buckingham and W.A.B Sports to honor and recognize Student athletes and coaches. our committee consist of Founder Wayne Buckingham board members David Parker, Ralph Buckingham.

08/11/2020

The 1965-66 Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes, as pictured in the T-G when their season began.

08/11/2020

Coach Lendell Massengale with two of his Harris High football players, Thomas Frazier (left) and Robert Lee Robertson reviewing game plans in October 1965. Was 1965 the final year for Harris High football? From the Times-Gazette Picturing the Past files.

08/11/2020

Meet the 1950-51 Bedford County Training Fighting Tigers basketball team.

08/08/2020

We lost a nother Bedford County hall-of-famer Mr. Emmett BUCKINGHAM AKA the Hummingbird Who played at Bedford County Training school .
On one of the Greatest High School Football Teams in Bedford County.

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08/08/2019

One of our great man of Bedford County has passed away
RIP Mr. Eugene Ray From W.A.B SPORTS.
Funeral services for Mayor Eugene Ray will be next Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Fairlane Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 10 am to 1 pm. Funeral Service at 1 pm .

Former county mayor Eugene Ray died Wednesday afternoon, according to two different county officials who were closely associated with Ray. He was 82. Ray left office nearly a year ago after 12 years as county mayor and 28 years before that as a county commissioner. He chaired the county commission a...

09/24/2018

Will Porter Martin

January 04, 1929 - September 20, 2018

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Will P. Martin 89, of Shelbyville passed Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Tennova Healthcare - Shelbyville. He was a native of Giles County, Pulaski, Tennessee, son of the late Thomas and Bessie Martin.

He graduated from Bridgeford High in 1948 and entered Fisk University in the fall of the same year. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Fisk University, Masters Degree from Tennessee State University and his EDL from Middle Tennessee State University.

He was a teacher, Girls Basketball Coach and Head Football Coach . He accepted the position and worked 42 years. His Girls Basketball Team was State Champions in 1965.

He served as Principal, Title 1 Supervisor and Supervisor of Attendance.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and son, William E. Martin; sister, Patty Martin and brother, Flournoy Martin.

He leaves to cherish his memories, a devoted wifeof 68 years Reva Martin; son, Thomas Ray; sister, Annie Louise Drake and three grandchildren.

Visitation Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 10:00 am Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN with Funeral Services to follow at 11:00 am at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN with Pastor Corey Davis officiating and Dr. Riggins R. Earl, Jr as Eulogist.

01/28/2017

We lost one of our Hall of Fame recipients Wednesday January 18,2017. He was a matriarch of our community, a husband, a brother, a father, and friend to many. He will be greatly missed and may his leagacy,live on through the many lives he touched. Rest in peace Coach.

The life of Coach Lendell Massengale

10/07/2015

The 1965 Harris High girls state championship basketball team as a whole, and three high-achieving Bedford County educators, were indicted into the Bedford County Hall of Fame at a ceremony Saturday night at Shelbyville Recreation Center. Harris team members Crita Powell, JoAnn Lanier Frazier, Shirl…

10/05/2015

Mr. Mike Bone 2015 Hall of Fame banquet Tom Crawford Chad Bone and Ms. Kimberly Adams.