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Members of National Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Begin Sports Heritage Month at Church Service
Nov 10, 2015 - 11:41:11 PM

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Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Dr. Daniel Johnson. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)

NASSAU, The Bahamas - Several members of the National Sports Hall of Fame 2015 worshiped with Rev. Dr. William Thompson and the church membership of Faith United Missionary Baptist Church, Faith Way, on Sunday morning, November 8, 2015.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Dr. Daniel Johnson, during this November ‘Sports Heritage Month’ attended the service and announced the Hall of Fame honourees to the congregation.

The honourees are: Foster Bethell, softball; Kim O’Kelley, tennis; Sydney “Butts” Outten, baseball; Jim Duncombe, golf; Judy Lundy-Miller, track and field; Oralee Fowler, track and field; Linda Woodside-Major, track and field; Leslie Miller; track and field; Neville Wisdom, sports administration; Shonel L. Ferguson, track and field; Hubert Alexander Dean, sports journalism and sports administration (deceased); Anthony “Bando” Bostwick, baseball/basketball (deceased); Kenneth “Six” Francis, sports journalism and sports administration (deceased); Mizpah Archer, bowling (deceased); and Kenneth Rolle, Sr., sailing (deceased).

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L-r: Kim O’Kelley Cartwright; Jim Duncombe; Timothy Munnings (Director of Sports); and Linda Woodside-Major. Behind, l-r: the Hon. Leslie Miller, MP, and Oralee Fowler. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has planned a number of activities for ‘Sports Heritage Month’ in which the honourees will participate, including: Media Reception, Team Photos, Courtesy Visits at the House of Assembly, School Visits, Bahamas @ Sunrise features, Courtesy Call on the Governor General, Island Lunch & Tour, National Sports Hall of Fame Induction, and Gala Sports Awards Ceremony.

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2015 Hall of Famers with Youth, Sports and Culture Minister the Hon. Dr. Daniel Johnson, centre, and Pastor of Faith United Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. William Thompson, third right. (Photo/Courtesy Athama Bowe)






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