Graham Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2026 Inductees, Banquet April 11

The City of Graham has named the 2026 class for the Graham Sports Hall of Fame and will honor the group at an induction banquet Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Graham Recreation Center, 311 College Street. Tickets are $20 per person, the event is open to all ages, coat-and-tie attire is requested, and the city warns that “Space is limited; tickets are required.”

This year’s Hall of Fame inductees are the 2010 Graham High School baseball team, Tyler Cook, Tiffany Fuller and Curtis Rich. The city also named two Hall of Honor inductees: Kent Davis and Anne Maynard. The names were published in the city’s event notices and echoed on the Graham Recreation & Parks Department Facebook post and the Eventbrite listing for the banquet.

The City of Graham and Eventbrite restated the Hall of Fame’s purpose and eligibility language: “Graham Sports Hall of Fame recognizes and perpetuates the noteworthy athletic tradition of the Graham Community by honoring and memorializing individuals, teams, and/or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to this tradition.” Officials specify that “Inductees have exemplified exceptional athletic achievement (Hall of Fame) or service (Hall of Honor) at least ten years before the date of induction.”

Physical exhibits and visitor access remain at the Graham Historical Museum. The Hall of Fame exhibit is located upstairs at the museum, 135 W. Elm Street, and is open to the public Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; admission is free. The museum hours were listed alongside the event announcement in the local notices.

Ticketing details in municipal and event listings state tickets are available online and in person at the Graham Recreation Center, but several published pages displayed blank or missing URLs where online purchase links would normally appear. Eventbrite repeats the dress request as “Coat and Tie Attire.” For questions or to confirm ticket availability, the Eventbrite listing and city materials list Michelle Shaffer, Recreation Program Manager, at mshaffer@cityofgraham.com. The City of Graham’s municipal contact is 201 South Main Street, Graham, NC 27253, main phone +1 336 570 6700.

The city’s event listings and Eventbrite note that induction banquets are held every other year and are now scheduled on even years. The Graham Recreation & Parks Department’s Facebook “Save the Date” post for April 11 appeared in the city’s social feed and showed five reactions in the captured post.