FLORENCE, Ala. (October 20, 2026) – The 37th class of inductees for the University of North Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame was announced in May and will officially be inducted this Saturday as part of UNA's Homecoming celebration.
The ceremony will take place Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in the Guillot University Center (GUC) Performance Center. This event is free of charge and open to the public.
Parking will be available for this event in the A and B green lots until 1 p.m. This includes the parking lots at Harrison Plaza by the commons and fountain, as well as the parking lot across the street. After 1 p.m. these will become paid parking lots. For more information,
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The newest North Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame class includes six former student athletes from four different sports. Three of the six are first ballot hall of famers. The class includes former football standouts A.J. Milwee, Lamonte Thompson and Luke Wingo, former soccer All-American Chloe Richards, former men's basketball national championship MVP Fred Stafford and one of the most dominant pitchers in UNA baseball history, Robert Lopez.
- Robert Lopez — Baseball — 1984-85
- A.J. Milwee — Football — 2005-08
- Chloe Richards — Women's Soccer — 2012-15
- Fred Stafford — Men's Basketball — 1990-91
- Lamonte Thompson — Football — 2012-15
- Luke Wingo — Football — 2012-15
Following its creation in 1990, the UNA Athletic Hall of Fame has inducted at least four members each year. This year's induction brings the total number of inductees into the UNA Athletic Hall of Fame to 179.
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