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We are the Hunstville Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame.
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POBOX 566
Hunstville, Al 35804
We are the Hunstville Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame.
POBOX 566
Hunstville, Al 35804
Phillip Pickett gained many honors as an all-round athlete at Huntsville High. He lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track. His junior and senior year he was awarded the Acme Athletic Award for Huntsville High. His senior season he was picked by the Sports Staff of the Huntsville Times as the most valuable player for the Crimson Panthers. He was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Kentucky and played for Coach Charlie Bradshaw as a member of the Thin Thirty team from 1961 to 1964. Coach Pickett died of a heart attack in 1991 while on a fishing trip to Guntersville, Alabama. He left a great many friends in his hometown and in his adopted city, Lexington, Kentucky. The inscription on the Phllllp M. Pickett Most Valuable Player Award at Bryan Station High School where he taught for 25 years best describes his life, He was a tough competitor who always played to win, but he could accept a loss with dignity and grace. He knew what it meant to play with pain, and he wanted his players to understand that winning takes hard work, dedication and sacrifice. Those who knew him remember him with a smile on his face. His sense of humor affected those around him. He used it to keep things in perspective, for he always took time to find some joy in every day of life he was given.
