Eligible: Native Scott Countians who have attained success outside the county or state or natives of other counties or states who have chosen to reside, compete or be involved in Scott County athletics for at least two seasons at the high school level
Eligible: Any person out of school for minimum 2 years or retired from athletics for a minimum of 5 years and/or over age 50. * The waiting period
is waived for nominees who are deceased. If nominated primarily as a coach, the nominee must have at least five seasons of paid coaching experience with a verifiable career coaching record that includes more wins than losses. Eligible: Individuals who have not competed on the field, but who have made valuable contributions to athletics. This would include, but not limited to, officials, journalists, owners, athletic directors, association directors, sports information directors, trainers, physicians and cheerleaders. We acknowledge that even with detailed guidelines, there may be deserving individuals who do not fall within the existing eligibility guidelines. A person proposed in this situation could be considered in the nominating pool if all members of the selection committee are in attendance and approve the exception. If nominated as an athlete/participant, the individual must have received the recognition from a reputable evaluative body for their participation including, but not limited to: media, professional association and corporate recognition. This could include wire service All-Conference and All-American honors, Clarion-Ledger All-State designation. This also includes coaches All-District honors and the like. Individual nominees will be considered automatically eligible if they have been members of a generally accepted All-American first teams, All-Pro or All-Star teams, or won a medal as a contributing member of an Olympic team or if they have set acknowledged world and/or American records; or if they have won major post-season awards including but not limited to the following: World Championships, Heisman Trophy, Wooden Award, Butkus Award, Wade Trophy, Naismith Award, Cy Young Award, Golden Spikes Award and the like.
