When Elizabeth Lyon Burns received a call from Alabama High School Athletic Association director Steve Saverese her late father, Samuel ‘Hamp’ Lyon, was being inducted this year into Alabama High School Athletic Association Sports Hall of Fame, she didn’t believe him.
Burns followed up with local Alexander City contacts such as Barbara Young and Bill Waites for confirmation. Upon the second phone call with Saverese, equipped with more validation, Burns was honored and emotional for her father’s lasting recognition in the sports world.
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