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Published January 13, 2009 10:56 pm - Johnny Thornton and Charles Hollis will enter the hall of fame with nine other inductees, including strength and conditioning guru Steve Johnson and former Cullman County superintendent Jim Boyd. The seven other inductees are Carol Brindley King, Douglas Styles, Bobby Waters, Shawn Crider, Randy Blackwood, James Michelfelder and Otis Green. Thornton, Hollis highlight ’09 HOF class Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame adds two members of the media; strength and conditioning guru Steve Johnson gets call By Justin Graves The Cullman Times HOLLY POND — When it comes to Cullman-area sports media, no one’s shoes were bigger than Bill Shelton’s.
The former sports editor of The Times was a legend in his own right. That’s indisputable. Shelton’s legacy lives on today, and none of his successors have been able to fill the hall of famer’s shoes — at least in the public eye. However, a few have come close. Enter Charles Hollis and Johnny “Flashman” Thornton: Two members of the media with local ties that will be joining Shelton in the Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame with its 2009 class of inductees. Thornton and Hollis will enter the hall of fame with nine other inductees, including strength and conditioning guru Steve Johnson and former Cullman County superintendent Jim Boyd. The seven other inductees are Carol Brindley King, Douglas Styles, Bobby Waters, Shawn Crider, Randy Blackwood, James Michelfelder and Otis Green. Last year, Hollis — a graduate of Hanceville High — became the second Cullman County native to enter the Alabama Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame. Want to know who Hollis joined in the ASWA Hall of Fame? You guessed it: Shelton. Hollis started his career at The Times. He eventually left Cullman to follow a career path that ended with his current job: Associate sports editor at The Birmingham News. Before Hollis became The News’ associate sports editor, he worked two of the paper’s most coveted beats — covering Alabama and Auburn athletics. While on the Alabama beat, Hollis followed the Crimson Tide’s football team as it won the 1992 national title. Thornton also started his career at The Times, working under the legendary Shelton. The man better known as “Flash” went on to take a job as the sports information director at Wallace State. In the 1990s, Thornton chose to leave Wallace State. He eventually took a job at WKUL, where he covered local high school sports as a broadcaster for the Cullman-based radio station. 
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