Dolly Lambert
Inducted in 1990
Baseball
As a Lion
O'Delle "Dolly" Lambert graduated from Freed-Hardeman College in 1934. A left-handed pitcher, he worked the Class D and C professional circuit for several years before advancing to Triple A. He pitched for Lexington, Tennessee and for Owensboro, Kentucky, in Kitty League, for Evansville, Idaho, in the Western Association, and Greeneville, Mississippi, in the Cotton States League. During the winter months, he played basketball with Ford V-8, "one of Memphis' best basketball teams," according to newspaper accounts.
After Graduation

After World War II, Lambert returned to baseball. He joined the Montreal Royals in the International League in 1945 and finished the season with Trenton, New Jersey, in the Tri-States League. The next year, he was the Montgomery, Alabama Rebels. In 1947 he was player-manager of the Ozark Rebels in the Alabama State League and in 1948 he held the same position with the Enterprise Boll Weevils.

Beginning in 1950 he umpired in the Alabama-Florida League where he served as umpire-in-chief. He had, in 1947, accepted a position as director of the physical education program for Ozark, Alabama city schools.

In his later years, Lambert served six years as Dale County Tax Collector. He died September 2, 1981. The Dolly Lambert Trophy is given annually in Ozark to the graduating senior athlete with the highest grade point average.

 
Lion Hall of Fame
YearInducteeSport(s)
1985Kerby FarrellBaseball
1985Laurent JohnsonCoaching
1985Lon VarnellBaseball, Basketball, and Football
1986Mary Nelle Brum ChalkWomen's Basketball
1986John Luke WebbFootball, Basketball, and Baseball
1986James WilliamsBaseball and Basketball
1987Mac H. FeltsMultiple
1987Kate Pennington RochelleWomen's Basketball
1987Robert L. WittBasketball
1988Ulyss BrockMen's Basketball
1988Mayme Higginbottam LaneWomen's Basketball
1988Jim MurdaughMen's Basketball
1989Jerry MooreMen's Basketball
1989John L. WeeksBaseball, Basketball, Football
1990Vanassa Chism BranchWomen's Basketball
1990Dolly LambertBaseball
1990John PipkinBaseball and Basketball
1990David SmithBasketball
1990R.W. (Dick) StewartBasketball
1991Sammy FisherCoaching
1991Dick GrayTrack and Field
1991Robert Stanley LittleMen's Basketball
1992Ancil JohnsonMen's Basketball
1992Clyde WoodsTennis
1993Aaron HerronMen's Basketball
1993Gerald MichaelMen's Basketball
1994Arthur BonnerMen's Basketball
1995Ruben BrownMen's Basketball
1995Charlie SmithMen's Basketball, Coaching
1996Cindy AndersonWomen's Basketball
1996Janice Wood GriggsWomen's Basketball
1996Renee Hensley PaughTennis and Basketball
1996Owen MitchellMen's Tennis
1997Randall AveryMen's Basketball
1997Sergio CastelloMen's Tennis
1998Garrett GrillsMen's Basketball
1999Fabiana CuggionniWomen's Tennis
1999Joe HardinDistinguished Service
1999Johanna MittenhammerWomen's Tennis
1999Ernesto RamosMen's Basketball
2000Claudia SanchezTennis
2002Jennifer Burkeen ShowersBasketball
2002David ByrdCoaching
2002Clay MurleyBaseball
2005Kara Sanders AtkinsWomen's Basketball
2005Qiana ElamWomen's Basketball
2006Chike StevensonMen's Basketball
2007Federico ContrerasTennis
2007Ricardo FerreiraTennis
2007Micheal GainesMen's Basketball
2008Nancy BennettDistinguished Service
2008Lee BurklowMen's Basketball
2008Mikki Dowell VinsonVolleyball/Softball