May 1, 2017
AUBURN, Ala. – Former Auburn All-American Lee DeFore, who became the first Tiger to score 1,000 career points, will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on May 13.
DeFore was a three-time All-SEC selection from 1964-66 and had set nine school scoring records when he was drafted by the NBA’s New York Knicks in the fourth round following the 1965-66 season, in which he was a Helms Athletic Foundation All-American.
The Atlanta, Ga., native still ranks 16th on Auburn’s all-time scoring chart with 1,386 points and led the SEC in scoring as a senior averaging 23.7 points and 9.5 rebounds.
He currently ranks fifth on Auburn’s all-time scoring average chart with 19.0 points and scored over 30 points a game in seven games. He was Auburn’s Basketball Legend at the 2006 SEC Tournament.
He led Sylvan Hills High in Atlanta to two state championships. A former president of the Auburn Basketball Lettermen’s Club in which he helped start, DeFore passed away in June 2014.
Other members of the ASHOF Class of 2017 include former Auburn All-Americans Takeo Spikes and Carnell Williams as well as Todd Jones (Baseball), Ken Donahue (Football), Jim Goostree (Administrator), Jeff Herrod (Football) and Kevin Turner (Football).
Other Auburn basketball Alabama Sports Hall of Fame members include Athletics Director Jeff Beard (1974), Coach Joel Eaves (1978), John Mengelt (1995), Charles Barkley (2001), Rex Frederick (2003), Chuck Person (2005), announcer Jim Fyffe (2005), Coach Sonny Smith (2007) and Henry Hart (2011).
For ticket information to the Induction Banquet at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, call the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame at 205.323.6665.