The Bay County Sports Hall of Fame (est. 1990 in Bay City, Michigan) is a non-profit organization dedicated to residents and natives of Bay County who have achieved greatness in any sport. The organization holds an annual banquet to honor its yearly inductees, which each year include a handful of individuals as well as one or two entire sports teams. A small scholarship is also awarded to one outstanding student-athlete from each major high school in the county. The current President is O. J. Cunningham, Jr.
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