For more than 40 years, one of the many highlights of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony features the current president and vice president donning an official SCAHOF blazer on the newest inductee while on the stage and prior to addressing the audience.
Just another coat presentation, like The Masters, The Heritage and plethora of halls of fame, including ours.
The coveted navy-blue blazer, roughly two yards of fabric, is a basic, three-button, single-breasted and single-vent, that features the SCAHOF logo – the ultimate symbol of athletic success in the Palmetto State – on the left chest pocket. The owner's name is stitched on the inside label of the jacket.
The blazer has taken on several shades of blue over the years, with those in the 1990s or before being a unique royal blue, a hue that has since been discontinued.
But what comes with the jacket is its privilege of being an honored member of perhaps the most exclusive club in South Carolina – our Athletic Hall of Fame. Enshrinement comes to only 10 individuals per year and only the best of the best are even considered.
The blazer is worn only at the annual induction ceremony & banquet as the past inductees return and are introduced in our “Walk of Legends.” Members of the board of directors, likewise, are adorned in khaki-colored coats that also feature the logo.
The blazers come from 1226 Pickens Street Custom Clothing in downtown Columbia and long-time board member Bill Owings is the owner and supplier.