Hall of Fame

G.H. Lockhart

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993
  • Sport(s)
    Administration
  • Alabama State
Key Facts & Contributions
  • Lockhart was an administrator and coach at Alabama State. The facility known as Lockhart Gymnasium is named for him, recognizing his long service and foundational role in athletics at ASU.
  • He is credited with starting the baseball program at ASU and the first team fielded in 1926.
  • The ASU media guide and archival sources refer to “G. H. Lockhart” or “George Hubert Lockhart” as the founder of that baseball program.
  • In archival notes: the building “George Hubert Lockhart Hall” (constructed 1939) is noted as a physical education / intramural sports facility at ASU.