Jimmy Hitchcock Award
2025 Hitchcock Award
2024 Jimmy Hitchcock Award Ceremony, Frazer Church, May 7, 2024 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The YMCA of Greater Montgomery will present the Jimmy Hitchcock Awards to two exceptional students. Schools nominate athletes based on character, effort, and leadership in sports, church, and school. The award honors Jimmy Hitchcock, an athlete and Christian leader. This year’s winners are Isabella Johnson and Will Hardin of Montgomery Academy. Isabella excels in volleyball and track, while Will plays basketball, baseball, and football. At the 65th banquet, 35 seniors were nominated. A YMCA program, the award continues Hitchcock’s legacy as Auburn’s first All-American and a youth sports pioneer.
About the Award
After Jimmy Hitchcock’s passing, friends founded the Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award to honor his legacy and inspire Christian leadership in athletics. Since 1959, it has grown in prestige, reflecting YMCA principles. Montgomery County coaches nominate athletes who exemplify character, effort, and leadership in sports, school, and church. Each year, one male and one female are chosen to receive this esteemed award for their outstanding qualities.
About the Jimmy Hitchcock Committee
The key to the success of the Hitchcock Award is volunteer leadership. Each of the 400+ members pays dues to be a part of this important program. Officers are elected and serve. In addition, the program is supported by the principals, headmasters and coaches of the schools in Montgomery. For more information call (334) 229-0033.
About Jimmy Hitchcock
Jimmy Hitchcock was born in Inverness, Alabama, in 1911. He became Auburn’s first All-American in football and also earned All-American honors in baseball, later playing for the Boston Braves and in the Yankees’ system. He punted 232 times in college without a block and led the Southern Conference in scoring. He introduced Little League baseball to Montgomery, as commissioner until his death in 1959. He married Dorothy Shawkey and had two sons.
