Flint, MI—Local boxer Tim Littles recalls running around the four corners of his Flint neighborhood in his early days of training. He’d go on to become an Amateur Light Middleweight Champion in 1985, and now, he and seven other Flint athletes will be inducted into the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame announced its 2023 inductees during a reception at the Flint Public Library, where it’s housed, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. But the real party is on March 26, when the Hall of Fame will hold its 37th annual induction ceremony and dinner.

In addition to Littles, this year’s class features Flint basketball stars Marty Embry, Kelvin Torbert, Yvonne Thompson, Andre Wiley and Coach Anthony “Tony” Holliday. The Hall of Fame is also bringing in football stars and brothers Fernando and Robaire Smith.

Flint boxing star Tim Littles (left) and basketball stars Yvonne Thompson (center) and Kelvin Torbert (right) pose for photos together after they were announced as 2023 inductees into the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
The audience applauds during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
David and Sandra Johnson pose for a portrait during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Audience members are reflected in a window during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
David Gibson smiles as he announces of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
David Gibson (center) smiles as Flint basketball star Kelvin Torbert (center, left) walks past him during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Max Brandon Jr. shakes hands with a friend during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
The audience applauds during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Flint basketball star Kelvin Torbert hugs David Gibson as he takes the stage after he was introduced as a 2023 inductee into the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Bob Campbell smiles and waves during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Flint boxing star Tim Littles strikes a fighting pose after he was announced as 2023 inductee into the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Samuel Brown, owner of Brown’s Photo and Video, poses for a portrait during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Flint basketball star Yvonne Thompson takes the stage after she was introduced as a 2023 inductee into the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Flint basketball star Kelvin Torbert takes the stage after he was introduced as a 2023 inductee into the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Anthony Alexander, the president of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame, speaks to the audience during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)
Alesia and Ron Peaks, a 2016 inductee, pose for a portrait during the announcement of the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 inductees at the Flint Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Michael Indriolo | Flint Beat)

For tickets to this year’s Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, contact Alisa Peaks at (810)-577-8993 or info@gfaashof.org.

Michael is Flint Beat’s multimedia journalist. He joined the team as a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered...