Jacksonville State University Athletics

Longtime coach Steve Bailey became the first person affiliated with the Jax State Tennis program inducted into the Hall of Fame when he was selected in 2019. However, Bailey served JSU in many roles for more than three decades. His retirement following the 2015 season capped a 35-year run as the leader of Jacksonville State's Men's and Women's Tennis programs. He built the Gamecocks into a championship caliber program in Division II and continued that success as the Gamecocks transition to Division I athletics in 1995. 

Bailey's teams won 20 conference championships, nine in his 12 years in the Ohio Valley Conference. He is a six-time OVC Coach of the Year, winning the men's honor in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2014, and a two-time recipient on the women's side after earning Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010. He tallied 812 career wins and guided JSU to five NCAA Division I Regional appearances.
 
Bailey also coached the men's golf team and women's basketball team during his tenure at JSU, while spending time as an instructor in the physical education department. His 1981 men's golf team finished eighth in the nation. He spent two years as the women's basketball head coach from 1980-82 and posted a 26-26 record.