Several requirements must be met to obtain a position within the Sheriff Hall of Fame. Among those requirements are minimum years of service, maintaining safe and secure jurisdiction through […]
The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Hall of Fame is a prestigious group of Sheriff's that have dedicated their life to law enforcement protecting and serving the citizens in Oklahoma and their respective counties.
To be inducted into the Hall of Fame each Sheriff must have been lawfully appointed or elected for a minimum of ten (10) cumulative years within the State or Territory of Oklahoma. They must have provided a high level of service to the Office of Sheriff in Oklahoma through activities of the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association, or a preceding association. The Sheriff must have provided professional law enforcement and maintained a safe and secure county by implementing proactive programs and crime prevention initiatives. The Sheriff must have demonstrated leadership with his/her employees, the law enforcement community, the citizens of the county and the State of Oklahoma. The Sheriff must have demonstrated and maintained the highest degree of character in his/her law enforcement career in conformance with the Law.
2022 Hall of Fame Inductee Sheriff Charlie Dougherty of Lincoln County
Lincoln County County
2020 Hall of Fame Inductee Sheriff Michael Booth Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County County
2019 Hall of Fame Sheriff R.B. Hauf Payne County
Payne County County
2018 Sheriff Don Hewett Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
McClain County
2017 Sheriff Norman Fisher Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Cherokee County
2016 Sheriff Brice Coleman
Creek County
2016 Sheriff Rudy Briggs, Jr.
Woods County
2016 Sheriff Jimmie Scooter Sheriffs Hall of Fame
Craig County
2014 Sheriff Kenny Stradley Sheriffs’ Hall of Fame
Comanche County
2013 Sheriff Steve Toliver Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Creek County
2012 Sheriff Gary McCool Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Atoka County
2012 Sheriff Stanley Glanz Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Tulsa County
2011 Sheriff Bill Winchester Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Garfield County
2011 Sheriff John Whetsel Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Oklahoma County
2011 Sheriff Lewis Collins Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Choctaw County
2010 Sheriff Charlie Tucker Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Alfalfa County
2009 Sheriff James Hallett Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Nowata County
2008 Sheriff Johnny Philpott Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Sequoyah County
2007 Sheriff DeWayne Beggs Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Cleveland County
2007 Sheriff Carl Hiner Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Payne County
2007 Sheriff Bill Cassingham Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Beaver County
2004 Sheriff Bob Turner Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Oklahoma County
2003 Sheriff Bill Vinzant Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Muskogee County
2003 Sheriff Charles Sisco Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Seminole County
2002 Sheriff Dwight Woodrell Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Pawnee County
2002 Sheriff Bob White Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Cimarron County
2001 Sheriff Butch Hamilton Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Caddo County
2001 Sheriff Bill Alexander Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Stephens County
2001 Sheriff Ron Taylor Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Grady County
2001 Sheriff Dave Faulkner Sheriff’s Hall of Fame
Tulsa County