Cabot’s Head Football Coach to be inducted into AR Sports Hall of Fame

Dec. 19th, 2014

Cabot's Head Football Coach Mike Malham will be inducted into the AR Sports Hall of Fame February 27th.

The ceremony will take place at the Statehouse Convention Center along with 11 other inductees.

Coach Malham is the third winningest coach in Arkansas high school history with 274 wins. He is the fourth leading tackler in ASU history and was a two-time All-Southland linebacker.

Coach Malham was named head coach at Cabot High school in 1981. He has led the Panthers to two state championships, one in 1983 with a record of 13-1 and the 2nd in 2000 with a record of 14-0.

He also has 3 state runner-up titles (1997, 13-1, 1998, 12-2 and 2013, 12-1) and has led his team to the state semi-finals 11 times. Malham has also won 14 conference championships during his tenure at Cabot.

Wally Hall, President of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame calls Coach Malham a good guy and great influence on young men.

Click HERE to read Coach Malham's full bio.

Coach Malham's father, Mike Malham was also inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

Background on the selection of inductees:

Some 150 or so candidates are suggested each year for selection into the Hall of Fame. The Board of Directors and Seniors Committee thoroughly check the list and freely discuss qualifications. Afterwards three separate voting lists (regular, senior and posthumous) are mailed out to the organization's statewide dues paying membership as they get a cherished opportunity to vote for their sports heroes. The Hall of Fame's accounting firm then tabulates the ballots sending it back to the Board of Directors for final approval.

Congratulations Coach Mike Malham on being inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame!