Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-3-5406

(1) Honor, preserve, and perpetuate the names and accomplishments of outstanding athletes, athletic teams, and other sports personalities who are natives of Tennessee;

(2) Honor persons who have competed on teams for, or worked for, Tennessee institutions of learning;

(3) Honor persons with outstanding athletic records who reside in this state at the time of their nomination;

(4) Honor deceased persons with outstanding athletic records who were residents of Tennessee;

(5) Establish, erect, and maintain a permanent archive for the collection and display of memorabilia related to the lives and careers of individuals, teams, and sports events chosen for induction into the hall of fame; and

(6) Inform the public about the lives and accomplishments of the inductees and purposes of the hall of fame.