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COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bennie Alderman
Bobby Cobb
Durwood Dominy
Janet Hammock
Wayne Grandy
Buddy Horne
Jimmy Jeter
Jessica Jordan
Mark Mobley
Bob Montgomery
Darrell Moore
J. Hinton Reeves
Ray Saunders
Brooks Sheldon
Hugh Ward
Broughton Williams
Dale Williams
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Julian Grantham
John "Puddin"
R.C. Gresham
Sherrod McCall
Everett Griner
Delma Stanley "Buddy" McCoy
Edward D. Griffin
Christopher
Bill Hall
W.M. "I<nuck" McCrary
Keith Hall
Alex McGraw
Marty Hammock
Ray Mercer
Mike Hamner
Tony Franklin Mock
Trey Hart
Charles Eddie Moncrief
Clif Henry
Bob Montgomery
Ronald L. "Ronnie"
Buddy Horne
Jack Montgomery
Virgil Seay
Jimmy Vickers
Ethel Dozier Horne
Alvin Moore
A.F. Shaw
Amos Wall<:er
Jim Hughes
Lynda Baxter Moseley
Chad Sheldon
Jo Beth Weaver
Parks Hughes
Jeffery (Ieff) Michael Moss
Calvin Coolidge "Dad" Small
Bernard West
Sallie Humphreys
Robert C. "Moose" Moss
Gene Snipes
John Joseph Westbrook
Clyde C. "Piggy" Isom, Jr.
Huey Murphy
Lisa Spain Short
Lonnie White
Muzzy O. Jackson
Todd D. Murphy
Harry Spires
Tom "Babe" White
Mike Jenkins
Gibson "Sweetie" Newton
Larry Spires
Ben Wiggins
Pat Vaughn Johnson
Jim Nolan
Johnny Spooner
Vernon "Josh" Will<:es
J ames Ray "Rocky" Jones
Herbert Norman
James Stancil
Dale Williams
George "Bubba" Kendrick
David G. "Dode"
R.C. Stevens
Bennett T. Willis
J.H. Kenney
Mary J 0 Fincher Plowden
Samuel Stewart
Virgil "Bud" Willis
Florazel "Sweet" Lamar
Dex Dewayne Polite
Vanessa Stewart
James Wilson
Jay Lerew
Donald R. Porterfield
Nate Lewis
Dennis Powell
Elmer Clyde "Ace" Little
Thomas Proctor
Gene Littleton
Gary H. Pyle
Gayle N. Manley
Beth McCoy Redding
Leon B. Manley
Veronica F reeman R~ese
Nancy Anderson
Mark
Mason
McCranie
Elijah "Tunk" Richardson
Ralph E. Taylor
Janelle Lacey Robinson
Vanessa Taylor
Willie Bell Robison
Chris topher Adam Terrell
Willie Dennard
Mercer M. "Mack" Tharpe
Robison
Wanda Purvis Ross
Garland Whiddon
Phillips
Robert Tharpe
Rowland
Owen J. Thomas
Roy Saturday
Alice Piland Tillman
Dewey David Scarboro
Ralph Lamar Tucker
Kurt Herman Scheub
Thomas (Tommy) Slade Tucker
Jill Middlebrooks
Schreiber
Wayne Marion Tucker
Stuckey
William Robert (Bob) Windom, Jr.
Lorine Weeks Sumner
Harry Eugene Wright
Bob Swadel
Leonard Gerald "Jerry" Wright
Mattie Wilson Taylor
1994 Packer State Champion
Football Team
J. Hinton Reeves
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WILLIAM FRANKLIN
CHESNUTT
SUSAN BAXTER IS0M
Bill Chesnutt was a stalwart on three
Moultrie High School football teams, 1957,
'58, and '59, that turned around Packer
fortunes from the mid-50's period of losing
or break-even seasons. The '57 squad earned
a 7-3 record, the '58 team a 6-2-1 record, and
the '59 team a 7-3 record all playing in the
extremely tough Region l-AAA. The Atlanta
Constitution final AAA polls for each year
ranked the Packers #10 in '57, #10 in '58,
and #7 in '59. Chesnutt served as co-captain
of the '59 team. Chesnutt, blessed with size
and agility, was a versatile athlete for varsity coaches Knuck McCrary and Babe
White. As a sophomore he lettered playing both ways at tackle; as a junior he
played tackle on offense and linebacker on defense; and as a senior he moved to
end on both sides of the ball.
As an offensive lineman he provided open holes for first team All-State
backs Travis Allegood in '58 and in '59 Don Porterfield who also was named
Back of the Year for Georgia. The recognitions brought great pride to the team
and to the community but especially to the lineman who made them possible
in a team sport. A defensive highlight for Chesnutt occurred during the first
game of the '58 season which featured the Packers versus the Jordan High Red
Jackets of Columbus. It was Chesnutt's first game at linebacker. He intercepted
three passes including one which he took to the Jordan one yard line leading
to a Richard Hammock touchdown run to nail down a 12-6 victory. Later that
season Chesnutt and the Packers hosted the state's #1 team and eventual state
champion, the Lagrange Grangers featuring Jimmy Burson at halfback. Chesnutt
and his mates produced a stirring 19-13 win. In '59 he starred in one of the
legendary games of Packer history. The 9-0 Albany Indians journeyed to Mack
Tharpe Stadium to take on the 7-2 Packers. The winner would claim the Region
l-AAA championship and enter the state playoffs. On Thursday night students
held the traditional 'burning of the Indian' ceremony with a bonfire. On Friday
the stadium was packed with what, to that point, was the largest crowd to
witness a sporting event in Colquitt County. The Indians, however, managed a
controversial touchdown in the final moments to secure a 20-19 win. They went
on to take the state championship.
As a senior Chesnutt was elected by the Albany community to the
Indian's All-Opponent team and, also, to the All-South Georgia
team. He was selected to join Porterfield to play in the annual
North-South
game, but for personal reasons decided not
to participate. He is married to Jackie, and the couple have a
daughter Amy Chesnutt Willis. They live in Colquitt County.
Susan Baxter Isom's journey through high
school came at a time when there were only
two sports available to women, basketball
and tennis. She excelled in both at the
state championship level. Under the expert
tutelage of Jim Nolan in both sports, she
played guard on the 1953-54 State Champion
basketball team finishing in March, and then
in May of that year won the state singles
tennis championship. Isom joins her mentor
Nolan as a member of the Colquitt County
Sports Hall of Fame.
The '53-4 Packerette basketball team delighted Colquitt County residents as
they won their way through the state championship bracket in the tournament
held right here in the old high school gymnasium. The finals were played on
March 5, 1954, versus the R. E. Lee Rebels, and Isom's squad prevailed in a
thriller 34-32. Isom played guard at a time when girls' competition consisted of a
three on three game with three guards and three forwards. Guards never crossed
the center line to play offense. After high school Isom joined a travelling team to
play with Lorene Dozier Cook, Ethel Mae Dozier, and Betty Baxter all of whom
she joins as members of the Hall of Fame.
In April Isom began winning tennis matches for Moultrie High. On April 29
she took the Region l-AA crown with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over an Albany F-Iigh
opponent. That qualified her for the state championship tournament contested
on the Mercer University courts in Macon. Winning her way through the bracket
she defeated Pat Meyer of Decatur I-Iigh 6-3, 6-4 in the semi's and then rolled
over Barbara Petty of Grady I-Iigh 6-2, 6-2 for the championship. Records show
that she was the first Colquitt County girl to become a tennis state champion,
lighting the way for Lisa Spain Short and Anna Funderburk Buckner both of
whom she joins in the Hall of Fame.
Isom matriculated at Shorter College where she played #1 on the tennis team
all four years. She served on the Sports Council at Shorter all four years and was
elected president of the council her senior year. During her sophomore year she
was named best all round in sports. During her collegiate summers she worked
for the Moultrie Rec Dept teaching swimming, tennis, and baton.
She was married to the late Charlie Isom of Moultrie. The couple
had three daughters Suzanne, Karen, and Elizabeth and three
grandchildren S. L., Kate, and Allie. Born April 11, 1936, in
Moultrie, Isom lives now in Marietta, Georgia.
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AL Moss
MARK MOBLEY
John Peacock coached high school football
in Georgia for 27 years, including highly
successful stints at Montgomery County and
Dodge County.
And he counts Mark Mobley as one of
the two finest quarterbacks he ever coached.
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for the Peacock-coached
Pineland School
football teams and in 1976 led the Eagles
to their most successful season. Pineland
won the region championship that year and
finished with an 8-2 record. As a tough
runner, Mobley led the Eagles in rushing in 1976, gaining 529 yards and scoring
10 touchdowns.
He also was an excellent passer, with his biggest game throwing the football
coming against Westbrook,
when he went 7-for-10 for 189 yards and four
touchdowns.
In his final game as an Eagle, Mobley ran for two touchdowns and threw a
9-yard touchdown pass in a 33-14 victory over Riverview.
Mobley also was an All-State left fielder on the 1977 Pineland baseball team,
leading the team with a .339 batting average. He also hit a team-leading five
home runs. On the Eagles 1976-1977 basketball team, Mobley led the Eagles
in scoring, averaging 14 points a game. He had 32 in a victory over \'{1estbrook
and was named to SEAlS All-Region team. He also was a member of a state
championship relay team that went on to compete in a five-state track meet in
Mississippi. And he played on the Pineland golf team coached by Frank Pidcock.
Following his outstanding career at Pineland, he went to the University of
Georgia as a preferred walk-on at the behest of Ray Goff and started at tight end
for the Doc Ayers-coached Bulldogs freshman team in 1977.
After deciding not to pursue football at Georgia, he received his degree
in agricultural economics and returned to Colquitt County, where he is now
president of Mobley Gin Co. He has been involved in a number of local
activities, including serving as president of the Packer Booster Club and as a
board member of the Colquitt County Sports Hall of Fame. "I just believe in
athletics," he says. And he married an athlete. Judy Saunders was a fine point
guard on the Pineland girls basketball teams coached by Peacock.
Mark and Judy have four sons and Mark could not be prouder that
all four - John Mark, Matthew, Tyler and Danielhave played
football for Colquitt County High.
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Al Moss was an outstanding defensive back
who played on Bud Willis-coached
Moultrie
High football teams that went a combined
18-4 in 1972 and 1973.
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And his play in the secondary
for the
Packers was impressive enough to get him a
chance to perform at Albany State.
While playing for coach Hamp Smith and
the Rams, Moss was an honorable
mention
All-SIAC
and was
selection as a freshman
named to the All-SIAC second team as a junior and to the first team as a senior.
He was named the conference's
best defensive back as a senior in 1977 and
was selected as Albany State's best defensive back all four years. Following his
college career, he joined the U.S. Navy. Not long afterward, he was contacted
by both the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks, inviting him to tryouts.
Unable to leave the Navy, Moss served his country for 20 years. On May 17,
1987, he was serving aboard the missile frigate USS Stark when it was hit by two
Iraqi missiles, killing 37 U.S. Navy personnel. Moss was not injured. He retired
from the Navy in 1999.
Playing for secondary coach Travis Allegood, Moss started at one corner and
Colquitt County Sports Hall of Farner Marty Hammock was at the other in 1972
when Moultrie High had one of its greatest seasons. Those Packers were the
first since 1928 to go through the regular season undefeated
And Moss was part of a defense that gave up just 110 points in its 12 games,
shut out four opponents
and surrendered
eight points or fewer to three others.
The Packers reached the South Georgia championship
game, where it fell to
Central Macon 16-15 on the tiebreaker then in effect. Moss also started on the
1973 team that went 7-3. Moss has umpired baseball, softball and basketball
over the years.
He currently
sweetheart
lives in Pensacola
with his former
and wife of 24 years Laine.
daughters, a son and one granddaughter.
Moss lives in Moultrie.
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ROBERT CLAYfON
Moss
Clayton Moss' grandmother
Janie Moss
stated in a Moss Farms Diving video made
some years ago for TBS that she regretted her
famous husband Moose Moss had not lived to
enjoy Clayton's 2003 season. That statement
gave emphasis to one of the most significant
years of achievement to grace the annals of
Colquitt County sports. In that capstone year
Clayton won an SEC championship
and was
[' '~~'!J?.,\::r1;' .• 1 honored as the SEC Diver of the Year; he
garnered two NCAA silver medals, was named
an NCAA All-American, and was voted the NCAA Diver of the Year; and he
earned the University of Kentucky Most Valuable Swimming and Diving Team
member award and received the University's Catsby Award for the top male
athletic performance of the year.
Moss' diving successes, of course, did not just begin in 2003. He started
his training at a young age working with his grandfather Moose and then later
with Moss Farms coaches Jay Lerew and Wenbo Chen. His prowess earned
him membership on the U.S. Junior Diving Team from 1993-1999. As a team
member he represented the U. S. at the FINA Junior World Championships in
Guangzhou, China, in 1995; and in Waldkraiburg, Germany, in 1997; and the
Can-Am-Mex at the Moose Moss Aquatic Center in Moultrie where he won
three gold medals in 1998. He was the Georgia high school diving champion
in 1998 and 1999 and a NISCA high school All-American all four of his high
school years. He won a YMCA national championship in 1996. As a member
of the U. S. Diving senior team he was a finalist on 1 meter and 3 meter at
the FINA World Diving Grand Prix in Moscow, Russia, in 2002, and a silver
medalist on 3 meter at the 2004 Speedo American Cup. He qualified for the
2004 U.S. Olympic trials and finaled in both the 3 meter and the 3 meter synchro
competitions.
In addition to his great 2003 season at Kentucky, Moss was All-American
his other three years of eligibility, won two other SEC championships, was SEC
diver of the year two other years, won two other silver medals at the NCAA
meet, was most valuable on the Kentucky squad three other years, and won
four gold medals at the Janis Hope Dowd Nike Cup Championships. He spent
time through the years as a volunteer coach for Moss Farms Diving and for the
University of Kentucky college team.
Moss was born on August 8, 1980, and has lived most of his
life in Colquitt County. He is married to Renee, and the couple
train together for triathlons.
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STEVEN
H.
REA
Steve Rea combined his skills with those
of Ray Goff to form one of the finest
receiver-quarterback
combos
in Packer
football history. The two then played baseball
together on strong Packer squads with Rea
at shortstop and Goff at third. Rea went on
to four outstanding seasons as an Auburn
Tiger baseball player participating in the 1976
College World Series.
Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on September .''1'' .~. ~ *
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29, 1954, Rea moved with his family to
Moultrie his sophomore year. He played for coach Bud Willis on the 9-1 football
squad of 1970 and the 8-2 team of 1971. As a senior he was second in Region
1-AAA receiving, grabbing 34 Goff passes for 746 yards. Against Valdosta Rea
snagged an amazing 10 passes for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns. Versus Tift
County he scored the game winner on a fourth quarter, 64 yard reception, and
against Albany High he barreled 75 yards to the end zone on another pass from
Goff. He played, also, for coach Ace Little on two [me Packer baseball teams
in the springs of 1970 and 1971. As reported by Observer sports writer Ronnie
Strange, the 1971 team competed for the Region 1-AAA crown, losing out by
just a game.
Recruited by coach Paul Nix, Rea signed to play baseball for the Auburn
Tigers. As a sophomore in 1974 Rea moved in to a starting role, and he proved
to be a major contributor to a fine three year run as he settled in at right field
for the Tigers. In 1974 the team was 31-13. In 1976 Auburn finished the regular
season as SEC South champions and moved to a North/South,
three-game
playoff series with Kentucky for the SEC title. In the rubber game of the series
Rea slammed a three run homer to give the Tigers a lead it never relinquished.
Auburn then travelled to Rosenblatt Stadium at FSU for the NCAA South
Regionals. The Tigers won three straight games, two over nationally ranked
teams, and headed to Omaha for the College \'{1orld Series. With their second
loss at Omaha, Auburn's year and Rea's career came to an end. In four years
Rea had 405 at bats, 17 home runs, 85 rbi's, and 23 stolen bases
for the Tigers.
Rea is married to Leila, a University of Kentucky graduate.
The couple live in Middleburg, Florida, and have a daughter
Molly and a son Todd.
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EUGENE RICHARDSON
GEORGE RAy ROLLINS
Eugene Richardson grew up in a home
full of athletes, and he has continued the
tradition raising three sons who love sports
and by coaching countless other youngsters
instilling the values he learned as a Moultrie
High Packer.
Born November 14, 1954, in Moultrie
to parents Nettie and Elijah, Richardson
became one of the premier basketball stars in
Colquitt County history. His brothers Tunk
and Calvin, sister Angela, and niece Gwen
also excelled at round-ball. As a senior in
1973 Richardson led the Packers in scoring and rebounding. He was coached by
Roy Saturday of whom he says, "he was fundamentally sound and a lot of what
I know about the game I learned from him." Richardson joins his mentor in the
Hall of Fame. One memorable high school night occurred on January, 12, 1973,
when 7'1" Wayne "Tree" Rollins and the Crisp County Cougars came calling
at the Moultrie High gym. Rollins was averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds, and 7
blocked shots per game. The 6'7" Richardson held Rollins to 9 points that night.
He credits the assistance of teammates including Charles Benson and Ray Goff
in an outstanding effort.
Richardson was signed by legendary coach Cy McClairen to play basketball
at Bethune-Cookman
College in Daytona Beach, Florida. He became a star
scorer and rebounder for the Wildcats and still stands as the 8th leading scorer
in school history with 1,454 total points. Among the schools he played against
in the SIAC were Albany State led by Charles and Major Jones, Tennessee State,
and Florida A&M. He was named to the All-Tournament
team in 1977 as well
as team lvIVP for the Wildcats.
Following graduation Richardson joined his old high school opponent
"Tree" Rollins on the Atlanta Hawks squad. He played in 18 games before
deciding iliat a more secure future for him would be in the European leagues.
He enjoyed a 7 year stint in Finland, Holland, and Belgium before returning to
Florida and a career working with youngsters. During the nineties he coached
at Coconut Creek High School. Proteges included his three sons Eugene II,
Maurice, and Michael. In the 2000's he has led the basketball program at Boyd
Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, to great success. The '07'08 Cobras went 31-2 ranked #1 in Florida and #28 nationally. The '08'09 Cobras followed with a 25-3 record, #2 Florida ranking, and
#53 national ranking.
Richardson has been married to his wife Mae for thirty-five
years. They reside in Lauderdale Lakes and are loyal members of
House of God Church.
Ray Rollins starred on the excellent
Packer team of 1975 that went 9-1 but,
tragically, was voted out of the playoffs in
one of the strangest situations in the history
of Colquitt County sports. The Thomasville
Bulldogs and the Valdosta Wildcats also
earned 9-1 records, and' the principals of the
Region 1-AAA schools convened at Moultrie
High to determine which two teams would
play for the region championship.
In 1975
only one region team could emerge for the I,~'
state playoffs. Packer players, coaches, and
fans were shocked by the vote. When the playoff season came to its conclusion
a few weeks later, the polls ranked Valdosta #6, Thomasville #7, and Moultrie
#9. The 6'5", 195 pound Rollins played linebacker and tight end and served as
a co-captain for his team. Observer sports writer Jesse Jenkins singled him out
week after week for outstanding play including 13 tackle nights against both
Valdosta and Thomasville.
For his contributions Rollins was named first team All-Region 1-AAA along
with teammates Virgil Seay, Leroy Williams, Randy Hayes, Ronnie French, and
Allen Sampson. Rollins, along with Seay, was voted All-State honorable mention
by the Atlanta Constitution. Rollins was listed by the Constitution, also, as one
of the top 25 major college prospects in Georgia. He signed a grant-in-aid on
December 15, 1975, to play his collegiate football for the Auburn Tigers. At
the annual football banquet on February 6, 1976, Rollins was honored with the
Horkan Sportsmanship Award and was recognized as the fans' favorite player
by a vote of the public. On August 5, 1976, Rollins participated along with his
teammate Seay in the annual North-South
game played that year at Dekalb
Memorial Stadium. The South was coached by Rollins' Moultrie High mentor
Virgil "Bud" Willis, and the South won 30-29.
At Auburn Rollins played for head coach Doug Barfield and position coach
Steve Greer. As a freshman he started against archrival Georgia. Looking across
the line of scrimmage before the first play he found himself eyeball to eyeball
with fellow Moultrian Ray Goff, captain of the great '76 Bulldog team that won
the SEe. Rollins played foul.' years for the Tigers and then served his fifth year
as a graduate assistant before getting his degree.
Born in Panama City, Florida, on November 23, 1958, Rollins moved
with his family to Moultrie when he was thirteen, He is married
to Rita Kaye. The couple live in Dothan, Alabama. They have
two married sons, Ray and Adam, and a granddaughter
Grace.
Ray works with Fed Ex.
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1961 William Bryant High
State Champion
Football Team
CLYDE SHERLING
Clyde Sherling was dubbed "The Packer
Flash," by Moultrie Observer Sports Editor
Bill Avera, and in 1940 and 1941 he was
clearly one of the best backs in South Georgia,
regardless of size.
And while he had speed - he was once
clocked at 9.8 in the 100 in his football gear and broken-field running ability, size was one
thing Sherling did not have.
He weighed in at 134 pounds, but it was
never an issue.
Sherling led the 1940 Moultrie football
in scoring, getting touchdowns rushing and
catching the football and once on an interception return.
And the 1940 season was the first since 1925 in which the Packers scored in
every game. Once the 5-5 football season was completed, Sherling took over at
forward for the Moultrie basketball team and led the Packers in scoring with 199
points. He scored 31 in a victory over Sylvester. In 1941, the football team had
one of its most successful seasons ever. The Packers went 7-1 and the only loss
was by a 7-2 score to Valdosta.
Sherling was moved from fullback to left halfback and led the team in rushing
and punt returning and was outstanding as a pass receiver and defensive player.
Six Packers from the 1941 team were selected to the All-SGFA team and
Sherling was named as the first-team halfback. Sherling's success carried over to
basketball season as he helped lead the Packers to a 22-0 regular-season record
and a berth in the state tournament in Macon. After defeating Brooklet and
Decatur, the Packers met Canton for the championship, but fell 25-23.
Sherling scored 170 points and was the team's second-leading scorer as a senior.
Avera wrote that Sherling was approached by Vanderbilt University, "which is
interested in his gridiron fan dance." But on December 7, 1941, the day before
the Moultrie High football banquet, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and
sports took a back seat for the next four years. In 1942, Sherling joined the U.S.
Army Air Corps and served much of the war in Greenland.
In 1944, he married his Moultrie High sweetheart, and after the war returned
to Moultrie, where he lived until his death on May 12, 1995.
Sherling was in the commercial printing business in Moultrie, and also was a
stained glass artist whose work was often displayed in the area.
He is survived by Gloria and his two sons, Mike and Steve.
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Fifty years ago this December, Colquitt County
won its first football state championship.
And it was a determined herd of Rams from
William Bryant High, Moultrie's black high school,
that did it.
The 1961 William Bryant High team went
through its Georgia Interscholastic Association I
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Class A season undefeated and played host to the
state championship game at Mack Tharpe Stadium on Friday, Dec. 8, 1961.
The Rams' opponent was the team many considered to be the favorite for the
title, Lemon Street High of Marietta. But the Rams not only defeated the Hornets,
they shut out the visitors 12-0 to claim the state championship. And according to
L. "Pony" Jones, writing in the Dee. 9, 1961 edition of The Moultrie Observer,
some 3,500 fans - white and black - were in the stands to witness the game.
Lemon Street brought a 10-0-1 record to Moultrie and had defeated Fort Valley
21-13 for the North Georgia championship. The late Ralph Taylor, an assistant
to Rams head coach A.F. Shaw that season, remembered the game in a 1991
interview "They had more football players than we had ever seen," said Taylor,
who became the school's head coach in 1966 and is a member of the Colquitt
County Sports Hall of Fame. 'We thought we were playing a college team. Even
their band had about 200 people. They were big compared to us. We were just a
little country school. And they had the attitude that they were going to beat us."
But the Hornets never even scored.
Rams co-captain James Brown intercepted a pass thrown by Lemon Street
quarterback Zelma Freeman in the second quarter and later scored on a 4-yard
run. Brown completed the scoring with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Fred Daniels
in the third quarter. The shutout should have been no surprise. The maroon-andgray Rams gave up just 12 points all season: one touchdown in a 20-6 victory
over Camilla and another in a 13-6 playoff victory over Center High of Waycross.
Bryant opened the season with victories over Washington High of Cairo, 39-0;
Hutto of Bainbridge, 12-0; Douglass of Thomasville, 31-0; Sumter County, 340; and Magnolia of Thomas County, 33-0. The Rams also shut out McDuffie
County Training 19-0. The state championship was the only one for Shaw, who
died in 1965, the same year that Knuck McCrary, who coached across town at allwhite Moultrie High, also died. Shaw also is in the Hall of Fame.
Brown, George Turner and Amos Walker were named to the AllConference team.
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COLQUITT COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Purpose
The purpose of the Colquitt County Sports Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding local athletes, coaches, officials, and other people who
have made major contributions to the sports tradition of Colquitt County.
In honoring recipients worthy of this recognition, the inductees should
have possessed lifestyles which identify each as a positive role model for the
youth of our community in addition to excelling in their particular athletic
endeavors.
2000
INDUCTEES
Nomination
The Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors should nominate and
elect inductees through a balloting process using an application form that,
among other items, provides for a biographical sketch of each nominee.
This process is complete when the number of candidates determined
originally by the Board has been selected. The first year, the Colquitt
County Sports Hall of Fame will induct up to 30 members. This number
will be reviewed each year thereafter by the Criteria Selection Committee.
For nomination to the Hall of Fame, a quorum of at least 80% of the
Nominating Committee must be in attendance, and the candidate must
receive a minimum of 75% of the Nominating Committee votes. For
election into the Hall of Fame, a quorum of at least 80% of the Board of
Directors must be in attendance, and the nominee must receive a minimum of 75% of the Board votes.
Voting will be by secret ballot. Any Board member nominated for
the Hall of Fame must excuse himself or herself from the Nominating
Committee and the membership vote. Any Board member who has a
close family member (wife, husband, brother, sister, mother, father, son, or
daughter) nominated for the Hall of Fame must excuse himself or herself
from the Nominating Committee and from the Board vote.
Iverson R. "lke"
Aultman
Carolyn Grantham
Booth
james Carter Fincher
john Glenn
jim Blick Goff
Ray Goff
[ulian Grantham
Dr. Richmond Clinton
(Dick) Gresham
jim Hughes
Ray Mercer
Robert C. "Moose""
Moss
HueyMurphy
Herbert Norman
Tommy Proctor
Virgil Seay
A.F Shaw
Anna
Funderburk
Lorene Dozier
Cook
G/adysEspy
Buckner
Criteria for Selection
The prospective inductee:
a. Must be as least 30 years of age.
b. Must be a current or past participant, coach, official,
trainer, or other person who has made exceptional contributions
to sports and who has lived a lifestyle as a positive role model.
c. Will be evaluated on accomplishments while attending Colquitt
County Schools or accomplishments since becoming a resident
of Colquitt County.
In addition, inductees must have met one of the following criteria:
a. A native of Colquitt County or
b. Attended a school in Colquitt County or
c. Be a resident of the area for a sufficient length of time to be
considered a permanent resident.
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Kurt Herman Scheub
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Lisa Spain
Short
R.C. Steuens
Ralph Edward Taylor
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Macer McCalL
(Mack) Tharp'
2001
Dennis Powell
Mike fenlans
Virgil "Blld" WilLi,
j.H.
KtllTley
Wayne Marion
Tucker
Kamel"
BrrtdLq
INDUCTEES
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Harry Ellgen, Wright
Betty Baxter
Peggy Moss Benner
Gene Littleton
Gayle N Mallley
\f/il/iam Mathew
"Kllllck" McCrfllY
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[ohnny Spooner
"Brad" Ba,11
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Tom "Babe" White
Roy Saturday'
Donald A. Blevins
Dewey Cobb
Antonio
Edwards
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Henry Fields
Edward D. Griffin
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
2003
Tanya Ann
Mims Bryan
Jim Nolan
Owm
j. Thomas
Freddie
Thomason
INDUCTEES
Kenneth jerome Burke
Ed Creech
Burdette
Laoanda (Vim)
Adolf Ellis
DonaldR.
Porterfield
Dewey Daoid
Scarboro
Gene Snipes
Samuel Stewart
Mauie Wilson
Taylor
Thomas (Tommy)
Slade Tucker
Amos Walker
Jo Beth W.av..-
james \'(Iilson
William Robert
(Bob) Windom, Jr.
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Dick CaltS"
Bobby Cobb
T.}. Edumrds
Steve Fitzgerald
Lynn Fowler
Wayne Grandy
Nate Lewis
Naney Anderson Mark
Delma Stanley "Buddy"
McCoy
Todd D. Murphy
GflIYPy/,
Bob Sumde!
Ralph Lamar Tucker
Dale Willimm
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MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
2005
Herring Cole
Sallie Humphreys
Mary Jo Finch"
Vanessa Taylor
INDUCTEES
2006
Donna Goodson
Cothern
Terry "Chick"
Croft
Douglas MacArthur
Faircloth
Florazel "Sweet"
Lamar
Sherrod McCall
Chari" Eddie Moncrief
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Elij'ah "T/lltk"
Richardson
Plowden
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Gar/and Whiddon
Roioland
Marty Hanrmocb
Tony Franklin
Mock
Nina Brannon Cooper
Jerry Croft
Veronica Freeman
Willie Dennard
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Robison
INDUCTEES
Richard (Rickie)
Erman DeMott.
[ames Stancil
Ronald L. "Ronnie"
Schreiber
Christopher Adam
Terrell
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Lynda Baxter Moselry
Jeffiry
0<1I} Michael
Moss
Jill Middlebrooks
Stuck'),
Lonnie Whitt
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
2007
GW)/fled
Bius
TOllY DeRosso
Beth McCoy Reddillg
INDUCTEES
Greg Bright
Wenbo Chen
Christopher McCrallie
Mike Creasman
Parks HI/ghes
[ames Ray
"Rocky" jones
GeO/ge "Bubba"
Kendrick
jlly Lerew
Wrmdrl Purvis Ross
Robert Tharpe
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Bennett
T Willis
Annie joyce Blunt
Adams
Pat Vaughn johnson
Tom Beard
john
Anthony
Bridges
Keith Hall
MikeHllmner
"Puddin" Mason
Bernard West
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Billy Davis
Darius Dawson
Trey Hart
Buddy Horne
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
2009
MEMBERS OF THE COLQUITT COUNTY
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEES
DARRELL FREDERICK
FUNDERBURK
A/ex McGraw
Alliin Moore
LarrySpim
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