2011 Hall of Fame Inductees: Eddie Martin, Ted Roof, George Rogers, Mary Ellen Blanchard Warta
Posthumous inductees – Ivey Wingo, Al (Red)Wingo
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2011 – The Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame honored six outstanding athletes selected through a rigorous nomination process to represent Gwinnett County as the 2011 class. Requirements for induction into the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame include outstanding athletic performance as well as representing the citizens of Gwinnett with honor on a state or national stage.
Proceeds raised through the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame will support the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Fund. The Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Fund, Inc. is a nonprofit, 501c3 charitable organization benefiting Gwinnett County Public Schools through academic initiatives, scholarships and grants. For information on how you can support the work of the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation and the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame, please contact the foundation office online at
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2010 Inductee Matt Stinchcomb – Football – Parkview High School
- Three-year starter for Bulldogs 1996-1998
- UGA Varsity Football Permanent Captain
- All-American, 1997 (AFCA)
- (2) Time 1st team Academic All-American, 1997-1998
- All-American, 1998 (AFCA, AP, Walter Camp, Football News, Sporting News)
- 2 time First team Academic All-American
- SEC 1st team All-Decade Team Football
- NCAA Top Eight Award
- Lombardi Award Finalist, 1998 (Best Lineman/Linebacker in country)
- SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best Blocking Lineman)
- UGA Graduate, 1998 – Summa Cum Laude, BBA Finance (3.96 GPA)
- Academic All-American of the Year, 1998
- Burger King Scholar Athlete of the Year, 1998
- NFL first round draft pick (18th overall) by Oakland Raiders in 1999
- Played in the NFL for 7 years for Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Played in 2003 Super Bowl for Oakland Raiders
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2010 Inductee Ida Neal-Smith – Basketball – Central Gwinnett High School
- Ranks second all-time in Central Gwinnett career scoring
- Georgia Tech’s first All-ACC first-team selection in 1989
- 1995 inductee into Georgia Tech’s Hall of Fame
- Second in Georgia Tech history with 508 career assists and holds the record for assist average with 4.7 per game
- Averaged 19.2 points and 7.1 assists as a senior at Georgia Tech
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2010 Inductee Terry Harvey – Football – Dacula High School
- Finished high school football career with 7,100 total yards and 82 Touchdowns
- Class A State Football Player of the Year as a senior
- Led Falcons to 46-7 record in four seasons in football
- Four-year starter in football, baseball and basketball
- Three-time all-state football player at Dacula
- No. 3 passer in N.C. State history with 5,925 yards
- Quarterbacked Wolfpack to three bowl games
- Tied for school record with five TD passes in a game
- First pitcher to no-hit Florida State’s baseball team
- Finished college career with school-record 35 wins
- ACC Player of the Week in 1992,1993, 1994
- Ranked third in the ACC for career victories with 35
- Fifth in the ACC in career strikeouts with 386
- Third in the ACC in career innings pitched with 426 …
- Is tied for the ACC’s annual leader in shutouts in 1994 with two …
- Named to the ACC’s All-Tournament Team in 1993
- Named to ACC’s 50th Anniversary baseball team
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2010 Inductee Cindy Brogdon – Basketball – Greater Atlanta Christian School
- Led GAC to three state titles
- Four-time MVP of state high school tournament
- First female in Georgia to receive a full athletic college scholarship
- Was a three-time Kodak All-American, receiving the accolade as a freshman at Mercer University and then duplicating the feat her junior and senior years at the University of Tennessee.
- Ranked second in AIAW career scoring with 3,204 points and 11th in AIAW career scoring average, averaging 25.0 ppg.
- Career statistics also include 1,028 rebounds (8.3 rpg) as well as a 50.0 field goal percentage and an 82.7 free throw percentage.
- First Georgian to play on a U.S. Olympic basketball team
- Member of 1976 U.S. Olympic Team that won silver medal
- Played for the New Orleans Pride of the Women’s Professional Basketball League in 1979 and 1980.
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2010 Inductee Ezzard Charles – Boxing – Lawrenceville
- 42-0 amateur record with two Golden Gloves titles
- Beat Archie Moore three times from 1946-1948
- World heavyweight champion from 1949-1951
- Won NBA Heavyweight title in 1949 vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
- Won World Heavyweight crown in 1950 vs. Joe Louis
- First and only boxer to last 15 rounds with Rocky Marciano
- 1949 and 1950 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
- Posted career record of 96-25-1 with 58 knockouts
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