Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

2013 Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

Front: Coach David Hunter – Brookwood High School/Football

Back Row: Courtney Swaim Trimble - Duluth High School/Golf; Darius Walker – Buford High School/Football; Lou Williams – South Gwinnett High School/Basketball; Sherill Baker – Greater Atlanta Christian/Basketball; Josh Wolff – Parkview High School/Soccer

Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame inducts new members

After football, Brookwood’s Hunter still stays busy

Trimble set the tone for golf in her home county

GAC’s Baker now a mentor for hoops players

Buford’s Walker taking next endeavor into broadcasting

Wolff’s soccer success unmatched by another Georgian

South’s Williams to be honored by Gwinnett Hall of Fame

Darius Walker - Football - Buford High School, Class of 2003

2003 scored 46 touchdowns, breaking Herschel Walker’s GA high school single-season record of 42
2003 Gwinnett County Back of the Year
2003 Parade Magazine All American
2004 Offensive Player of Year - GA Athletic Coaches Association
2004 Running Back of the Year -Touchdown Club of Atlanta
2004 scholar athlete recipient Watkins Award, presented by National Alliance of African American Athletes, NAAA
2004 Player of Year - Gwinnett Daily Post, Gainesville Times, Fox 5 TV Sports Team
2003 Georgia Player of the Year, Gatorade
2003 Georgia Player of the Year, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Notre Dame, during first season for the Irish set the freshman rushing record, gaining 786 yards on 185 carries (4.2 average), and breaking a 30-year-old school record.
Led the Irish in rushing in all three seasons.
Recorded the sixth-best single-season rushing total in Notre Dame history as a junior with career-high 1,267 yards on 255 carries and holds career record for most receptions as a running back at Notre Dame
Ranked 4th All-time for career rushing yards at Notre Dame, 4th in school history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in consecutive seasons
NFL 2007-2010, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos
College football analyst for FOX in Los Angeles, CA

Courtney Swaim Trimble - Golf - Duluth High School, Class of 1997

1998 individual state high school champion
3 time Gwinnett County Female Golfer of the Year
Played on boys and girls high school golf team
All-SEC, Auburn University
Played in two U.S. Opens, finishing T-61st in 2004
Member of 2002 victorious, U.S. Curtis Cup team
2002 NCAA First-team All-American at Auburn University, where her team finished 2nd in the NCAA Championship in 2002
Member of Futures Tour, LPGA feeder tour, before entering coaching
Trimble spent three and a half years as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Auburn University, where she helped coach the Tigers to the 2006 and 2009 SEC Championships and mentored 3 first team All-Americans
Current Head Coach at the University of Louisville, former Head Coach at the University of Central Florida

Sherill Baker - Basketball - Greater Atlanta Christian, Class of 2002

Led GAC to two state titles and scored 2,276 career pts
Started as freshman at UGA
All SEC, UGA
All American, UGA
Averaged 12.7 points per game at UGA and 1,665 career points put her 10th on the Bulldog’ all-time scoring list.
School record for steals in a career and steals in a season
Avg. 9.6 pts was third in SEC in steals 3 per game
Named Miss Georgia Basketball as a senior
Started in 122 pf 131 games
No. 10 on Georgia's all-time scoring list
Drafted 12th overall to WNBA
WNBA 4 seasons, as well as offseason stints with pro teams
2011-12 retired averaging 24.4 pts per game for Hapol Tel Aviv Israeli League
Named to Auburn Basketball staff 2012

Dave Hunter - Football Coach - Brookwood High School, Coach 1987-2002

Credited with bringing successful football model to Gwinnett
Accomplished a number of firsts, including GCPS' first state title in football in 1996
Longtime representative on the Georgia High School Assoc. Exec. Committee
Coach 1996 Brookwood HS football state champions
149-35 in 15 years in Gwinnett County
Region Coach of the year 6 times
State of Ga. coach of the year 2 times
N. F. L. National coach of the year 1 time- 1996
Region A. D. of the year –3 times
AAAA/AAAAA A. D. of the year –2 times
Statewide A.D. of the year—2 times
Nicknamed“ the Godfather” of Gwinnett football by Gwinnett coaches
Widely acknowledged as responsible for starting the tremendous athletic facility development in Gwinnet County
Member Georgia HS Association’s Executive Committee, GHSA
Longtime executive director of the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett until retirement
Executive director of the Corky Kell Kickoff Classic
Master of Science degree

Josh Wolff - Soccer - Parkview High School, Class of 1995

Helped U.S. to best-ever finish in the World Cup, advancing to the quarterfinals
Started and assisted first goal of World Cup win over Mexico
Played every minute for U.S. in fourth-place finish at 2002 Olympics U.S. National Team Man of the Match twice
Once in World Cup qualifying win over Mexico
MLS player since 1998 for Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards
Voted U.S. Soccer Youth Player of the Year in 1998
Led Parkview to two state titles with 64 career goals
Helped Panthers to 57-match streak without a loss
Represented the United States in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups
Pushed the US to their best-ever Quarterfinal finish in 02' World Cup with an assist in the 2nd Round win over Mexico
At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, led the US team in scoring, giving the US its highest finish of 4th Place
Played 14 years in MLS, playing for the Chicago Fire, Kansas City Wizards, and DC United, finished career with 80 goals, 49 assists in 267 games
Won an MLS Championship in 98', and 3 US Open Cup Championships in 98', 00', 04'
Voted US Soccer Youth Player of the Year in 1998
Voted Georgia High school Soccer Player of the Year in 1995
Helped Parkview Panthers to a 57-match unbeaten streak, winning two State Titles and scoring 64 career goals
Retired at end of 2012 season and is currently an assistant coach at DC United

Lou Williams - Basketball - South Gwinnett High School, Class of 2005

Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Williams played at Snellville's South Gwinnett High School under Roger Fleetwood, where he was a four-time All-State selection
Named Georgia's "Mr. Basketball" during his junior and senior year
Voted as the "Most Athletic" Senior Superlative by his peers.
Won the 2005 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award which identifies the nation's top high school player, still only Gwinnett male to receive that honor
Named to the 2005 McDonald's All-American East Team.
Both Williams and Mike Mercer, high school teammates at South Gwinnett High School, committed to play at the University of Georgia
Williams declared for the 2005 NBA Draft
Philadelphia 76ers 2005-2012
Atlanta Hawks 2012 – Present
Williams is the second all-time leading scorer in Georgia high school basketball history

Jason Elam - Football - Brookwood High School, Class of 1988

Letterman – Football, Swimming, Track
First-team All-County (football)
Second-team All-State (football)
Brookwood record - 52-yard field goal, 73-yard punt
All American at The University of Hawaii
Kodak All-American
Drafted to NFL Denver Broncos – 1993
No player in NFL history has scored more points for one team
Three-time Pro Bowler
NFL record for consecutive Points after Touchdown
Longest NFL career in Gwinnett, 17 seasons
Pro Bowl Selection – 1995, 1998, 2001
Leads NFL in points scored and field goals as Broncos all-time leading scorer
436 of 540 career field goals (80.7 percent)
Cleats on display in Pro Football Hall of Fame, tied Tom Dempsey‘s record for longest field goal in NFL history – 63 yards
Member of Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Broncos – 1995,1996
Pro Football Hall of Fame Nominee

David Greene - Football - South Gwinnett High School, Classs of 2000

Standout in Football and Baseball
Gwinnett County Co-Offensive Player of the Year
Georgia Sports Writers Association AAAA All-State (football)
Class AAAA All-State honors (football)
Georgia Touchdown Club Quarterback of the Year
Gwinnett Touchdown Club All-Star Quarterback
Atlanta Touchdown Club Quarterback of the Year
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 honors
USA Today All-USA Honorable Mention honors
Super Southern 100 honors
University of Georgia notable start in Tennessee, “hobnail boot” game
SEC Freshman of the Year – 2001
SEC Offensive Player of the Year – 2001
Sugar Bowl victory – 2002
SEC Championship Game MVP – 2002
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist – 2004
SEC record 11,528 yards, 72 touchdown passes
Top 5 Quarterback in NCAA Division I history – 42 wins
Drafted by the NFL Seattle Seahawks – 2005

Karl Bostick - Coaching Career - Parkview High School, Coach 1981-2005

Parkview High School Cross Country and Soccer Coach and Athletic Director
State Championships – 44 during tenure
Athletic program ranked #7 in the nation by Sports Illustrated Magazine – 2005
GADA Director’s Cup signifying top athletic program in state – 2003,2005
State AAAAA athletic director of the year – 1996
Cross Country - 11 County Championships
Cross Country - 11 Region Championships
Cross Country - 6 State Championships – 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993
Cross Country - 4 State Runners-Up
Cross Country - Consistently ranked nationally in the top 20 by Harrier Magazine
Cross Country - 6 State Coach of the Year titles
Cross Country - Georgia Track and Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame – 2011
Cross Country - Gwinnett County Cross Country Hall of Fame – 2011
Soccer - 10 Region Championships
Soccer - State Semi-Finals 11 times, and the State Finals 8 times
Soccer - 5 State Championships – 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001
Soccer - 3 State Runners-Up
Soccer - 57 game unbeaten streak tying state record – 1993-1995
Soccer - 5 State Coach of the Year
Soccer - NSCAA Southeastern Region Coach of the Year and nominated for National Coach of the Year in 1993
Soccer - Record while at Parkview 302-60-25
Soccer - 8 teams ranked in top 20 nationally
Soccer - Coached 4 players that went on to play in the MLS, one of whom (Josh Wolfe) was also on the United States Men’s National Team and played in two World Cups

Scott Hage - Wrestling - Parkview High School, Class of 1991

All-American Wrestler – 1991
Individual Record Holder – 1989, 1990, 1991
Most Pins in a Season – 1990 (31)
Most Pins in a Career – 1987-1991 (107)
Most Takedowns in a Career – 1987-1991 (524)
Wrestling USA Magazine’s All-American Dream Team – 1989-1990
First Georgian to win four consecutive AAAAA high school state championships
Full wrestling scholarship to top 20 program West Virginia University
Three-time NCAA Wrestling Qualifier
17th Annual Dapper Dan Team USA Selection
West Virginia University Mountaineer Team Captain – 1996

Susan Brandau Hawkins - All Around - Parkview High School, Class of 1991

All Around Athlete – Basketball, Softball, Tennis
Varsity starter & Letter winner all 4 years
Most Valuable Player Award (Softball and Basketball) – 1988, 1989, 1990
Panther Award (Softball) – 1989, 1990
Team-Region Basketball Champs – 1988
Region Champs for softball – 1987, 1989, 1990
Team-State Runner-up – 1987, 1989, 1990
Gwinnett Daily News Softball Player of the Year – 1989, 1990
Gwinnett Extra Player of the Year Softball – 1989
Outstanding Offensive Player Award (Softball) - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
USSSA All-World Player – 1985, 1987, 1989
Team-USSSA World Champions – 1989
Academic Honor Award – 1990, 1991
Team-Region Champs (Basketball) - 1989, 1990
Outstanding Offensive Player Award (Basketball)
Panther Award (Basketball) – 1989, 1990
Team MVP Award (Basketball) – 1990, 1991
Two-time Gwinnett County Player of the Year (Basketball)
Atlanta Tip-Off Club Player of the Month
GHSA Basketball All-Star Team Selection
Gwinnett County Female Athlete of the Year – 1991
Full Basketball Scholarship – Duke University, Durham, NC
Four-time ACC Honor Roll Recipient
Duke University Heart and Hustle Award 1994

Jan Azar - Coaching Career - Wesleyan School, Coach 2001-Current

State Girl’s Basketball Coach of the Year – Atlanta Journal-Constitution – 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
No Team, Male or Female, has Won 8 Titles in 9 Years
Coached Most Girl’s State Championships in Georgia history
Bobby Cremins Georgia Girls Coach of the Year (All Classifications) – 2006, 2010
Metro Atlanta Prep Coach of the Year (All Classifications) – 2009, 2011
Georgia Sports Writers Association State Coach of the Year – 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Region Coach of the Year - 2001, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009
Gwinnett Tipoff Club Coach of the Year – 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Gwinnett Daily Post Coach of the Year – 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012
Atlanta Journal Constitution Gwinnett County Coach of the Year – 2006, 2012
Atlanta TipOff Club Coach of the Year – 2012
Naismith Awards, Metro Atlanta Coach of the Year
ESPN National Team Ranking 35th in 2009, 20th in 2011, 18th in 2012
State Runner-Up – 2001, 2007
First girl’s coach in state history to win 9 State Championships in 11 seasons – 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

George Rogers - Football - Duluth High School, Class of 1976

Rushed for a then-county record of 2,286 yards for Duluth High School in 1975
Rushed for 1,781 yards and 14 TDs as senior with Gamecocks
Finished with school record 5,204 career rushing yards at S.C.
Won 1980 Heisman Trophy as a senior at University of South Carolina
First-team All-American selection in 1979 and 1980
Won a Super Bowl ring with the Washington Redskins in 1987
Won NFL rushing title as a rookie with 1,674 yards
Had four 1,000-yard rushing seasons in pro career
Finished seven-year NFL career with 7,176 yards rushing and 54 TDs

Eddie Martin - Coaching Career - Central Gwinnett, Brookwood, Norcross, GAC - Coach 1978-Current

Outstanding basketball player at Central Gwinnett HS
Holds single game total of 48 points at Central Gwinnett HS
Averaged 27.0 points at Central during the 1973-74 season
Gwinnett County Player of the Year 1974
Head coach of five Georgia state championship teams in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011, finished as state runner-up in 2005.
USA Today, ranked a Martin team as the #2 high school basketball program in the nation
Team featured in ESPN national broadcast 2006, 2007, 2008
March 2008, Norcross team won a third consecutive state title, a milestone no team has met since 1938-1940.
Has coached 40+ players that have gone on to play college ball.
Has coached 3 players who are currently playing in the NBA.
Recorded 600th career win, Feb. 2011

Ted Roof - Football - Central Gwinnett High School, Class of 1981

Outstanding football player at Central Gwinnett HS
1982 Gwinnett County Defensive Player of the Year
Earned 13 varsity letters while at Central Gwinnett
Inducted into Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1998
Three-year starter at linebacker with 417 career tackles
1985 First-Team All-ACC selection
Made 25 tackles, second-best in Tech history vs. Tennessee in 1985
Defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, Auburn University
Head coach Duke University
BSC Championship Auburn 2010

Mary Ellen Blanchard Warta - Swimming - Norcross High School, Class of 1991

Set U.S. record in two events, 100- and 200-yard breaststroke in 1989
U.S. record in 200 breaststroke stood for seven years; 100 breaststroke for six
Fourth in 200 breaststroke at 1988 Olympic Trials at age of 14
Fifth in 200 individual medley at 1992 Olympic Trials
Member of four NCAA title teams at Stanford
Nine-time All-American in three college seasons
Swam for U.S. in Pan-Pacific Games, World Championships and Goodwill Games
Profiled in Sports Illustrated, April 1990, August 1990
Multiple covers Swimming World Magazine
Won 10 national titles between 1989-1992

Ivy Wingo - Baseball - Norcross High School, Class of 1908

Played 17 major league seasons with St. Louis and Cincinnati
Hit .571 in 1919 World Series for champion Reds
Retired with National League record for games caught — 1,231
Had 81 career triples
Managed two games for the Reds as player-manager in 1916
Member of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

Al (Absalom) “Red” Wingo - Baseball - Norcross High School, Class of 1915

Played six major league seasons, five with Detroit
Career .308 hitter; hit .370 in 1925
Member of only outfield in major league history to have all three members hit .370 or higher in one season
Fellow Detroit outfielder in 1925 withTy Cobb

Matt Stinchcomb - Football - Parkview High School, Class of 1995

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

Ida Neal-Smith - Basketball - Central Gwinnett High School, Class of 1985

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

Terry Harvey - Football - Dacula High School, Class of 1992

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

Cindy Brogdon - Basketball - Greater Atlanta Christian School, Class of 1975

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.

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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