TONY AKINS
Hall of Fame Class 2017Berkmar High SchoolBasketball
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- 1998 set single-game county record with 53 points
- During his high school career, averaged nearly 30 points (29.6 pts. and 7 assists) and scored 1,955 points, at the time the second-highest total ever in Gwinnett
- 1998 Berkmar High School State runner-up finish as a high school senior
- 1998 Named Mr. Georgia Basketball
- 1998-2002 Four-year starter at point guard for Georgia Tech
- 2001-2002 Avg. 17 points and 5.7 assists
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- Ranked 2nd in Georgia Tech history making 301 three-point field goals
- Second-team All-ACC as a senior 1,658 career points and 560 career assists- fourth in school history
- Started his professional career in Russia
- Played in Turkey, China, France, Poland, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus
- Played a summer in the Dominican Republic
- 2015-2016 averaged 11 points and 2.7 assists for South Korea
WILL HAMMOCK
Hall of Fame Class 2023Gwinnett Daily Post JournalistAll
- Gwinnett Daily Post sports writer since 1997, sports editor since 2005
- Winner of 75 individual Georgia Sports Writers Association awards since 2000, including wins for best sports story statewide in 2017 and 2018
- Led Gwinnett Daily Post to GSWA’s Best Sports Section in Georgia five times
- Winner of 12 individual Georgia Press Association awards since 2010, including Best Feature Story and Best Sports Coverage in Georgia
- Longtime president of the Georgia Sports Writers Association
- 2019 inductee into the Brookwood High School Hall of Fame
- Also sports editor of Henry Herald, Clayton News-Daily, Rockdale Citizen and Newton Citizen
WILLIAM COOPER
Hall of Fame Class 2015 Grayson High School, Class of 1930All-Around
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- Standout athlete at Grayson High School
- Played basketball in Grayson’s original rock gym
- UGA letterman football
- UGA letterman baseball
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- On first SEC baseball championship team at UGA (1933)
- All-Time University of Georgia Football Lettermen (1931-32-33)
- Catcher - Atlanta Crackers baseball team (1934)
- Defensive Tackle - Chicago Cardinals football team (1938)