Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame
Earned eight varsity letters playing basketball and baseball in the mid 1950's. As a shortstop he hit .418 for 1956 baseball team. As point guard he set season assists record at 223 and career mark with 510. Led the 1957 basketball squad in scoring with 15.5 points per game. Born October 18, 1935, in Wheelwright, Kentucky. Began a highly successful coaching career at Wheelwright High School in 1957. Had 219-37 mark including one regional title and four district titles. The all-time winningest high school coach in Florida , he had 541 win and 155 losses in 23 years at Martin County High in Stuart. Selected National basketball Coach-of-the-Year in 1984. Named Southeastern States Coach of the Year three times; Florida Coach-of-the-Year five times and District Coach-of -the-Year on 11 occasions. Coached Florida team in the first Georgia-Florida High School All-star basketball game in 1886. Was the first high school coach inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
