Roger Inman bio
7/20/2009 4:10:00 AM | General
A valuable and multi-talented asset to all Eagle and Lady Eagle programs, Roger Inman will begin his 31st year as a full-time member of the Georgia Southern athletics staff.
For the past 18 years, Inman has directly spearheaded the maintenance and daily operations of Allen E. Paulson Stadium, which fast gained a reputation of having one of the finest playing surfaces of any facility at any level in the nation.
Earlier this year he helped oversee the re-grading and re-surfacing of the Paulson Stadium turf. The field went to a 10-inch crown and Inman used the turf to build up areas around the football stadium and Soccer/Track complex.
In addition to his outstanding efforts at Paulson Stadium, Inman also directs the upkeep and manicuring of the Eagle Football Practice Complex on a daily basis. The renovation of the practice fields during the spring, to match the crown of Paulson Stadium, included a new irrigation system and new drain tile. Inman also oversees the maintenance of the fields of both J.I. Clements Stadium and the home of the Lady Eagle Softball team.
Since his arrival in Statesboro as a student in 1977, Inman has been involved in almost every phase of the Georgia Southern athletics operation. One of the most visible and indispensable members of the Athletic Department staff, during his tenure he has served as: equipment manager, business manager, ticket manager, camp coordinator, assistant to the athletics director, game management coordinator, physical education instructor, student trainer, vehicle maintenance director and bus driver.
He was assistant director of the Georgia Southern All-Sports Camp from 1979 to 1982 and served as a trainer for the Australian Junior National Baseball Team during its trip to the U.S. in 1981 and 1982.
For 28 years, Inman also served as a collegiate baseball umpire and was a member of the Southern Collegiate Umpire's Association.
The Waycross, Ga., native earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Georgia Southern and is married to the former Shirley Strickland, who serves as a senior administrative secretary for the department of legal affairs at Georgia Southern University.
