Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Treutlen Sports Hall of Fame

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Why doesn't Treutlen County have a Sports Hall of Fame? We need to honor those who have shown unusual physical prowess in local sports, especially school sports. Remember the stars of the six-man football team in the 1930's, the trophy-winning Hornets basketball teams, the track and fields stars of Holliday and Berry, Bill Bass's 1961 football team. More recent athletes, too.
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TREUTLEN E-NEWS nominates Randy Dorsey for the Hall of Fame, partly for the reasons on the sign. Make your own nominations and give reasons by clicking on comments. Please leave us your e-mail address so we can contact you.
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3 comments:

Cook Holliday said...

I coached at Treutlen High School from 1967-1974. There are several athletes I would like to nominate. The first one is Jimmy Miller. Jimmy was on the 1969 State Track Championship team and scored 30.5 points. He was the state champion in the 100 and the long jump, and on the winning 4x100 relay team. He was second in the low hurdles. Jimmy was also an outstanding football player.

Winning the state track meet was the first state championship in any sport for Treutlen County.

Cook Holliday
cookholliday@windstream.net

Cook Holliday said...

Here are other outstanding athletes I nominate for the Hall of Fame:

Earl Parrish - 1969 state and region champion in the pole vault
Joe Yates - 1970 state and region champion in the 100 yard dash
Willie Mills - 1971 state and region champion in the pole vault
Ricky Nobles - 1971 state and region champion in the long jump
Kenny Tennyson - 1972 state and champion in the high hurdles; two time region champion; received track scholarship to Fort Valley State
James Nobles - 1972 placed 2nd in the state in the high hurdles; school record holder in the high jump; outstanding football player; received track scholarship to Berry College where he was an outstanding collegiate hurdler
Allen Johnson - 1973 state and region champion in the high jump; outstanding basketball and football player
John Miller - two time state champion in the 880 (1972, 1973); best time in 880 of 1:58; outstanding basketball player - on Final Four team; received track scholarship to Albany State
Ira Fordham - 1974 state champion in the triple jump; outstanding basketball player - on Final Four team
Roger Mills - 1973 placed 2nd in state in high hurdles with time of 14.8
Chester Ricks - 1974 placed 2nd in state in pole vault (12'6")
Wayne Morris - 1974 placed 3rd in state in pole vault
Rudolph Renfroe - 1973 placed 2nd in state in 880 with time of 2:00 -(behind John Miller)
John Pournelle - outstanding athlete in football(quarterback), basketball and track (100, 220, and pole vault)- 4th in state in 100 yard dash
Edward Hires - 3 time region champion in shot and discus; 1971 placed 2nd in state in shot(51'2") and discus (145'6"); outstanding basketball player; received track scholarship to Berry College
Neil Barwick - 1970 placed second in state in 880; two time region champion in 880; outstanding basketball player
Wayne Brooks - outstanding sprinter; 1969 region champion in 220 and on state champion 440 relay team; outstanding football (quarterback) and basketball player
Andy Hooks - 1969 on state champion440 relay team; region champion in high hurdles and low hurdles; outstanding football player
Becky Phillips - outstanding basketball player; leading scorer on team; scored 35 points or more in several games- almost unstoppable

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