Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

Jewell Crews – 1999

Jewell Crews Inducted 1999 Jewel began playing basketball in the eighth grade on the B-Team. She began the ninth grade on the B-Team but was soon elevated to the varsity. Under Hall of Fame coach Melba Williams, Jewel was captain and high scorer for three consecutive...

Steve Stalvey – 1999

Steve Stalvey Inducted 1999 A highlight of Steve’s early athletic participation was when he was selected to the Ware County All-Stars and they won the 1970 Okefenokee Midget Bowl by defeating the Red Devils from Atlanta. His varsity career at Ware County High School...

Edwin Pope – 1999

Edwin Pope Inducted 1999 Ware County High School was opened in the fall of 1958. Edwin was a member of the first graduating class to go all four years at that facility (1958-1962). A member of the Beta Club he was a senior Superlative and voted Most Handsome male in...

John Allen Howard – 1999

John Allen Howard Inducted 1999 John attended elementary schools at Gilchrist Park and Morton Avenue. While participating in Recreational Department football, he was selected to the Dixie Classic All-Star team in 1955 and the Okefenokee Midget Bowl team in 1956. An...

Pam Baker Odom – 1999

Pam Baker Odom Inducted 1999 Pam’s athletic prowess was evident throughout her high school career. A two sport star, she earned four letters in tennis and four in basketball. As a junior she and a tennis teammate won the State Doubles Championship in Class AAA. Her...

Maurice England – 1998

Maurice England Inducted 1998 He established the Ware County High School .22 rifle team in 1992 and coached them to state championships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. In 1997 the team won the Veterans of Foreign Wars – National Rife Assocaition national championship in...