Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

Todd Williams – 1998

Todd Williams Inducted 1998 Todd is the son of Dale and Carolyn Williams. His introduction to organized sports came at age 7 in the Pop Warner League in Columbus. Progressing through the various age levels, he came under the tutelage of Cecil Brown, Bit Tanner, and...

Louise Barber Johns – 1998

Louise Barber Johns Inducted 1998 Louise is the youngest of seven children. Her parents were Richard and Viola (Lee) Barber. She was born, raised and attended school in Manor, Georgia and graduated in 1959. She played basketball all four of her high school years. In...

Steve Hudson – 1998

Steve Hudson Inducted 1998 Steve, a Waycross native, is married to Jeannette Burton Hudson, and is the son of Charlotte Hudson and the Late Carroll Hudson. Carroll Hudson is a 2008 inductee in the Hall of Fame. They have one son, Dustin. Steve is a member of First...

Gene Evans – 1998

Gene Evans Inducted 1998 Gene Evans comes from a sports oriented family blessed with athletic talent. Brothers Bennie and Clifford were both accomplished performers. Sister Barbara married a golfer and ball player. Mom and Dad left their imprint on the youth of the...

Dub Kendrick – 1997

Dub Kendrick  Inducted 1997 The development of the first championship team in the history of Waycross High School and the teams’ first victory over Valdosta in 10 years earned for W.S. “Dub” Kendrick the annual Waycross Journal-herald Coach of the Years award in 1958....

Genevieve Strickland Pope – 1997

Genevieve Strickland Pope Inducted 1997 She was born on May 27, 1939. The second of six children, her parents were the Late A.J. Strickland, Sr. and Isabelle Dixon Strickland. She was educated in Pierce County where she attended school in Patterson. She was an active...