Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

David Barber – 1997

Davd Barber Inducted 1997 He was born December 14, 1944 in Waycross. He is the son of James and Carolyn Barber. A standout at Waycross High school, some of his prestigious accomplishments were being a senior superlative and class president in both his freshman and...

Pete Taylor – 1997

Pete Taylor Inducted 1997 In 1975 Pete Taylor led Coach Dale Williams Bulldogs to an 8-2 football season. He eclipsed Kennon Taylor’s WHS passing record of 1,084 yards by amassing 1,536 yards with a phenomenal completion percentage of 69%. His 101 completions in 147...

Leroy Williams – 1997

Leroy Williams Inducted 1997 One of the first T-formation quarterbacks in Georgia, he directed the Center High School Tigers to an undefeated season in fall of 1934. In his five year career for Center, Leroy served as co-captaine and served as Center’s signal caller...

Randy Scott – 1996

Randy Scott Inducted 1996 He played varsity football as a freshman. In 1972-73-74, he led Dale Williams’ first three teams at Waycross to records of 9-2, 8-2, and 9-1. The single loss in 1974 was a 15-14 defeat by the Groves Rebels in a game that Randy missed because...

Harry Raulerson – 1996

Harry Raulerson Inducted 1996 As a high school superlative in baseball and basketball at Nahunta High School in the early 1940’s, Harry went on to achieve remarkable success in professional baseball. He became one of the top hurlers in the history of the Waycross...

James (J-Bird) Medlock – 1996

James (J-Bird) Medlock Inducted 1996 He was a three sport letterman at Waycross High in the early 1980’s. J-Bird excelled in football and track. Also, he was valuable member of the basketball team. J-Bird was a picture perfect athlete. He was a rangy 6’3” tall, 215...