Leslie (Les) Herrin Inducted 1996 He was born in 1948, the year before Mickey Katkaveck started the Okefenokee Midget Bowl. That was an event that he later participated in as a local all-Star. His athletic career began with the Crawford Street School team in the City...
Ellis B. (Brownie) McNeal Sr. Inducted 1996 He earned 13 letters in three years playing in an era when freshmen (8th grade then) did not receive varsity letters. Five of those letters came in his senior year and he is most likely the first five letter athlete in...
Melba Williams Inducted 1995 She coached Waycross to 19 state tennis championships and 61 region titles- an astounding record! She began her coaching and teaching career at Waycross High School in 1948 and retired in the late 1970s. She spent her entire career at the...
Herb Reeves Inducted 1995 He was an outstanding area high school coach in both baseball and basketball. He was also a professional baseball pitcher. After an outstanding high school career in Kentucky, he entered the Navy and served aboard a destroyer in the Pacific...
Mickey McGowan Inducted 1995 He was a super high school athlete in Dothan, Alabama. Mickey won a scholarship to the University of Alabama for his football and basketball prowess. But a yen for the “diamond” caused him to renounce that opportunity to play professional...
Harry Hipps Inducted 1995 He was a leader on the 1941 and 42 Waycross Bulldog football teams. Harry was a triple threat back who led Waycross to within two games of the 1942 state championship. The team captain in 1942. He was awarded the George Kontos MVP trophy. As...
