Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

Mary Brantley Mattson – 2002

Mary Brantley Mattson Inducted 2002 On a visit to Mary Rogers’ parents home, famed sportswriter Grantland Rice encouraged Mary to take up golf. She did and the rest is history. Mary began playing competitive golf in 1928 until 1935, she was one of the best female...

Bennie Evans – 2002

Bennie Evans Inducted 2002 Bennie was in the class of 1949 at Waycross High School and earned accolades in both football and baseball. During the 1948 football season he was credited with the longest touchdown run from scrimmage. It was an electrifying scamper of 82...

Dorothy Miles Benefield – 2002

Dorothy Miles Benefield Inducted 2002 Dorothy graduated from Center High in 1966. She ran the 100 yard dash and anchored the 440 relay team. Surprisingly, she also threw the shop put and javelin. This was certainly unusual for a sprinter. During high school she never...

Earl O’Neal – 2002

Earl O’Neal Inducted 2002 Earl was one of the most successful coaches in Waycross High School history. He served as head coach from 1959 through the 1964 season compiling an enviable record of 50 wins and 17 loses. His 1960 team (13-0) and 1961 team (12-1) won...

Tommy Guillebeau – 2001

Tommy Guillebeau Inducted 2001 Few would argue that Lincoln County High School is not the premier football program in class A over the last 50 years. Tommy may have begun that dynasty when he played there in the 1950s. He was an outstanding player for four years in...

E.B. Price – 2001

E.B. Price Inducted 2001 Coach E. B. Price is one of a very small and select group of Georgia High School coaches to win 500 basketball games in their career. A familiar sight at the Georgia High School Basketball playoffs he has taken his teams there many times. He...