Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

Gerald Anderson – 2012

Gerald Anderson Inducted 2012 Gerald Anderson won four letters in football and in track at Ware County High between 1997 and 2000. He was a three-year starter on the defensive and offensive lines for the Gators earning numerous honors. He was twice All-Region and...

Donny Carter – 2012

Donny Carter Inducted 2012 Wacona athlete Donny Carter excelled for the Hornets in the middle 1950s. In 1956, the second baseman with a .480 batting average earned his way onto the All-State team. He was a football standout at Wacona, too. He later coached...

Tony Smith – 2011

Tony Smith Inducted 2011 Tony was a super athlete for the Waycross Bulldogs in the early to mid 1980s. He earned three letters in two sports for the Canines. On the baseball diamond he won the Coach’s Trophy his senior year and also earned the scholastic award for...

Walter Taylor – 2011

Walter Taylor Inducted 2011 Walter received a scholarship to Mississippi Vocational College after service during the Korean Conflict. The vocational college later became Mississippi Valley State. Jerry Rice is probably its best known alumnus. He was the starting...

Mitt Layton – 2011

Mitt Layton Inducted – 2011 Mitt excelled in three sports throughout the years. At Waycross High School he displayed his skill in football and Golf. He culminated an outstanding career in football in the 1967 season. He along with Henry Strickland and Lewis...

Jack Ingalls – 2011

Jack Ingalls Inducted 2011 Jack was a five-letter athlete in high school at Tulsa, OK. He was All-State in football, ran the 100 yard dash in 9.9 seconds in track at Sandy Springs High School. He played American Legion baseball at Tulsa and made the All-Star team at...

Joe Haluski – 2011

  Joe Haluski Inducted 2011 Joe was an assistant coach at Forsyth County High School in Cumming, GA and the head football coach at Harris County High School in Hamilton, GA before coming to Waycross High School in 1972 as the offensive line coach for Dale...