Sam Stovall Inducted 2006 Sam was honored as the Best All Around Athlete at Waycross High School his senior year. He played four years of basketball and tennis and two years of football. He was the quarterback on Coach Paul Leroy’s 1969 team that finished with a...
Sarah Hughley Smith Inducted 2006 Sarah enjoyed a spectacular career in basketball at Center High School from 1951 though 1955. She was the scoring leader for Coach Charlie Rawls’ highly successful team. Her speed and agility made her an effective scorer inside and...
Joe Segrest Inducted 2006 Joe Segrest is eminently qualified to join the ranks of those local stalwarts who have preceded him into the Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame. Without a doubt, he was one of the very best coaches in the storied history of the Waycross...
Steve Stipe Inducted 2006 Steve was the eldest of five brothers to play football at Waycross High School. He was a member of the last Bulldog team to win a state championship. As a sophomore, he was a varsity player on the 1979 team that recorded 11 straight victories...
Melton Callahan Inducted 2005 Both of Melton’s high school coaches (Dub Kendrick and Earl O’Neal) are in the Hall of Fame. Certainly, his football skills and exploits were contributory to their inductions into the Hall of Fame. He lettered for three years at WHS....
Alvin Nelson Inducted 2005 Many awards and trophies attest to the commitment Alvin Nelson had as a track performer in high school, college and afterwards. He was a member of the Waycross High School track team in 1979, 1980 and 1981. Leroy Herring was his coach and...
