Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

Steve Hudson – 1998

Steve Hudson Inducted 1998 Steve, a Waycross native, is married to Jeannette Burton Hudson, and is the son of Charlotte Hudson and the Late Carroll Hudson. Carroll Hudson is a 2008 inductee in the Hall of Fame. They have one son, Dustin. Steve is a member of First...

Gene Evans – 1998

Gene Evans Inducted 1998 Gene Evans comes from a sports oriented family blessed with athletic talent. Brothers Bennie and Clifford were both accomplished performers. Sister Barbara married a golfer and ball player. Mom and Dad left their imprint on the youth of the...

Dub Kendrick – 1997

Dub Kendrick  Inducted 1997 The development of the first championship team in the history of Waycross High School and the teams’ first victory over Valdosta in 10 years earned for W.S. “Dub” Kendrick the annual Waycross Journal-herald Coach of the Years award in 1958....

Genevieve Strickland Pope – 1997

Genevieve Strickland Pope Inducted 1997 She was born on May 27, 1939. The second of six children, her parents were the Late A.J. Strickland, Sr. and Isabelle Dixon Strickland. She was educated in Pierce County where she attended school in Patterson. She was an active...

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...