Waycross-Ware County Sports Hall of Fame

Jimmy Carter – 2015

Jimmy Carter Inducted 2015 Jimmy Carter was a football hero and a state track record holder in Ware County High School’s earliest days nearly six decades ago. He was one of the rst wave of athletic stars at the brand new Ware County High School which opened its doors...

Bobby Smith – 2014

Bobby Smith Inducted 2014 Bobby Smith grew up in Waycross, a product of the City Rec Department under Mickey and Berta Katkaveck and a football, basketball and track athlete at Waycross High. The starting noseguard on two Bulldog state championship teams (1960 and...

Dan Ragle – 2014

Dan Ragle Inducted 2014 Upon completion of a nine-year run (1999-2007) as the head football coach at Ware County High School, Dan Ragle emerged as the winningest coach in the history of Ware’s program with a record of 74-32-1. He became the third head coach at the...

Mary Beth Strickland – 2014

Mary Beth Strickland Inducted 2014 A high-scoring basketball forward and a state tennis champion, Mary Beth Strickland set the athletic bar high at Waycross High School in the early to middle 1960s. Teaming with doubles partner Violet Glascock, she starred on Coach...

Todd Hill – 2014

Todd Hill Inducted 2014 A standout basketball athlete at Waycross High School 1985-1989, Todd Hill became known for his leadership, his high-flying slam dunks and his never-say-die attitude that helped lead Coach E.B. Price’s Bulldogs to the state tournament his...

Bill Schupp – 2014

Bill Schupp Inducted 2014 Bill Schupp was one well-rounded athlete at Wacona High School more than a half century ago. Twice a state champion in track and eld, Schupp lettered in all the sports the school had to offer – football, basketball, baseball and track...