Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

• 22-time NCAA All-American
• 6-time NCAA Champion
• Member of 1997 and 1999 NCAA Championship teams
• 14-time SEC Champion
• Auburn University Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame 2013 inductee
• 1998 US National Champion (100M Butterfly)
• 1995 Georgia High School Swimmer of the Year
• 5-time State Champion

Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame-bound Brock Newman one of county's swimming greats

• 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year
• With over 100 tackles and 16 sacks his senior year, he was considered the 7^th best football player in GA and 13^th best defensive tackle in the nation.
• Named a freshman All-American as an Ohio State freshman.
• In 2009, led the Ohio State Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl win against Oregon.
• Led the Buckeyes to a win against Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl.
• Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
• Named to the First-team All-pro team in 2017, 2019, and 2021.
• Listed in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 and 2018 through 2023.
• 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
• 6-time Pro Bowler
• 4-time All Pro
• 80.5 Sacks
• 121 Tackles for Losses

• • 2004 Graduate of Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners where he was a 3-sport athlete
  • Led Wesleyan football team as QB to its first state elite eight appearance in 2004
  • Still holds individual school records in football (QB), basketball (PG), and baseball (SS) at Wesleyan.
  • Mountain West Conference Player of the Year at the Air Force Academy
  • Named 2nd Team All American
  • Inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
  • Colorado Male College Athlete of the Year
  • United States Air Force Academy Athlete of the Year
  • Named as one of 25 players to the Air Force Academy All-Time Team
  • Owns 3 of the top 5 all-purpose single-game performances in school history
  • 2007 - set an AF record with 275 yards rushing in a win against Army on Nov. 3, 2007.
  • ESPN National Player of the Week
• • Was the only Division-1 player in the country to lead his team in rushing and receiving during his senior year
  • Finished 3rd in the nation in all-purpose yards
  • 2007 - Heisman Trophy candidate
  • Serves two years in the Air Force at Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City
  • Given the opportunity by the Air Force to pursue his NFL dream
  • Signed by the Philadelphia Eagles where he played for 3 years
  • Played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 Super Bowl
  • Played for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Played for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Chad combines his NFL experience and his love for children by providing free military football/cheerleading camps at military bases around the country with his non-profit organization, Pigskin Patriots.
  • Chad is currently working in the NFL as a receivers coach for the Buffalo Bills.

• Named Academic All-American 2nd Team at Georgia Tech
• Georgia Tech All ACC 2nd Team member
• Named team MVP of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
• 14 years for the Colorado Rockies, 2011 to 2024
• Four-time All-Star in 2014, and 2017 to 19
• Two-time Silver Slugger in 2016 and 2017
• 2017 National League Batting Title winner
• Two-time National League Player of the Month
• Six-time National League Player of the Week, tied for the most in franchise history
• Rockies franchise leader in triples and hit-by-pitch, second in games played, hits, doubles, runs scored, total bases, extra-base hits, and stolen bases
• Career 0.293 hitter with 1,805 hits, 227 home runs, and 996 runs scored 0.293 average, the third highest among all players with at least 6,000 at-bats since 2011
• 104 RBI from the leadoff spot in 2017, a single-season Major League record
• His 86 extra-base hits from the leadoff spot in 2017 were the most by a leadoff hitter in National League history
• 42-career leadoff home runs, the fourth-most in National League history
• One of 64 players of all-time with at least 1,800 hits, 600 extra-base hits, 225 home runs, 2,900 total bases, 800 RBI, and 140 stolen bases
• Recorded at least 25 home runs and 100 runs scored from 2016-18, joining Willie Mays and Duke Snider as the only National League center fielders with at least 100 runs and 25 home runs in three consecutive seasons
• Led the Majors in runs scored in 2017 and 2018
• Led the league in assists as a center fielder in 2015 and as a right fielder in 2021

• Co-founded SwimAtlanta in 1977
• Began with 28 swimmers and grew to 1800 swimmers and seven locations
• SwimAtlanta has taught over 500,000 lessons
• Won 12 Junior Nationals Championships
• Top 10 at Senior Nationals over 20 times
• Coached 4 swimmers who won individual events at Senior Nationals
• Coached 6 Olympians
• Coached Amanda Weir who set 2 American records
• Served on 5 International trips as part of the coaching staff