Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame – Page 10 – Gwinnett County Public School Foundation

JARED COOK

Hall of Fame Class 2023North Gwinnett High SchoolFootball

Graduate of North Gwinnett (Ga.) High School, where he played receiver and free safety. As senior, caught 32 passes for 800 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Named first-team All-Conference, All-State and Super 11 Team selection by The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Rated 24th-best player in Georgia and 40th-best wide receiver in country by Rivals.com.
Also played basketball and earned All-Conference and All-State honors.
During high school, his AAU basketball team, the Georgia Stars, won 2 national championships.
University of South Carolina Team Captain
2008 led the South Carolina Football program with an avg. of 15.5 yds reception avg.
2008 All-SEC First Team Honors
2008 2nd Team All AP and Rivals.com
2008 John Mackey Award Semi Finalists
2009 Combine Placed First in the 40 (4.49)
1st in the Vertical Jump 41’ inches
1st in Broad Jump 10’3.
2012 Titans Community Man of The Year award winner.
Over 200 NFL games over
- 13 seasons in the NFL
- Titans, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Chargers
- 2x Pro Bowl Selection
- 553 catches for 7,237 yards 13.1 yds per catch which is 13th all time.
- Scored 45 touchdowns Top 20 All-Time
2017 Divisional playoff Offensive player of the game.
NFC North Champion
2x NFC South Champion
2017 Sunday Night Football Offensive player of the game.
2021 Sunday Night Football Offensive player of the game.
2017 espy award winner (Catch of The Year)
2018 Ed Block Courage award winner
2017 Point of Light Award winner
Receiving record for 3 separate franchises Titans, Rams, Raiders
Named the most significant non-QB Journeyman in NFL History.

Jared Cook's long NFL career nets Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame induction

JASMINE JONES

Hall of Fame Class 2026Greater Atlanta Christian SchoolTrack/Field

Named the Georgia Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2019
Two-time Georgia High School Gatorade Track athlete of the Year
12-time individual Georgia state high school champion
Won gold in the 100 m hurdles at the 2019 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships
Won gold in the 100 m hurdles at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
Won an NCAA Outdoors title in the 4 × 100 m relay in her first year at USC
In 2022, was runner-up in the NCAA Outdoor 100 m hurdles
Runner-up in the 60 m hurdles at the US National Indoor Championships in 2024
Won the 60 metres hurdles final at the NCAA Indoor Championships
Won the 400 m hurdles at the 2024 NCAA Championships
Finished third in the 400 metres hurdles at the US Olympic trials
Placed fourth at the 2024 Olympic Games in the 400 m hurdles
USC School Record Holder in the 60m hurdles and 400m hurdles
Set a US Collegiate Record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 52.29 seconds
Seven-time First Team All American
Was the winner of the 2025 Philadelphia Slam in the long hurdles category
Finished second in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres races at the 2025 Philadelphia Slam
At the 2025 London Athletics Meet, she ran 53.18 seconds to finish second
At the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships she placed third in the final of the 400 metres hurdles
In the Diamond League at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial placed third in the 400 metres hurdles
Was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan
Won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

JASON ELAM

Hall of Fame Class 2012Brookwood High School, Class of 1988Football

- Letterman – Football, Swimming, Track
- First-team All-County (football)
- Second-team All-State (football)
- Brookwood record - 52-yard field goal, 73-yard punt
- All American at The University of Hawaii
- Kodak All-American
- Drafted to NFL Denver Broncos – 1993
- No player in NFL history has scored more points for one team
- Three-time Pro Bowler
- NFL record for consecutive Points after Touchdown
- Longest NFL career in Gwinnett, 17 seasons
- Pro Bowl Selection – 1995, 1998, 2001
- Leads NFL in points scored and field goals as Broncos all-time leading scorer
- 436 of 540 career field goals (80.7 percent)
- Cleats on display in Pro Football Hall of Fame, tied Tom Dempsey‘s record for longest field goal in NFL history – 63 yards
- Member of Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
- Two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Broncos – 1995,1996
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Nominee

Brookwood grad, former NFL kicker Jason Elam on 2021 ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

JEFF BACKUS

Hall of Fame Class 2014Norcross High School, Class of 1995Football

- Norcross High School and was a standout in football and baseball
- Three-year starter on offense and defense at Norcross
- USA Today All-America selection
- Gwinnett Touchdown Club's Lineman of the Year
- University of Michigan, four-year starter
- Started 49 consecutive games for the Wolverines at left tackle
- National Football Championship, University of Michigan
- Big 10 first-teamer as a senior
- All-American second team selection by College Football News and ABC/Sports
- NFL first-round draft pick Detroit Lions – 2001
- 12 year career Detroit Lions
- Franchise-record 186 consecutive starts at left tackle
- Drafted in the 2001 and missed one game in 12 years

Jeff Backus named to Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023

JEFF FRANCOEUR

Hall of Fame Class 2018Parkview High SchoolBaseball

- 2001 Won silver medal with Team USA in Junior Pan-Am Games
- USA Today All-American in baseball as high school senior
- Finished HS career with 55 home runs, 164 RBIs, .443 average
- Hit 20 homers as a junior and 16 as a senior
- Won two state titles in baseball and two in football at Parkview
- Had 15 interceptions as a junior in high school
- Had 1,035 receiving yards and 14 TD catches as a senior
- Named state¹s football Player of the Year as a senior
- Signed a football scholarship to Clemson
- 2002 Picked in the first round of the MLB Draft by Atlanta Braves
- 2003 Atlanta Braves South Atlantic League All-Star selection
- 2003 Member of the Carolina League regular season and postseason All-Star team.
- 2004 Named the top prospect in the Braves organization by Baseball America.
- 2004 Awarded largest signing bonus ($2.2 million) in Braves history
- 2005 Sports Illustrated Cover. Dubbed "The Natural" after hitting .360 with a 1.067 OPS in his first 37 games
- 2005 Hit a 3-run homer to center field in the bottom of the 8th inning, against Chicago Cubs. First Major League hit.
- 2005, Was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game before getting called up by Atlanta July 6, 2005
- 2007 Received Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 12 Major League seasons, 1,481 games and 160 homers
- 2017 Fox Sports Braves analyst
- Nicknamed "Frenchy", American professional baseball right fielder (MLB)