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TAYLOR ROOKS
Hall of Fame Class 2024Peachtree RidgeBasektball
- At the age of 19, she appeared on CBS Sports Network reporting on the WBB Pre-NIT Championship.
- Throughout her college career, she interned with PGA Tour, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and Fox Sports/Scout.com.
- Received numerous scholarships in her time at the University of Illinois and helped expand women’s interest in broadcasting.
- From 2012-14, covered Illinois football and basketball with scout.com, where she made national news with her stories and perspective on the game.
- Broke stories regarding Cliff Alexander, Jalen Brunson, Quentin Snider, Aaron Jordan, Charles Matthews, and Jayson Tatum, just to name a few.
- Just 2 months out of college, she became an on-air host, reporter, and correspondent for the Big Ten Network.
- Host of the Women’s Sports Report, covering all women’s sports in the Big Ten.
- Host, reporter, and anchor for the SportsNet New York.
- 2016-17 college football sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network.
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TERRY HARVEY
Hall of Fame Class 2010Dacula High School, Class of 1992Football
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- Finished high school football career with 7,100 total yards and 82 Touchdowns
- Class A State Football Player of the Year as a senior
- Led Falcons to 46-7 record in four seasons in football
- Four-year starter in football, baseball and basketball
- Three-time all-state football player at Dacula
- No. 3 passer in N.C. State history with 5,925 yards
- First pitcher to no-hit Florida State’s baseball team
- Finished college career with school-record 35 wins
- ACC Player of the Week in 1992,1993, 1994
- Ranked third in the ACC for career victories with 35
- Fifth in the ACC in career strikeouts with 386
- Third in the ACC in career innings pitched with 426
- Is tied for the ACC’s annual leader in shutouts in 1994 with two
- Named to the ACC’s All-Tournament Team in 1993
- Named to ACC’s 50th Anniversary baseball team
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- Gwinnett's Terry Harvey added to Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame ballot
- Two Gwinnett QBs Named Georgia HS Football Hall of Famers
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TONY AKINS
Hall of Fame Class 2017Berkmar High SchoolBasketball
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- 1998 set single-game county record with 53 points
- During his high school career, averaged nearly 30 points (29.6 pts. and 7 assists) and scored 1,955 points, at the time the second-highest total ever in Gwinnett
- 1998 Berkmar High School State runner-up finish as a high school senior
- 1998 Named Mr. Georgia Basketball
- 1998-2002 Four-year starter at point guard for Georgia Tech
- 2001-2002 Avg. 17 points and 5.7 assists
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- Ranked 2nd in Georgia Tech history making 301 three-point field goals
- Second-team All-ACC as a senior 1,658 career points and 560 career assists- fourth in school history
- Started his professional career in Russia
- Played in Turkey, China, France, Poland, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus
- Played a summer in the Dominican Republic
- 2015-2016 averaged 11 points and 2.7 assists for South Korea
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WILL HAMMOCK
Hall of Fame Class 2023Gwinnett Daily Post JournalistAll
- Gwinnett Daily Post sports writer since 1997, sports editor since 2005
- Winner of 75 individual Georgia Sports Writers Association awards since 2000, including wins for best sports story statewide in 2017 and 2018
- Led Gwinnett Daily Post to GSWA’s Best Sports Section in Georgia five times
- Winner of 12 individual Georgia Press Association awards since 2010, including Best Feature Story and Best Sports Coverage in Georgia
- Longtime president of the Georgia Sports Writers Association
- 2019 inductee into the Brookwood High School Hall of Fame
- Also sports editor of Henry Herald, Clayton News-Daily, Rockdale Citizen and Newton Citizen
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WILLIAM COOPER
Hall of Fame Class 2015 Grayson High School, Class of 1930All-Around
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- Standout athlete at Grayson High School
- Played basketball in Grayson’s original rock gym
- UGA letterman football
- UGA letterman baseball
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- On first SEC baseball championship team at UGA (1933)
- All-Time University of Georgia Football Lettermen (1931-32-33)
- Catcher - Atlanta Crackers baseball team (1934)
- Defensive Tackle - Chicago Cardinals football team (1938)