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.

• • Standout 6’4” forward at Buford High School
  • Scored 2,174 points in high school career
  • Led Wolves to State Runner-Up (1999)
  • AAU National Championship GA Magic (1999)
  • Miss Georgia Basketball (2000)
  • Three-time UGA All-Conference (SEC)
  • Under 20 USA National Team
• • Wade Trophy Nominee
  • SEC Freshman of the Year (2001)
  • Drafted 12th overall to Los Angeles Sparks (2004-2009) Minnesota Lynz (2009) Chicago Sky (2010)
  • Gold Medalist - U.S. Young Women National Team, Croatia and All-Tournament Team
  • Sports Analyst – College Sports South
  • Competes internationally - Italy, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Latvia

• • Led GAC to three state titles
  • Four-time MVP of state high school tournament
  • First female in Georgia to receive a full athletic college scholarship
  • Was a three-time Kodak All-American, receiving the accolade as a freshman at Mercer University and then duplicating the feat her junior and senior years at the University of Tennessee.
  • Ranked second in AIAW career scoring with 3,204 points and 11th in AIAW career scoring average, averaging 25.0 ppg.
• • Career statistics also include 1,028 rebounds (8.3 rpg) as well as a 50.0 field goal percentage and an 82.7 free throw percentage.
  • First Georgian to play on a U.S. Olympic basketball team
  • Member of 1976 U.S. Olympic Team that won silver medal
  • Played for the New Orleans Pride of the Women’s Professional Basketball League in 1979 and 1980.