Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame
COACH TED ROOF
Hall of Fame Class 2011Central Gwinnett High School, Class of 1982Football

Hall of Fame
COLLIN MCHUGH
Hall of Fame Class 2024Providence ChristianBaseball
  • Drafted by the New York Mets in 2008 out of Berry College
  • Played 11 seasons in the Major Leagues for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and Atlanta Braves.
  • Pitched 7 scoreless innings in his MLB debut
  • September 2014 American League Rookie of the Month, and finished 4th in rookie of the year voting
  • In 2015, finished 2nd in the American League with 19 wins
  • Won the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros
  • Selected as a member of the MLB All-Stars for the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series
  • Lowest reliever ERA in MLB from 2018-2022
  • Pitched in a combined no-hitter against Cleveland in 2021
Atlanta Braves Broadcasts to Feature 3 Gwinnett Grads

Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame Honors Collin McHugh for Impressive Career

Hall of Fame
COURTNEY PUCKETT OROS
Hall of Fame Class 2017Providence Christian SchoolGymastics
    • 1999 Georgia High School Association Balance Beam State Champion
    • 4 time Junior Olympic Nationals Competitor
    • 1997 Region 8 Floor Champion
    • 1998 Region 8 Beam, Floor and All Around Champion
    • 1999 Region 8 Beam Champion
    • 2000 Junior Olympic National Team Member
    • 2001 Junior Olympic National Team Member
    • 2001 USAG Junior Olympic National Floor and All Around Champion
    • 1996-2000 Georgia USAG All Around Champion
    • 4-year Auburn University Scholarship Athlete
    • 4-year Auburn University Letter Winner
    • 2002 All-SEC Team Member
    • 2003 All-SEC Team Member
    • 2002 Freshman of the Year
    • 2003 All American on Bars
    • 2003 and 2004 Bengston Award- gymnast who best represented Auburn University on and off the competition floor
    • 2005 NCAA Individual All Around Qualifier
    • 2005 won the Wentworth Award- presented to the gymnast who best represents the Auburn Creed
Hall of Fame
COURTNEY SWAIM TRIMBLE
Hall of Fame Class 2013Duluth High SchoolGolf
    • 1998 individual state high school champion
    • 3 time Gwinnett County Female Golfer of the Year
    • Played on boys and girls high school golf team
    • All-SEC, Auburn University
    • Played in two U.S. Opens, finishing T-61st in 2004
    • Member of 2002 victorious, U.S. Curtis Cup team
    • 2002 NCAA First-team All-American at Auburn University, where her team finished 2nd in the NCAA Championship in 2002
    • Member of Futures Tour, LPGA feeder tour, before entering coaching
    • Courtney spent three and a half years as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Auburn University, where she helped coach the Tigers to the 2006 and 2009 SEC Championships and mentored 3 first team All-Americans
    • Current Head Coach at the University of Louisville, former Head Coach at the University of Central Florida
Courtney Swaim Trimble brings college golf to Atlanta Athletic Club.
Hall of Fame
DARIUS WALKER
Hall of Fame Class 2013Buford High SchoolBroadcaster
    • 2003 scored 46 touchdowns, breaking Herschel Walker’s GA high school single-season record of 42
    • 2003 Gwinnett County Back of the Year
    • 2003 Parade Magazine All American
    • 2004 Offensive Player of Year - GA Athletic Coaches Association
    • 2004 Running Back of the Year -Touchdown Club of Atlanta
    • 2004 scholar athlete recipient Watkins Award, presented by National Alliance of African American Athletes, NAAA
    • 2004 Player of Year - Gwinnett Daily Post, Gainesville Times, Fox 5 TV Sports Team
    • 2003 Georgia Player of the Year, Gatorade
    • 2003 Georgia Player of the Year, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    • Notre Dame, during first season for the Irish set the freshman rushing record, gaining 786 yards on 185 carries (4.2 average), and breaking a 30-year-old school record
    • Led the Irish in rushing in all three seasons
    • Recorded the sixth-best single-season rushing total in Notre Dame history as a junior with career-high 1,267 yards on 255 carries and holds career record for most receptions as a running back at Notre Dame
    • Ranked 4th All-time for career rushing yards at Notre Dame, 4th in school history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in consecutive seasons
    • NFL 2007-2010, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos
    • College football analyst for FOX in Los Angeles, CA
    • ESPN and Fox Sports Broadcaster

Gwinnett puts five in inaugural Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame class