DUSTIN KAWA
Hall of Fame Class 2015Shiloh High School, Class of 2000 Wrestling
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- Georgia record 7 straight youth state championships
- Two-time AAU national champion
- A three-time state champion at 171 pounds at Shiloh High School
- State champion sophomore, junior and senior year
- Compiled a four-year record in high school of 154-3
- First from Georgia to win Senior National Tournament (1999)
- Ranked No. 4 in the country at 189 by Wrestling USA magazine
- Named Georgia Wrestler of the Year (1999)
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- Four-time NCAA qualifier at North Carolina State
- NC State - finished second in the ACC Tournament (1999)
- Won National Wrestling Coaches Association Tournament at 171 pounds (1999)
- Posted a 23-9 record with three pins, six major decisions, and a technical fall, leading to ACC championship (2001)
- Posted 18-4 record at 165 weight (2002 - 03)
- Two-time ACC champion NC State
- Established The Wrestling Academy in Gwinnett (2004)
- Trains approximately 500 wrestlers per year
ERIC SHANTEAU
Hall of Fame Class 2014Parkview High School Swimming
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- Parkview – 3x state team champions - 2000, 2001, 2002
- Nine individual high school titles (including relays)
- First male in history of USA Swimming Scholastic All-American program to graduate with a 4.0 GPA and win a national title
- Auburn - 4x NCAA team champions and 4x SEC team champions (2002-2006)
- World University Games, silver medalist, 400-meter individual medley - 2003
- World University Games, gold medalist, 200-meter & 400 individual medley (first American to sweep these events at a world university games) – 2005
- Set American Record in 100 and 200 breaststroke (both still standing) - 2009
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- US Olympic Summer Games – 2008, 2012
- 5x US National Champion
- Broke world record, 400-meter medley relay (still standing) - 2009
- Gold medalist US Olympic team, 400-meter relay team – 2012
- Auburn University – 11x NCAA All-American
- 2x World Champion
EZZARD CHARLES
Hall of Fame Class 2010Lawrenceville High SchoolBoxing
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- 42-0 amateur record with two Golden Gloves titles
- Beat Archie Moore three times from 1946-1948
- World heavyweight champion from 1949-1951
- Won NBA Heavyweight title in 1949 vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
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- Won World Heavyweight crown in 1950 vs. Joe Louis
- First and only boxer to last 15 rounds with Rocky Marciano
- 1949 and 1950 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
- Posted career record of 96-25-1 with 58 knockouts
GEORGE ROGERS
Hall of Fame Class 2011Duluth High School Football
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- Won 1980 Heisman Trophy as a senior at South Carolina
- Won a Super Bowl ring with the Washington Redskins in 1987
- Finished seven-year NFL career with 7,176 yards rushing and 54 Touchdowns
- Won NFL rushing title as a rookie with 1,674 yards
- Had four 1,000-yard rushing seasons in pro career
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- Finished with school record 5,204 career rushing years at South Carolina
- Rushed for 1,781 yards and 14 TDs as senior with Gamecocks
- First-team All-American selection in 1979 and 1980
- Rushed for a then-county record of 2,286 yards for Duluth in 1975
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- FCA Gwinnett to host Lunch with The Legends fundraiser with Heisman winner George Rogers
- Gwinnett puts five in inaugural Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame class
- Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers inspires Duluth for overtime victory
IDA NEAL SMITH
Hall of Fame Class 2010 Central Gwinnett High School, Class of 1985Basketball
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- Ranks second all-time in Central Gwinnett career scoring
- Georgia Tech's first All-ACC first-team selection in 1989
- 1995 inductee into Georgia Tech's Hall of Fame
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- Second in Georgia Tech history with 508 career assists and hold the record for assist average with 4.7 per game
- Averaged 19.2 points and 7.1 assists as a senior at Georgia Tech