Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame
JACKIE DROUIN
Hall of Fame Class 2014Collins Hill High School, Class of 2007Track/Field
    • Collins Hill High won 9 individual state titles
    • Member of 2 state championship track teams
    • Member of 3 state championship cross country teams
    • Graduated with GPA of 3.95
    • All-Ivy League honors in both cross country and track at Columbia University
    • Holds the school record there in the mile (4:42)
    • Ivy and ECAC champion at 1500m in 2010
    • Finished third in Ivy League cross country championship in fall of 2010
    • Multiple recipient of Ivy League All-Academic and USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

Hall of Fame
JAMES MASON
Hall of Fame Class 2018 Duluth High SchoolGolf
    • Georgia PGA: Play-of-the-Year 1997,1998,2000
    • Georgia PGA Championship 1997,1999,2000,2015
    • Atlanta open 2000
    • Georgia Senior Open 2001,2015,2017
    • Polo Golf Classic 1997
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Hall of Fame
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

Hall of Fame
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

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