Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame
ERIC SHANTEAU
Hall of Fame Class 2014Parkview High School Swimming
    • 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
    • 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

Hall of Fame
EZZARD CHARLES
Hall of Fame Class 2010Lawrenceville High SchoolBoxing
    • 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
    • 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

Hall of Fame
GEORGE ROGERS
Hall of Fame Class 2011Duluth High School Football
    • 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
    • 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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Hall of Fame
IDA NEAL SMITH
Hall of Fame Class 2010 Central Gwinnett High School, Class of 1985Basketball
    • 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
    • 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

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IVEY WINGO
Hall of Fame Class 2011Norcross High SchoolBaseball
    • Played six major league seasons, five with Detroit
    • Career .308 hitter; hit .370 in 1925
    • Member of only outfield in major league history to have all three members hit .370 or higher in one season
    • Fellow Detroit outfielder in 1925 with Ty Cobb