COACH SHERILL BAKER
Hall of Fame Class 2013Greater Atlanta Christian, Class of 2002Basketball
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- Led GAC to two state titles and scored 2,276 career pts
- Started as freshman at UGA
- All SEC, UGA
- All American, UGA
- Averaged 12.7 points per game at UGA and 1,665 career points put her 10th on the Bulldog’ all-time scoring list.
- School record for steals in a career and steals in a season
- Avg. 9.6 pts was third in SEC in steals 3 per game
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- Named Miss Georgia Basketball as a senior
- Started in 122 pf 131 games
- No. 10 on Georgia's all-time scoring list
- Drafted 12th overall to WNBA
- WNBA 4 seasons, as well as offseason stints with pro teams
- 2011-12 retired averaging 24.4 pts per game for Hapol Tel Aviv Israeli League
- Named to Auburn Basketball staff 2012
- GAC grad Sherill Baker hired to Georgia State coaching staff
- Hall fo Famer Sherill Baker hired as assistant coach at Kennesaw State
- Greater Atlanta Christian, UGA star Sherill Baker named SEC Legend
- Greater Atlanta Christian Grad Sherill Baker Promoted at Bucknell
COACH TALLY JOHNSON
Hall of Fame Class 2015Central Gwinnett High School Football
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- Coaching legend at Central Gwinnett High School
- Athletic director and/or head football coach for 35 years - 1975-2001
- Head football coach - 28 years
- Athletic director - 35 years
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- Tally Johnson Awards named in his honor – Gwinnett Touchdown Club
- Career record 185-111-8 win/less/tie, including 10-plus wins in 1980 and 1984 seasons
- Central Gwinnett Stadium named in his honor
- Member 100 Win Club – 11 Gwinnett coaches to reach 100 wins
COACH TED ROOF
Hall of Fame Class 2011Central Gwinnett High School, Class of 1982Football
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- Outstanding football player at Central Gwinnett HS
- 1982 Gwinnett County Defensive Player of the Year
- Earned 13 varsity letters while at Central Gwinnett
- Inducted into Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1998
- Three-year starter at linebacker with 417 career tackles
- 1985 First-Team All-ACC selection
- Made 25 tackles, second-best in Tech history vs. Tennessee in 1985
- Defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, Auburn University
- Head coach Duke University
- BSC Championship Auburn 2010
- Gwinnett native Ted Roof hired as Oklahoma Sooners defensive coordinator
- Gwinnett Native Ted Roof Named Central Florida Defensive Coordinator
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
Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame Honors Collin McHugh for Impressive Career
COURTNEY PUCKETT OROS
Hall of Fame Class 2017Providence Christian SchoolGymastics
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- 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
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- 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