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
COURTNEY SWAIM TRIMBLE
Hall of Fame Class 2013Duluth High SchoolGolf
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- 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
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- 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
DARIUS WALKER
Hall of Fame Class 2013Buford High SchoolBroadcaster
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- 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