Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame
HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2018

2018 Hall of Fame Inductees:

  • Joyce Pierce (Basketball) Norcross High School
  • Drew Butler(Football) Peachtree Ridge High School
  • James Mason (Golf)Duluth High School
  • Jeff Francoeur (Baseball) Parkview High School
  • Michelle Green (Softball) Duluth High School

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Hall of Fame
DREW BUTLER
Hall of Fame Class 2018Peachtree Ridge High SchoolFootball
    • 2006 Kicker/Punter Georgia High School Association Football State Champion (AAAAA)
    • 2006 Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Punter (AAAAA)
    • 2006 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Punter (AAAAA)
    • 2006 Georgia Coaches Association All-State Kicker & Punter (AAAAA)
    • 2009 Unanimous First Team All-American Punter while playing for the University of Georgia
    • 2009 Ray Guy Award Winner (Nation’s Best Punter)
    • 2009 First Team All-SEC Punter
    • Led National College Athletics Association in Gross & Net Punting Average
    • 2010 First Team Academic All-American Punter
    • 2010 Second Team All-American Punter
    • 2010 Second Team All-SEC Punter
    • 2010 Ray Guy Award Finalist (Nation’s Best Punter)
    • 2010 Named UGA’s Team of the Decade Punter
    • 2011 First Team Academic All American (Punter)
    • 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist (Nation’s Top Scholar-Athlete)
    • 2011 All-SEC Honorable Mention
    • 2011 Two-Time UGA Team Captain
    • 2011 All-Time Leader in Career Punting Average at UGA
    • 2011 One of seven players in UGA Football history to be named an Academic & Athletic First Team All-American.
    • 2011 One of eight players in UGA Football history to be voted a Unanimous First Team All-American
    • 2012 Started all 16 games during rookie season for Pittsburgh Steelers
    • 2012 Longest punt in Heinz Field history (79 yards) for Pittsburgh Steelers
    • 2014 Led NFL in punts downed inside the 20 yard line while playing for the Arizona Cardinals.
    • 2014 NFL Playoffs for Arizona Cardinals
    • 2015 NFC West Champions (13-3) for Arizona Cardinals
    • 2015 NFC Championship Game for Arizona Cardinals
Peachtree Ridge grad Drew Butler's punting career nets Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame Inducation  
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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JEFF FRANCOEUR
Hall of Fame Class 2018Parkview High SchoolBaseball
    • 2001 Won silver medal with Team USA in Junior Pan-Am Games
    • USA Today All-American in baseball as high school senior
    • Finished HS career with 55 home runs, 164 RBIs, .443 average
    • Hit 20 homers as a junior and 16 as a senior
    • Won two state titles in baseball and two in football at Parkview
    • Had 15 interceptions as a junior in high school
    • Had 1,035 receiving yards and 14 TD catches as a senior
    • Named state¹s football Player of the Year as a senior
    • Signed a football scholarship to Clemson
    • 2002 Picked in the first round of the MLB Draft by Atlanta Braves
    • 2003 Atlanta Braves South Atlantic League All-Star selection
    • 2003 Member of the Carolina League regular season and postseason All-Star team.
    • 2004 Named the top prospect in the Braves organization by Baseball America.
    • 2004 Awarded largest signing bonus ($2.2 million) in Braves history
    • 2005 Sports Illustrated Cover.  Dubbed "The Natural" after hitting .360 with a 1.067 OPS in his first 37 games
    • 2005 Hit a 3-run homer to center field in the bottom of the 8th inning, against Chicago Cubs. First Major League hit.
    • 2005, Was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game before getting called up by Atlanta July 6, 2005
    • 2007 Received Rawlings Gold Glove Award
    • 12 Major League seasons, 1,481 games and 160 homers
    • 2017 Fox Sports Braves analyst
    • Nicknamed "Frenchy", American professional baseball right fielder (MLB)
   
Hall of Fame
JOYCE PIERCE
Hall of Fame Class 2018Norcross High School Basketball
    • 1989 Gwinnett County Player of the Year
    • 1992 All ACC Tournament Team
    • 2010 ACC Legend
    • Played professionally in France with SPO Rouen
    • Records currently at GA Tech:
    • Most Free throws attempted
    • Best Free throw percentage for a game 100%
    • Most free throws made in a game 20 out of 20
    • 2nd most points scored in a season 596  -Held record for 22 years
    • Most free throws attempted in a season
    • 1st Most free throws made in a season
    • 3rd in most double doubles
    • 2nd Highest scoring average per game
    • Lead Tech in scoring and rebounding all 3 years she played
    • Member of GA Tech’s 1000 point club
    • Most rebounds for GA Tech at an NCAA tournament game
    • First GT Player to receive Kodak All American Honorable Mention
    • USA Basketball U.S. Olympic Team Trials Invitee 1992
    • USA Basketball Jones Cup Member......Gold Medal (Taipai, Taiwan)
    • USA Basketball U.S. Junior National Team 1992
    • USA Basketball U.S. Olympic Festival South Team 1990
    • Elected ALL ACC all three of her years playing at GT
    • Record for Most points in a game at NHS (44)
    • Georgia Tech Women Out Front Honoree 2013

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Hall of Fame
MICHELLE GREEN
Hall of Fame Class 2018Duluth High School Softball
    • Two sport athlete at Duluth High School (softball and basketball)
    • 1999 AAAA Fastpitch Softball State Champion
    • Selected to the Georgia's North All-Star Team
    • All-State, All-County, and All-Region selection
    • Three-time Gwinnett Daily Post Pitcher of the Year (1998, 1999, 2000)
    • Two-time All-American (2003, 2005)
    • Two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year (2003, 2005)
    • Two-time 1st Team All-SEC (2003, 2005)
    • USA Softball National Player of the Week (March 24, 2003, April 4, 2005)
    • NFCA National Player of the Week (April 4, 2005)
    • 7-time SEC Pitcher of the Week
    • University of Georgia records
    • Career ERA (1.30)
    • Season Wins (39)
    • Career Wins (104)
    • Career Shutouts ( 4 7 .5)
    • Career Strikeouts (1,070)
    • Career Opponent Batting Average (.168)

Duluth celebrates Michelle Green with ceremony on refurbished softball field