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
Check here for all event photos to share, save, download and print!
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
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
- James Mason tops younger players to win Georgia PGA Section tournament
- Duluth native James Mason wins Yamaha Atlanta Open
- Two Gwinnett golfers qualify for Senior PGA Professional National Championship
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)
- Jeff Francoeur's 2005 Atlanta Braves debut
- Jeff Francoeur turns the page as FOX Sports South Braves broadcaster
- Fox Sports South's Jeff Francoeur, Chip Caray talk Atlanta Braves' second half, playoff hopes
- Jeff Francoeur back, Kelsey Wingert out on Atlanta Braves broadcast coverage
- Jeff Francoeur talks Braves, MLB with Cole Hamels, Freddie Freeman
- Braves broadcasters Jeff Francoeur, Chip Caray like club's potential with playoffs approaching
- Bally Sports South, Southeast announce Atlanta Braves TV schedule, coverage plans
- Gwinnett's Jeff Francoeur, Nick Green returning to Bally Sports' Braves broadcasts
- Gwinnett puts five in inaugural Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame class
- Atlanta Braves Broadcasts to Feature 3 Gwinnett Grads
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
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