
2024 Hall of Fame Inductees:
Ann Marie Armstrong (Basketball/Swimming/Track/Volleyball) Wesleyan
Cam Heyward (Football) Peachtree Ridge HS
Collins McHugh (Baseball) Providence Christian Academy
Jodie Meeks, (Basketball/Track) Norcross HS
Coach Kevin Maloof (Head Football Coach, Athletic Director) Duluth HS, Loganville HS, Meadowcreek HS, Dacula HS
Taylor Rooks (Sports Journalist) Peachtree Ridge HS

- Led Wesleyan’s girls’ basketball team to 3 state championships.
- 2129 career points, 820 rebounds, 458 assists, 370 steals – 130 total games players
- Led Wesleyan’s girls’ volleyball team to 3 state championships.
- Record holder for career kills (1572) career aces (321) and career ace percentage (24.2%)
- Earned 4 state championships in track and field – 3 individuals in the high jump and one team title.
- GAHPHERD- 2009 Georgia Athlete of the year
- Received a full scholarship to the University of Georgia and went on to be a Lady Bulldogs star.
- Two-Time Miss Georgia Basketball awarded by the Atlanta Tip Off Club.
- Two-time National Basketball Player of the Year – National Christian School Athletic Association
- 2009 Georgia Gatorade Player of the year
- 2011-2012 Named first-team All-SEC, All defensive Team, All American Honorable mention.
- In SEC games, ranked in the league’s top-10 statistical leaders in 9 of the 13 categories.
- Drafted by the Atlanta Dream for the 2013 season.
- Played professionally throughout South America and Europe for 6 years.
Multi-Talented Anne Marie Armstrong Bound For Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

- 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year
- With over 100 tackles and 16 sacks his senior year, he was considered the 7th best football player in GA and 13th best defensive tackle in the nation.
- Named a freshman All-American as an Ohio State freshman.
- In 2009, led the Ohio State Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl win against Oregon.
- Led the Buckeyes to a win against Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl.
- Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
- Named to the First-team All-pro team in 2017, 2019, and 2021.
- Listed in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 and 2018 through 2023.
- 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
- 6-time Pro Bowler
- 4-time All Pro
- 80.5 Sacks
- 121 Tackles for Losses

- Dacula High School’s head football coach for 20 years,(1991-2010)
- In 1996, led Dacula to an undefeated season.
- 2017 Dacula High School Athletics Hall of Famer
- Dacula’s athletic director and head football coach
- Dean of Gwinnett County’s high school football coaches
- Career record of 183-106-1.
- Gwinnett County Touchdown Club Team First Award named in His Honor
- 6 Region Titles
- 13 State Playoff Appearances
- 7 Quarterfinal Appearances
- 1 State Semi-final Appearance
- State Athletic Director of the Year 1995, 2000, 2005
- 2024 Georgia Athletic Director Hall of Fame Member
- Meadowcreek High School’s first head football coach and athletic director (1986-1990)

- 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

- Led Norcross High School to its first state basketball championship in 2006.
- Named Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2006 Player of the Year.
- Named Gwinnett Daily Post’s 2006 Player of the Year.
- 2006 Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Player of the Year and February 2006 Player of the Month.
- Named to the Georgia High School Association All Star Team and led the North Team to its first win in over 3 years.
- Named to the All-Tournament Team at Bob Gibbons, Kingwood, The Main Event (Las Vegas), Chick-Fil-A, and Dell Curry's Bojangles tournament.
- In 2006, listed as the #7 shooting guard and #39 player in the nation.
- 2006 University of Kentucky Freshman Year – Chevrolet Player of the game vs. University of Louisville scoring 18 points, led team to victory in Freedom Hall
- Named the SEC Freshman of the Week 3 times during his freshman season with the Kentucky Wildcats.
- Selected for the SEC All-Freshman Team.
- Named Freshman All American by college insider.com 2006/2007
- SEC Academic All American while at University of Kentucky 2007/2008 and 2008/2009
- November 2008 scored 37 points in 74-72 win over Kansas State in the Las Vegas Findlay Invitational Tournament earning MVP honors.
- Set a record for the most points scored by a Wildcat in Freedom Hall with 46 points.
- In 2009, broke Kentucky's single-game scoring record by scoring 54 points in a 90–72 win.
- In 2009, broke the record for most 3-pointers in a season at the University of Kentucky, with 117.
- February of 2009, hit game winning fall away three-point shot to defeat University of Florida 68-65, with 4.7 seconds left on the clock.
- In February of 2009, 45-point game vs. University of Arkansas in Bud Walton Arena breaking the arena record for points scored.
- First player since the 2004-05 season to be named AP First Team All-SEC.
- Was a consensus Second Team All-American in 2008-09.
- In 2009 NBA draft, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks
- After being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2009, returned to the University of Kentucky each off-season and on May 10, 2014, received a degree in Business Marketing.
- 2011 Philadelphia 76ers earned first starting job and led the team in 3-point shooting and helped them earn a playoff berth.
- Second start for Philadelphia 76ers matched Allen Iverson’s arena record for points in a first quarter with 20 – scoring all 20 in a 26-5 run in a five-minute span. Made 6 three-point shots.
- During his Detroit Pistons debut in 2014, he scored 12 points off the bench and helped the Pistons break their 13-game losing streak.
- March of 2014 scored 42 points playing with the Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder. Named player of the game.
- With the Toronto Raptors, they defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals.
Jodie Meeks' Decorated Career Leads to Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame