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Fort Valley State University Office of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics A State and Land-Grant Institution University System of Georgia
1005 State University Drive • Fort Valley, Georgia 31030-4313
Mr. Lonnie Bartley FVSU/HOF Committee Chair Dear Mr. Bartley and Committee: It is my esteem honor to salute along with you and the nomination committee the newly selected class of Inductees into the Fort Valley State University’s Sports Hall of Fame. The fifteen honorees who are former athletes, coaches, administrators, and contributors we say congratulations! This honor being bestowed upon you is an award which you can share for a lifetime. I assist you in accepting this momentous occasion for your contribution to the field of Athletics. This notable moment will stand among the prestigious few that have previously and so graciously earned such a status in the world of sports. This honor will certainly befit the role that others can follow. I leave you with the words of Anatole France, who so eloquently stated, “To accomplish great things we must not only act; but also dream, not only plan; but also believe.” Again, congratulations for this prodigious accomplishment! Sincerely,
Joshua W. Murfree, Jr., Ph.D. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Fort Valley State University
2015 Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet Friday, February 20, 2015 • 7 p.m. Student Amenities Building • Fort Valley, Georgia
Occasion.......................................................................................................................................................... Mr. Willie Foster Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach, Fort Valley State University Introduction of Mistress of Ceremonies........................................................................................Mrs. LuWanna Williams Senior Women’s Administrator, Fort Valley State University Mistress of Ceremonies................................................................................................................Ms. Jamea Adams-Ginyard Welcome............................................................................................................................................Mrs. Barbara B. Williams Mayor, Fort Valley Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith Ninth President, Fort Valley State University Invocation & Grace............................................................................................................................Rev. Emory Lightfoot, Jr. Saint Luke Baptist Church, Macon, Ga.
Dinner Introduction of Speaker..............................................................................................................................Mr. Lonnie Bartley Fort Valley State University Women’s Basketball Coach, 1984-2013 Speaker of the Evening...........................................................................................................................Mr. Douglas P. Porter 2009 Fort Valley State University Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Football Coach
Induction of Hall of Fame Honorees Soloist.......................................................................... “At Last” by Etta James ............................... Ms. Timera Washington Remarks........................................................................................................................................... Mr. Joshua W. Murfree, Jr. Athletic Director, Fort Valley State University Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith Mr. Lonnie Bartley Fort Valley State University Sports Hall of Fame, Committee Chair Benediction & Alma Mater...............................................................................................................Rev. Emory Lightfoot, Jr. Saint Luke Baptist Church, Macon, Ga. 5
Alma Mater Fort Valley State! Fort Valley State! Our lives to thee we dedicate Our souls we blend to sing thy name Eternal praise we do proclaim. Faithful and true, Fort Valley State We at thy call, forever wait We lift our hearts in thankfulness For loyalty and thoroughness. -William H. Pipes We love to hear thy sweet name called Thou art the dearest school of all Our hearts to thee e’re belong Thou art so steadfast Brave and strong. We love thee so, Fort Valley State Our loyalty we dedicate Thy name forever we proclaim Fort Valley State, we love thy name. -Odessa Hardison McNair, Class of 1954
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Speaker Douglas Porter
2009 Fort Valley State University Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Football Coach Douglas "Doug" Porter is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University (1961–1965), Howard University (1974– 1978), and Fort Valley State University (1979–1996), compiling a career college football record of 166-107-5. He was also an assistant coach at Grambling State University under Eddie Robinson. Porter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and The Fort Valley State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. A fixture in historically black college athletics, Porter forged an indelible coaching and administrative career for more than 50 years. In 1961, Porter accepted his first head coaching job at MVSU, where he turned around a program that had not seen a winning season in nearly five years before in 1963. He then served as Eddie Robinson’s assistant football coach at GSU for nine seasons and later took the helm at Howard from 1974-78. After FVSU hired him in 1979, it took Porter one season to lead the Wildcats to a conference title. He led his teams to a total of six Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles and two NCAA playoff appearances. FVSC also earned national rankings in numerous polls, and during the 1985 season, Porter led the ‘Cats to their highest ranking ever (#2) in the NCAA Division II poll. Porter was named SIAC Coach of the Year seven times and had at least 15 players to be named to a host of All-American units. The Wildcats also made three appearances on national television under Porter’s leadership. He boasts only five losing seasons in 26 years as a head coach. The Memphis, Tenn., native and seven-time SIAC Coach of the Year served as Fort Valley’s athletic director for 17 years. He also acted as chairman of the Division II Football Committee and as president of the National Athletic Steering Committee. Porter returned to Grambling in 1997, becoming an adviser to former GSU coaches Doug Williams (a 2001 player inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame), Melvin Spears and Rod Broadway. Porter assisted in the efforts to establish a museum in Hall of Fame Coach Eddie Robinson’s honor. After retiring, Porter was honored by numerous entities. He was selected to the SIAC Hall of Fame, the NACDA Hall of Fame and the SWAC Hall of Fame. He currently lives in Grambling, La., and enjoys spending time with his four grandchildren.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees David Bowden
Football and Track & Field David Bowden has always been able to get from Point A to Point B, oftentimes quicker than others around him. Growing up in Florida, Bowden was known for being a great athlete. But after not getting many opportunities, he ended up at Fort Valley State, were he continued to make great strides. As a cornerback and defensive back for the Wildcats, Bowden earned All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors. He parlayed that into a short stint in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins. Bowden also ran track for the Wildcats and he has turned that experience into something far more bountiful for many others. After moving from St. Louis to Florida, Bowden taught and coached briefly at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Fla., before transferring to Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Bowden guided Boyd Anderson to three state championships in Track and Field (1995, 1997, 2000), three state championships in Cross Country (1992, 1996, 1998), and ranking #2 nationally in Track and Field (1998), and 18th in Cross Country. Accolades have long come in for Bowden thanks to his work as a track and field coach, winning multiple Coach of the Year awards, Teacher of the Year at Boyd Anderson, and was elected to the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. The New York Based “Children’s Press” wrote a book called “Track and Field Fundamentals” about Coach Bowden and his athletes.
Alvin J. Copeland
Track & Field and Football Alvin Copeland is no stranger to Hall of Fame inductions. He has already been inducted into five of them, including the Fort Valley State Hall in 1981 and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall in 2000. He has certainly been worthy of those honors, crafting a résumé replete with athletic and coaching accomplishments. During his career at Fort Valley State, Copeland earned letters in football and track and field from 1960-64. In 1963, he set a school record for the longest pass, a 96-yard completion against Albany State. As a senior, he earned the Outstanding Athlete & Coaches Award and also placed second in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference track meet. Copeland has made a huge impact since leaving Fort Valley, spending more than 40 years as a coach at Northeast High School in Macon, Ga. As a girl’s basketball coach, he won more than 880 games and five state championships; as a girl’s track and field coach, he won seven state titles; and as a boy’s track and field coach, he won two more state titles. Copeland has also snared several state and national Coach of the Year awards, Teacher of the Year awards and Athletic Director of the Year awards.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees Charles Flowers Baseball
With a deep faith and background in the church, Charles Flowers wanted to use sports and education to help minister to team members and other youth. Because of his dedication to both, he has carved out a career that has made him among the best to ever do it at Fort Valley State. After completing his prep career at Troup High in Lagrange, Ga., Flowers moved on to Fort Valley State, where he had a very successful career in baseball and as a student. Flowers was named to the baseball All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team in 1979 and 1980. As a senior, he was selected team captain, most valuable player and outstanding male athlete, all in 1980. Flowers carried his mission to the high school ranks after graduation from Fort Valley. He coached football for more than 20 years, including 14 years at Columbus Shaw, leading them to a Class AAAA state title in 2000 with a 15-0 record. He also led the school’s baseball team to state championships in 2001 and 2003. He served as Muscogee County’s first System-wide Athletic Director and was the first president of the Georgia Minority Coaches Association. He was inducted into the Georgia High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007 and now serves as Associate Athletic Director for Sports Administration & Director of Baseball & Football at Point University in West Point, Ga.
Sharlene Fuller
Track & Field and Volleyball Through the persuasion of one Fort Valley State Hall of Famer, Sharlene Fuller finds herself in the same hallowed company following a career where she excelled in volleyball and track and field. After earning multiple awards at Brunswick (Ga.) High School, Fuller had plans to enter the Air Force. But Darlene Moore, a coach at Fort Valley that is also being inducted into the Hall of Fame this evening, convinced Fuller that being a Wildcat would help her embark on her own successful path. Coach Moore’s clairvoyance paid off big for both Fuller and the University. Fuller won multiple awards in volleyball and track & field, becoming Fort Valley’s first ever national champion in the 100-meter hurdles in 2002. That year, Fort Valley finished sixth in the country thanks to Fuller’s efforts, as she was also second in the 400-meter hurdles, ran legs on the 4X100 meter relay team (2nd) and 4X400 meter relay (7th). Sandwiched between the running events, Fuller managed to finish 13th overall in the long jump competition and fifth in the triple jump. Fuller made the Dean’s List and was an All-American from 1998-2002. She was also featured in the Sports Illustrated May 2002 issue. She went on to train for the Olympics and qualified for the Olympic trials. 9
Sports Hall of Fame Honorees Jackie Givens
Women’s Basketball and Volleyball Women’s basketball did not have a championship pedigree at Fort Valley State until Jackie Givens arrived on campus. In 1987, arriving from Laney High School in Augusta, Ga., as one of nine freshmen, she helped chart the course that has made FVSU women’s basketball the desire of emulation. By her sophomore campaign, Givens helped lead the Lady Wildcats to the 1998 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball title, the first championship in the school’s history. Jackie would go on to set several NCAA records, including most points in a single game (67) and most points in a season (1,075). She also led the team in rebounding during the 1991 season. Her season average of 38.4 points per game led all scorers, male and female, in all basketball divisions, college or professional, including the National Basketball Association. Her senior season, she was a unanimous selection for the Kodak All-America Women’s Basketball team.
Rufus O. Green, II Contributor
Rufus Green has been of outstanding service to Fort Valley State as an alumnus and booster for the athletic program. Green earned his degree in Natural Science from Fort Valley State College in 1957. He has also served as President of FVSU National Athletics Boosters and the FVSU President Club. A native of Taylor County, Ga., Green later earned a Master’s in educational administration from the University of Georgia. His professional career began as a teacher in Lee County. He was a teacher of science and mathematics in Taylor County from 1960-70. He served as principal of D.F. Douglas High School in Monrezuma from 1973-80. After 20 years of service as the associate superintendent of the Taylor County School system, Green retired. Some of Green’s many affiliations include life time membership in Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity, Inc., NAACP, Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association and GAE/NEA, member of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American Association of School Administration, Georgia Association of Education Leaders and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. He has served as Chairman of the Taylor County Board of Commissioners, 11-years on the Board of Directors for BB&T Bank, Taylor County farm Bureau, Taylor County Cattlemen Association and Taylor county Development Authority.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees *James Hawkins Administrator
James Hawkins was a World War II veteran in the U.S. Navy and was instrumental in the growth of Wildcats athletics, as well as the league that houses some of the best athletes in all of Black College athletics. Hawkins came to Fort Valley State in 1961 as a professor in the Health and Physical Education Department and basketball coach. He later became head of H&PE Department while also serving Fort Valley State as head football coach, head baseball coach, and director of athletics. While with the Wildcats athletic department, Hawkins served on many boards within the NCAA and was instrumental and developing policies that have shaped collegiate athletics. Later, Hawkins served as Commissioner of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1988-91 and was very influential in establishing the current two-division concept the league employs today. Mr. Hawkins also spearheaded the arrival of the National Youth Sports Program to Fort Valley in 1972. This program was developed for underprivileged kids, and provided Fort Valley a positive summer program to keep children off the streets and out of trouble.
Camille Howard Women’s Basketball
As athletes have become more specialized in a particular sport, it is rare that one runs into a person who even plays more than one sport. Camille Howard, though, not only played two sports at Fort Valley State University, she was a standout in both. After competing as a basketball and track star at Douglass High School in Montezuma, Ga., Howard brought her immense talents to the Lady Wildcats and embarked on a career that made her one of the most celebrated student-athletes in school history. From 1979-82, she was selected as the top athlete and most valuable performer for both women’s basketball and track and field in each season. Howard also did well in the classroom, making the Dean’s list as well as being chosen as a Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges. The list of Howard’s athletic superlatives is expansive. In basketball, she was named to multiple All-Tournament Teams, earned season-long honors as an All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection. During Fort Valley’s run to the Elite Eight of the 1982 NCAA Division II national tournament, Howard was named most outstanding player of the North Central Region Tournament and was chosen to the national All-Tournament team. After the season, she was selected as an All-American. In track and field, she was named the most outstanding field athlete at the Georgia Intercollegiate Association for Women meet.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees Walter “Bussy” Johnson Contributor
Fort Valley State teams have traveled far and wide to compete in athletic events to represent the school’s good name. Most of the time, that meant hoping on a bus or in a van for transportation. For 45 years, one of the main carriers of Wildcat student-athletes was Walter Johnson, Jr., affectionately known as Bussey. Johnson served Fort Valley State’s athletic department by safely moving thousands of student-athletes to points near and far. A former high school football player at Hunt High, Bussey ably served the University working in the Transportation Department beginning in 1955, until his retirement in 2000. He is married to Eunice Felton Johnson, has four sons and a host of grandchildren.
Willie Johnson Golf
Willie James Johnson was a talented golfer who achieved much success at Fort Valley State. The Miami, Fla., native fell in love with golf at an early age. After graduating from high school, he received a full scholarship to Fort Valley State College to play and perfect his golfing skills. While at FVSC, he continued to shine, exhibiting his athletic skills to fellow teammates and competitors. Due to his great leadership skills he was an excellent team captain and his many victories led him to become the first African-American male golfer to attain All-American honors. As a force to be reckoned with in his prime, he has made many amazing commitments and contributions to his community and is always willing to share his wisdom with those around him. As great as he was on the greens, he was a great presence in his hometown and continues to positively influence his family. He is the proud husband of Mrs. Mamie Carswell Johnson and father of Mrs. Nikki Williams and Mr. Courtney Johnson. The proud grandfather has three grandchildren, Landon, Aaron and Carter.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees Darlene Moore
Women’s Track & Field, Cross Country Coach Darlene Moore served as head women’s track and field/cross country coach at Fort Valley State University from 1998-2004, where she became recognized as one of the premier female coaches in the nation. In 2002, she was named the Georgia Female College Coach of the Year by the Georgia Women’s Intersport Network and the National Female Track and Field Coach of the Year by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports. She is a four-time SIAC Cross Country Coach of the Year, four-time SIAC Track and Field Coach of the Year, and a three-time NCAA Division II South Region Track and Field Coach of the Year - the only female coach in the South Region to win this award. Moore served as the SIAC Cross Country Chairperson in 2003-2004, and on the NCAA Division II Track and Field Committee, the only African-American on the Committee at the time, and the only female coach in the history of the SIAC to serve on this committee. While at Fort Valley, her teams won eight consecutive SIAC track and field/cross country championships - the only female coach in the history of the SIAC to do so, and during her six-year tenure, her teams brought home a combined 20 SIAC championships. Her teams at Fort Valley produced 71 individual conference champion student-athletes, three NCAA Division II South Region Athletes of the Year, four SIAC Track and Field Most Valuable Performers, four SIAC Cross Country Most Valuable Performers, three NCAA National Champions, seven NCAA Runners-up, 15 Track and Field All-Americans and two USA Track and Field Championship National qualifiers.
Gwendolyn Davis Reeves Administrator
Gwendolyn Davis Reeves is a dedicated Wildcat as an alumna, former employee and mother of three Fort Valley State graduates. But when it comes to FVSU athletics, she is also a pioneer. In 1989, Reeves was named the coordinator of Fort Valley State’s Wellness Program. She was later named Senior Woman Administrator for Athletics in 1992. She served as Interim Athletic Director during the 1997–98 school year and in 2002, she was appointed Director of Athletics at Fort Valley State University. She was the first woman female to serve in that capacity at the school, a post she held for five years. In addition to her administrative duties, Reeves was the advisor to the Fort Valley State Dancing Dolls and Flag Corps for 12 years, and Dance Troupe for 14 years and served on numerous FVSU committees. Reeves was involved with numerous committees associated with the NCAA, SIAC, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD), Division II Athletic Directors Association, Division II South Region Women’s Basketball Committee, and the SIAC Athletic Directors Committee. Her service in the NCAA included a five-year stint on the influential Division II Management Council.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees Paul Robinson, Jr. Contributor
Paul Robinson, Jr., was born and raised in Fort Valley and has been a great contributor to the athletic program. He is a proud alumnus who graduated from Fort Valley State with a degree in Agricultural Education. Upon graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army, where he would retired afterinjuries sustained during the Korean Conflict. Robinson received his Master’s Degree in Counseling Education, as well as an Educational Specialist degree from Auburn University. He began his educational career as a high school science teacher at J.W. Holley High School, where he wore many hats. He served as boy’s basketball and track coach, school counselor and the Georgia Department with the Georgia Department of Corrections and retired in June 1995.
Shemekia Williams
Volleyball, Softball and Track & Field Shemekia Williams grew up in tiny Greensboro, Ala., but her impact on Fort Valley State athletics was enormous. After completing her career as a multi-sport star at Greensboro High School. Williams accepted a volleyball scholarship to FVSU, but she was also integral in bringing championships to Fort Valley in two other sports. Williams’ volleyball exploits were legendary. She was named to the All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference volleyball team for four consecutive seasons from 1998-2001. Her final three seasons, she was named SIAC Player of the Year and won conference championships. As a junior and senior, she led the league in kills and hitting percentage. Williams was later selected to the USA Junior Olympics volleyball team, where she helped bring home a silver medal and served as a captain. But Williams was also successful in other sports disciplines. She played on SIAC championship teams in softball and track and field.
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Sports Hall of Fame Honorees Clyde Zachery
Men’s Basketball and Baseball Fort Valley was not Clyde Zachery’s intended destination when he finished his prep career at Central High School in Newnan, Ga., but after a couple of stops, including one playing minor league baseball for the New York Yankees, Zachery found a home - and made his mark - with the Wildcats. After an injury scuttled his professional baseball aspiration, Zachery returned to Fort Valley State, where he played basketball and baseball. During the 1967-68 school year, he was named Fort Valley State’s MVP in basketball and baseball. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education and later earned his Master’s Degree in Middle Grades Education and Health and Physical Education. While Zachery excelled on the court and field, it has been his coaching career that continues to fill the trophy case. For the last 43 years, he has taught at Crawford County High School, where he currently serves as Athletic Director. During that time, he has coached baseball and boys and girls basketball. He has two Georgia state runner’s-up finishes in baseball, one state runner’s-up finish in girls basketball and back-to-back Class AA state championships in boys basketball during the 1980-81and 1981-82 seasons. One of the players on that team was future NBA star Kenny “Sky” Walker. He has more than 800 wins as a coach and in 2001, the Crawford County Middle School Athletic Complex was named in Zachery’s honor.
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2009 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees FVSU Undefeated 1947 Football Team 1957 First team to Play in the Original Stadium 1972 Team, First HBCU Football Team in the Region to Paly on National Television (ABC) Leander Adams Rubelle Ashley John Atkins Isaac Aycock Sidney Baldwin Ted Bey Ronald Brown William “Bill” Burroughs *Johnny Lee “Chuck” Clerkley Joseph Davis Jackie Dollison Kirk Durham John Dye James Flowers
Samuel R. Ford Early Hagan David “Lefty” Hamilton Webb Hollis James Holston *Eugene Hunter Hugh Inman Glenn Jackson *Ronnie Jacob Miles C. Jennings, Jr. Hiram Johnson Anthoy N. Lowe, Sr. Frank Dean Martin, III Joe McCray
*Jessie Anderson Brown Kimberly Oates Dugger Catherine Hardy Lavender Gregory Lenard Lloyd Leon “Stan” Lomax Douglas T. Porter Theresa R. Rozier Alphonso Benjamin “Hubba Hubba” Varner Larry Rayfield Wright
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Walter C. McNeely Waynond Miller Gus Oglesby Donn Perkins Edmond Peters Calvin Pugh Frizel Ray, Jr. Charlie Simmons Leonard Sims, Jr. William Wakefield Kennth Williams Charles E. Womack
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Congratulations on your achievements!! You have worked diligently to earn such an honor. It is well deserved to such a humble man of God. We take this time to remind you of the love that we have in our hearts towards you. You are the true example of a loving, supportive, and understanding relative that we adore. My dear brother and uncle Charles we salute you! Love Always, Big Sister Christine, Quan, Jymere, Willie, Shayla and smiling down on you Cuddy
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Congratulations to the Fort Valley State University 2015 Sports Hall of Fame Class David Bowden (Football and Track & Field) Alvin J. Copeland (Track & Field and Football) Charles Flowers (Baseball) Sharlene Fuller (Track & Field and Volleyball) Jackie Givens (Women’s Basketball and Volleyball) Rufus O. Green, II (Contributor) James Hawkins (Administrator) Camille Howard (Women’s Basketball) Walter “Bussy” Johnson (Contributor) Willie Johnson (Golf) Darlene Moore (Coach) Gwendolyn Reeves (Administrator) Paul Robinson, Jr. (Contributor) Shemekia Williams (Volleyball, Softball and Track & Field) Clyde Zachery (Men’s Basketball and Baseball) Fort Valley State University Sports Hall of Fame Committee Lonnie Bartley, Chair
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