Wednesday, February 21, 2001
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Wednesday, February 21, 2001 |
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Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame to induct third class of athletes, alumni By MICHAEL BOYLAN Saturday night, Fayette County High School will induct nine former students into its Sports Hall of Fame. Seven of the students were outstanding athletes at the school, while the other two will be inducted as Distinguished Alumni. This is the third year that the school has held the Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. The athletic inductees are Neal Dettmering, Janet Scott Oglesby, Dawn Scarbrough, Johnny Smith, Guy Stargell, Terry Varner and Glen Ward. The Distinguished Alumni inductees will be Lorelle McElwaney Trammell and Walter Frank Reeves. Dettmering played football, baseball and basketball as a Fayette County Tiger from 1962 to 1966. He was a letterman in all three sports, including four years as a catcher and outfielder for the baseball team. In 1966 he played in the GHSA All-Star game at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. He was a star student and honor graduate who spent one year at Davidson College, where he lettered in football and baseball, and three years at Auburn University, where he lettered in football and played in three bowl games. Oglesby attended Fayette County High School from 1981 to 1983. She lettered in softball, basketball and tennis and won accolades in all three sports. In her senior year she was captain and MVP of the softball team with a .430 batting average and a .960 fielding average, captain of the basketball team and the best defensive player, leading the team in steals, drawn charges and assists. In tennis she was the region doubles champion and made the state tournament. She was an honor graduate and attended Georgia Southern on a four-year softball scholarship. Scarbrough lettered for four years with the track and field team in the discus and lettered with the basketball team for three years from 1976 to 1980. The basketball team was region champs in her sophomore year. In her junior year she was named Best Defensive Player and in her senior year she was voted MVP. In her years on the track team, she went from sixth in the region in discus during her freshman year to first in the region and state champion as a senior. She attended the University of Alabama and placed fourth in the Southeastern Conference meet as a freshman. Smith was a Tiger from 1978 to 1982, lettering in football, basketball and track. As a freshman he received the "Future Tiger" award. He set a single game rushing record on Oct. 15, 1981, with 211 yards on 41 carries, scoring three touchdowns. He also set a single-season rushing record that year with 1,453 yards on 312 carries, with 10 touchdowns. He was given a congressional appointment to the Air Force Academy where he lettered for three years as a fullback/halfback. He ran for 1,233 yards on 219 carries and nine touchdowns in his career at the academy. Stargell attended the school from 1974 to 1978, lettering in football, baseball and basketball. In his senior season as quarterback for the Tigers, he rushed for 1,006 yards and 22 touchdowns while passing for 940 yards and six touchdowns. As a pitcher for the baseball team he went 28-5 in his career and threw two no-hitters. At the University of Georgia he lettered for three years, played on three SEC championship teams, in three Sugar Bowl games and was a member of the 1980 national championship team. He also lettered four years in baseball with a career record of 17-4 with a 2.90 ERA. Varner attended Fayette County High School from 1964 to 1969 and played baseball and basketball all four years and lettered in both for three years. He scored 719 points as a junior and senior and was the leading scorer both years. He also recorded 444 rebounds during those two years. He was an honor graduate who went on to play basketball at the University of Georgia. Glen Ward played football, basketball and track from 1967 to 1972. He set numerous school records in track and participated in the state meet. In football Ward played quarterback and defensive end. He had 1,589 yards rushing in his career with 1,234 yards passing and 862 yards on kick returns. He attended Auburn University from 1972-76 with stints at quarterback, cornerback and defensive back. Lorelle McElwaney Tramell was a graduate of the class of 1926, the first class that graduated under the name of Fayette County High School. She was a member of many local civic groups , including the Fayette County Business and Professional Women's Club, the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was also Director of the Fayette County Chapter of the American Red Cross and on the Board of Directors of the Fayette County Friendship Center and the Youth protection Home. She passed away Jan. 12, 2000. Reeves graduated with the class of 1969. He has worked with Extension agencies around the state and hosts the "Lawn and Garden Show" on WSB radio, which garners higher ratings than drive time news shows. He writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's DeKalb News, "Fine Gardening," "Garden Know How" and has appeared as a guest horticulturist on the Discovery Channel. He is also a coauthor of the "Georgia Gardener's Guide," which is a bestselling book. One thing that makes his career choice so interesting is that he swore if he could get off the farm he would never garden again. The Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will be held in the commons area of Fayette County High School at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the school or at Fayette Sports.
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