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125 individuals and teams have been inducted into the Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame since 2013. Here they all are.

Class of 2026 6 inductees

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Chad Cheatham Coach Football · 59-33 record, most wins in school history · Three region championships · Two perfect regular seasons Peyton Satterfield Athlete Baseball, Football · School-record 5190 all-purpose yards · 38 touchdowns · School-record four kickoff returns for touchdowns Nancy Querry Stepp Athlete Basketball · Averaged well over twenty points per game all four high school years · 35-point game in 1957 Tyler McClure Athlete Baseball, Basketball · .493 batting average as a senior · 6-2 with a 1.85 ERA and 82 strikeouts · 2011 All-Region and team MVP Vicky Price Baliles Athlete Basketball · More than 900 career points · 4-year starting forward 1946-47 Fannin County High School Girls Basketball Team Team Basketball · Class B state runner-up · Overall District 9 champions · Four all-state players

Class of 2025 7 inductees

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Jim Crawford Athlete Football · Class AA honorable mention All-State · Most Valuable Lineman and co-captain 1965 Karly Thompson Athlete Softball, Track & Field · First team All-State as a senior · School-record 9 home runs · OVC Player of the Week at Morehead State Candace German Athlete Softball · School record .550 batting average in 2011 · All-State first team 2010 and 2012 Alexis Collis O’Neal Athlete Softball · 2015 NCAA Division II National Championship · First team Class AA All-State in 2011 Carl Beavers Athlete Basketball, Football · Member of 1958 and 1959 subregion champion teams · Co-captain of 1961 football team In memoriam 1995-96 Fannin County High School Girls Basketball Team Team Basketball · 28-1 record, the best of any of Farmer’s squads · Final Four · Five Hall of Fame players David ‘Chip’ Nichols Athlete Basketball · Led East Fannin in rebounds · 25-7 in 1965-66 and the school's only state tournament appearance

Class of 2024 7 inductees

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Dustin Carder Athlete Baseball · Pitched two seasons in the Baltimore Orioles organization · Played collegiately at Georgia State and Southern Poly Sherry Callihan Thacker Athlete Basketball, Track & Field · 1975 Class B state champion in the discus · Then-record throw of 96 feet, 10 inches Ronnie Reid Contributor Basketball, Football · Fannin County High School clock operator for over 40 years · West Fannin football and basketball manager 1961-1965 In memoriam Geoffrey Daves Athlete Football · All-region as a senior · Team offensive lineman of the year as a junior and senior · Four-year football letterman Seth McClure Athlete Baseball, Basketball · Four-year letterman in baseball and basketball · Basketball team Most Valuable Player 2009 1942-43 Blue Ridge High School Boys Basketball Team Team Basketball 2007 Fannin County High School Football Team Team Football · 2007 Region 8AA champions · 21-14 victory over Morgan County in the region championship game

Class of 2023 8 inductees

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Doug Davenport Athlete Football · Class AA All-State Honorable Mention as a sophomore and junior · 8-time Jaycees Lineman of the Week · FCHS principal for 17 years Jack Myers Coach Basketball · Led the 1965-66 East Fannin boys to the state tournament · 3 straight county titles at Epworth Elementary · 37 years coaching In memoriam Avram Allen Athlete Basketball, Football, Soccer · Rebel records of 29 goals in a season and 86 in a career · 3-time soccer MVP · 89-yard kickoff return on his first high school touch Bryant Meeks Athlete Football · First-team All-State in 2007 and 2008 · School records in the bench press and squat · 2007 Region 7-AA champions Logan Daves Athlete Football · 203 career tackles · 3-year starter and 3-time captain at Georgia Southern · 2007 region champions · beat Gilmer all 4 years Jordan Farmer Athlete Basketball · All-time leading scorer in Fannin boys basketball history (1,069 points) · 4 state baseball tournaments · first Rebel in the East-West All-Star Game Mike Harper Contributor 2003-04 Fannin County High School Girls Basketball Team Team Basketball · 2003-04 Class AAA state runners-up · 25-8 · Sub-region 7-AAA North champions · 4 Hall of Famers on the roster

Class of 2022 8 inductees

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Patty Callihan Athlete Basketball · More than 900 career points · Team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior In memoriam Don Clement Athlete Basketball, Football · 52-point game vs. Young Harris freshmen · 22 tackles in one game vs. Union County Glenn Gardner Athlete Baseball · .367 for undefeated 1930 Oglethorpe Southern Conference champions · 1932 Textile League batting title (.430) In memoriam Chuck Jabaley Athlete Golf · 1994 Tennessee Open champion · 1994 Chattanooga Open champion · 1992 Atlanta Athletic Club champion In memoriam Megan Queen Orton Athlete Basketball · 972 career points at Fannin County High · State runner-up 2003-4 Charles Tyger Vollrath Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Track & Field · Six US Olympic team trials in canoe/kayak · 2nd at the 2017 World Games · 2 football letters at Georgia 1965-66 East Fannin High School Boys Basketball Team Team Basketball · 24 wins and seven losses · Region 4B Area 1 champions · Region 4B runners up · Class B state tournament 1965-66 East Fannin High School Girls Basketball Team Team Basketball · 23-6 record · Region 4B, Area 1 champions

Class of 2021 3 inductees

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Boyce ‘Buddy’ Padgett Coach Football · First football coach in Fannin County history · Florida High School Athletics Hall of Fame In memoriam Denson Hamby Contributor Football · Founder of the Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame · Assembled its original 20-member board Nick Dean Athlete Baseball, Football · First-team Division III All-American, 2015 · Led the nation with 74 hits · Maryville all-time hits leader (247)

Class of 2020 10 inductees

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Bob Stewart Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball, Track & Field · 1962 Region 3AA champion and All-Tournament guard · TSSAA football official 27 years April Sisson Conti Athlete Basketball, Softball, Track & Field · .625 batting average, 18 home runs, 75 RBIs as a senior · 2 Region 8AA high jump titles · North All-Star Team Charles Woodall Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football · Tailback on the first West Fannin football team, 1955 · 7 rushing and 4 passing touchdowns Clifton Birdell Hunt Athlete Baseball · More than 200 career pitching wins · No-hitter against Commerce in 1938 · 17-9 record in 1939 In memoriam Melissa Holler Patton Athlete Basketball, Softball · 1992-93 state championship team · 2-time Class AA All-State Honorable Mention · Point guard of 28-1 team Shannon Dillinger York Athlete Basketball, Cross Country · Point guard on the 1992-93 Class AA state champions · Piedmont all-time career assist leader Tina Grice Bath Athlete Basketball, Cross Country, Softball, Tennis · 1998-99 State Championship season · 15 points and 10.2 rebounds per game · Class AA All-State Honorable Mention Windell Davis Contributor Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball · Coached 10U girls to the 1995-96 state championship · Some 20 years coaching youth baseball Morgan Arp Athlete Basketball, Football · Team MVP as a freshman, sophomore and senior · Chattanooga Times All Tri-State team 2000 Fannin Summer League Team Baseball · 2000 Georgia Dizzy Dean state champions · 5th in the nation at the Dizzy Dean World Series · District runners-up

Class of 2019 8 inductees

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Jackie Ledford Gilliam Athlete Basketball · Class AAA All-State, 1968-69 · State title with Cherokee County · 706 points (30 per game) as a junior Randall Beavers Athlete Basketball, Football · 1970 Class C All-State Honorable Mention in football · Basketball MVP as a junior · 35 points against Gilmer County Ron Beavers Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball · Class B All-State honorable mention 1972 · East Fannin football MVP and co-captain Ron Hartness Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football · Captain or co-captain of football, basketball and baseball in 1957-58 · 15.6 points per game as a senior Roxie Reed Trovato Athlete Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis · All-time career assist leader at Fannin County High · Point guard on 1998-99 State Championship team · Five sports Travis Guthrie Contributor Basketball · 23 years as Fannin County School Superintendent · 35 year career in county education In memoriam Tommy Jones Athlete Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field · Region 8AA 800 meters champion · School records in 800 meters and mile · Southern Conference 3000 meters champion 1963-64 West Fannin High School Basketball Team Team Basketball · Class AA State Tournament semi-finalists · Region 3AA champions · 25-7 record

Class of 2018 7 inductees

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John Carter Athlete Baseball, Basketball · More than 50 years of semi-pro baseball · 1935 Georgia District 9 girls basketball championship as coach In memoriam Keith Dockery Athlete Football · First-team Class C All-State, 1971 · All-State Honorable Mention, 1970 · Team captain and Best Defensive Player Leslie Jabaley Mann Athlete Basketball · 1,187 points and 813 rebounds · 1992-93 state championship team · All-State second team as a senior Mandy Anderson Athlete Basketball, Softball, Track & Field · 1,000+ points in both high school and college · 2-time Class AAA All-State second team · 2 Region discus titles Stephanie Scearce Athlete Basketball · 1,375 career points, third in school history · Class AAA All-State first team · 799 career rebounds Tim Jabaley Athlete Football, Wrestling · Atlanta Journal/Constitution Class AA All-State Honorable Mention · Three varsity letters at UTC 1996-97 Fannin County High School Girls Basketball Team Team Basketball · Class AA state runners-up · 23-5 record · 3 one-point state tournament wins, 2 in overtime

Class of 2017 9 inductees

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Alden Acker Athlete Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field · 12 Region track and field titles · 4-time Region 7AAA 400 meters champion · 4th or 5th at state all four years Bill Stephens Athlete Baseball, Basketball · Averaged more than 20 points per game as a senior · MVP in both basketball and baseball Blanche Smith Ganues Athlete Basketball · Class B All-State, 1947 · Starting guard on 2 state runner-up teams · 27 consecutive wins in 1945-46 In memoriam Chris Williams Athlete Football, Track & Field · Football scholarship to North Alabama, three letters · Staff of 1993 Division II National Champions (14-0) Jean Henry Zachary Athlete Basketball · All-State Class B guard, 1946-47 · State tournament finalist 1945-46 and 1946-47 Scott Burger Athlete Baseball, Football · High school All-American · Atlanta Constitution State of Georgia Back of the Week Suzianne Green Pass Athlete Basketball · 1992-93 Class AA State Championship · More than 1000 career points · Class AA second team all-state Winston Beaver Athlete Basketball · MVP and co-captain of 22-2 West Fannin team, 1972-73 · Region 6A Tournament MVP, 1971-72 1986 Fannin County High School Baseball Team Team Baseball · Undefeated 18-0 regular season · .311 team batting average · School records of 177 runs and 173 hits in a season

Class of 2016 12 inductees

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Alan Collis Athlete Football, Wrestling · Division II All-American first team, 1998 · Jacobs Blocking Trophy, 1998 Babe Howell Coach Basketball, Football · 7 North Carolina state championships · 301 football and 628 baseball wins · 8-2 East Fannin team in 1958 In memoriam Bill Franklin Athlete Cross Country, Track & Field · 2nd in the state Class AA mile, West Fannin's first state medal · 2 individual state titles at ABAC In memoriam Don Queen Athlete Football · Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AA Honorable Mention · 4-time Lineman of the Week in 1961 · Co-captain In memoriam Garry Patterson Athlete Basketball, Football, Tennis · Lagrange College Athletic Hall of Fame 2008 · 1,095 career points at Lagrange · NAIA All-District Glenn Patterson Athlete Basketball, Football · Class A All-State Honorable Mention in football, 1971 · Captain and MVP of 1971-72 Region 6A basketball champions Gregg Farmer Athlete Basketball, Football · More than 1,000 points at West Fannin · 2 Class AA State Tournaments In memoriam Leon Guthrie Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field · Scored first touchdown in West Fannin history · Class AA Honorable Mention All-State Mandy Lents Dixon Athlete Basketball, Softball · 1990 Northwest Georgia Tip-Off Club Player of the Year · More than 1500 points at Piedmont College Matt Henson Athlete Baseball, Basketball · 2006 Big South Tournament champion and All-Tournament pick · .361 average at Young Harris Casey Willis Athlete Basketball, Cross Country, Tennis · Northwest Georgia Tip-Off Club Player of the Year 1994-95 · 4 varsity letters and 2-time captain at North Alabama 1995 Fannin County High School Football Team Team Football · 10-0 regular season, the only unbeaten one in county history · Region 8AA champions

Class of 2015 13 inductees

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Chad Galloway Athlete Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field · State champion in pole vault and 110 meter high hurdles · 3rd in National Junior Olympics decathlon · 11 letters Clarence Franklin Athlete Basketball, Track & Field · Chattanooga Times all Tri-State first team · More than 800 career points Don Carter Athlete Football · Georgia Class AA All-State Honorable Mention 1957 · Two-way tackle on 7-2-1 Copperhill bowl team of 1955 In memoriam Dot Hardeman Athlete Basketball · 41 points in one game, a Fannin County record until 1965 · 1942-43 Georgia 9th District champions Fred Ganues Contributor Basketball, Softball · Over 70 years in local sports · 1973 Morganton team went 47-1 · East Fannin PA announcer 1956-1976 In memoriam Gary Mealer Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football · 1972 Sub-Region Basketball Most Valuable Player · 5 trophies in 3 sports as a sophomore Julie Mealer Seabolt Athlete Basketball, Softball · School-record 1403 points and 1096 rebounds · 1992-93 state champion · Class AA all-state second team Mike Ballew Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football · Starting point guard on three straight state tournament teams · Two-time region all-tournament Robert Guthrie Athlete Basketball, Football · Class AA Honorable Mention All-State, 1963 · 717 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in 1963 In memoriam Ron Jabaley Athlete Baseball, Football · Class AA All-State Honorable Mention lineman 1957 · Chattanooga Times All-City Honorable Mention In memoriam Stacy Parris Athlete Basketball, Softball, Track & Field · 40 points in the 1998-99 Class AA state championship game · Region 7AA Player of the Year · 1296 career points Tony Farmer Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Golf · Competed in the 1983 U.S. Open · 10 course records including a 58 · More than 20 mini-tour wins · 15 holes in one 1998-99 Fannin County High School Girls Basketball Team Team Basketball · Georgia Class AA state champions · 29-1 record · Region 7AA champions · 23 consecutive wins

Class of 2014 14 inductees

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Ashley Herendon Athlete Basketball, Softball, Track & Field · 2 state shot put titles · 2 state discus titles · State discus record Carla Boutin Athlete Basketball, Softball · 1,372 career points · Jersey number 15 retired · Two-time Region 7AAA first team · North Georgia MVP 1989-90 Clyde Henry Coach Basketball · 9 consecutive county championships · 2 state runner-up finishes · 28-1, 28-2 and 22-2 seasons at Fannin County High In memoriam Freddy Cook Jr Athlete Golf · Record 9 Copper Basin Golf Club championships · 2002 Region 7AAA low medalist In memoriam Jim Woodall Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field · Lettered at fullback for Tennessee Tech, 1963 and 1964 · 40-year coaching career Lynn Phillips Athlete Basketball · West Fannin single-game record 41 points · 22.7 points and 17 rebounds per game as a senior · Second team all-state Rene Godfrey Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field · 14 letters in four sports · Two-time region broad jump champion · 1960 AP Class AA All-State Honorable Mention Steve Cheatham Athlete Basketball, Football · 1,134 rushing yards in 1965, first West Fannin 1,000-yard season · Region 3AA rushing title Steve Fry Athlete Basketball, Football · More than 1,200 career points · Three state tournament teams · School-record 35-point game Tom Bowling Athlete Basketball · Region 3AA champion 1962 and 1964 · More than 1,000 career points · Georgia Tech basketball letterman Travis Summers Athlete Football, Soccer, Wrestling · 3 consecutive Georgia Class AAA state wrestling championships · 151 wins and only 10 losses Gene Crawford Athlete Football, Track & Field · Class AA Honorable Mention All-State lineman · West Fannin MVP 1960 · Four varsity football letters Wayne Black Athlete Baseball, Basketball · 6 years of professional baseball · Signed by the New York Giants at age 20 In memoriam Fannin County High School Girls Basketball 1993 Team Basketball · 1993 Class AA state champions · First team state championship in county history · 27-4 record

Class of 2013 13 inductees

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Aldon Farmer Athlete Basketball, Football · Only Fannin County player named all-state in two seasons (1958, 1959) · 2 Region 4C East titles Bernadine Heaton Athlete Basketball · Class B all-state 1945-46 · 23 points per game in the state tournament · AAU basketball with the Sports Arena Blues Brian Satterfield Athlete Football · School-record 2,028 rushing yards in 1987 · 1993 NCAA Division II National Championship · First-team All-GSC Bunzie Johnson Athlete Basketball · Class B All-State as a guard (1945-46) and a forward (1946-47) · 2 state runner-up finishes · 1946-47 team captain In memoriam Carlton Guthrie Athlete Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field · 1959 Class AA All-State · 3-year Georgia Bulldogs football letterman · Captain in football, basketball and baseball David Turner Athlete Basketball, Football · Class C All-State first team · More than 1300 yards in total offense and 11 touchdowns in 1959 Joe Tipton Athlete Baseball · Seven years in the Major Leagues · 1948 World Series with the Cleveland Indians · .375 Eastern League batting title In memoriam Johnny Farmer Coach Basketball · 71% winning percentage · 2 state titles · 2 state runner-up finishes · 6 Final Fours · 9 Elite Eights · 13 Sweet Sixteens · 20 consecutive winning seasons Mike Hartness Athlete Basketball, Football · Class AA All-State · Region 3AA tournament MVP · NAIA honorable mention All-American Raymond Montgomery Coach Basketball, Football · 25-11-6 in 4 seasons as Ducktown head football coach · 9-1-1 in 1954 TJ Thompson Athlete Baseball, Basketball · Atlanta Tip-Off Club outstanding Class AA player in the state 1960-61 · 22 points per game as a senior Tom Foster Coach Basketball, Football · 256–111 · 70% winning percentage · 7 state tournament appearances · 3 region championships · 8 sub-region championships Fannin County High School Girls Team 1945-46 Team Basketball · 28 consecutive victories · Georgia State Tournament runner-up · 9th district champions · 2 all-state players