Gallia selects 7th Hall of Fame class

[jottings]

Twenty of 25 Gallia Academy Athletic Hall of Fame committee members named six former GAHS athletes to the Blue Devils/Blue Angels seventh hall of fame recently.

Of 18 athletes nominated, the six selected were:

Gene Wetherholt, football, basketball and baseball--1950.
Bill Conley, football, track, golf and basketball--1961.
David Porter, football, baseball, track, basketball, 1961.
Brett Wilson, baseball, football and basketball, 1976.
Keith McGuire, track, basketball and coach., 1977
Angie Holley Malone, CC, track, basketball, 1981.

The five of the six will be introduced during pre-game ceremonies of the GAHS-Pt. Pleasant football game on Friday, Aug. 29. Gene Wetherholt, who died in 2005, will be represented by a family member.

The 2008 honorees have been invited to a lunchon at the Gallia County Senior Citizens Center on Saturday, Aug. 30. Honorees will be admitted free. Cost to the public will be $15 per person.

[91blue14]

brett wilson all the way congrats to the other famers

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

DID BRIAN MINK MAKE IT IN, OR BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. OR IS HE IN. HE WAS A STUD, OF A BACK.

[JChipwood]

Jottings knows better than I but I do not think Brian has been inducted to date. I don't have a list of all the nominees but many very very good players have not even been nominated. I think some of the Neal boys will end up in the Hall but to my knowledge haven't been nominated yet.(Chuck and Pete)

[bettis]

I know they select only a few each year. How is the process done? I know there is an application to fill out, but will they only pick one from each sport, year graduated, etc?

[jottings]

GAHS Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees
First Class of Inductees
Friday, Sept. 13, 2002
Honoree Year Event
Homer Burton 1944 Football
Martha Cornwell 1969 Basketball, softball, track
Bill Eachus 1963 Football, basketball
Bill Joe Johnson 1949 Football, basketball, baseball
Bob Marchi 1949 Football, baseball
John Milhoan 1956 Basketball, golf coach
Bob Saunders-* 1947 Booster
Andy Gilmore 1962 Football, track, basketball
H. B. Saunders-* 1940 Golf
Tom Spencer 1969 Football, track, baseball, basketball
Jim Thomas 1955 Basketball, baseball
Bill Wamsley 1965 Football, teacher, coach, athletic director
Betty Wilmouth 1967-70 Coach
Second Class of Inductees
Friday, Sept. 5, 2003
Paul Evans 1961 Football, baseball
Charles Hamrick-* 1933 Football, basketball
Hobart Wilson, Jr. 1952 Sports editor, booster
Pete Anderson 1966 Football, basketball, baseball
Dick Shrider 1949-55 Coach
Danny Howard-* 1963 Football, basketball, baseball
Third Class of Inductee
Friday, Sept. 18, 2004
Richard C. Roderick 1961 Football, basketball, baseball
Odie O’Donnell-* 1947 Booster, scorekeeper
Aldo Jeffers-* 1944 Football, basketball, baseball
James Simms 1947 Football, baseball, basketball
Wayne Gibson 1941 Football, baseball, coach in 1950-51
Janet Groves 1979 Volleyball, basketball, softball, track
Karen Sprague 1977 Volleyball,basketball, track
Fred Raike 1951 Football, baseball
Chris Roderick 1966 Golf, football
Gee Marchi-* 1949 Football, baseball
Bill Cherrington-* 1930 Football, basketball, tennis
Fourth Class of Inductees
Friday, Sept. 2, 2005
Jimmy Noe 1973 Basketball
Sarah-Evans-Moore 1982 Basketball, volleyball, track
Cathy Wall Icard 1975 Basketball, volleyball, track
Forrest Borden, Jr. 1949 Football, basketball, baseball
Leo Valentine 1945 Football, basketball, baseball
Gil Price 1974 Basketball, tennis
Barb Eddleman 1977 Basketball, volleyball, track
Gary Lane 1960 Football, basketball, baseball
Brent Johnson 1977 Golf, basketball, baseball, football
John E. Halliday-* 1925 Football, basketball, track
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Fifth Class of Inductees
Friday, Sept. 8, 2006
Dave Burnett 1971 Football, basketball, baseball
Joe Duncan 1961 Football, basketball, baseball
Jim Gilmore 1968 Football, basketball, baseball
Jackie Knight 1966 Coach, volleyball, basketball
Jim Niday 1975 Football, basketball, baseball
George Pope 1963 Football, basketball, golf, track, baseball
Brent A. Saunders 1976 Football, basketball, track
N. Evans- Seeberg 1983 Basketball, volleyball, softball, track
Larry Snowden 1972 Football, basketball, track
Tom Valentine 1975 Football, basketball, track
Sixth Class of Inductees
Friday, Sept. 1, 2007
Kathy Daniels 1979 Volleyball, basketball,, softball, track
Jack Matthews 1970 Golf, baseball, basketball
John Janes 1936 Tennis
Kent Shawver 1977 Football, track
Cora Wolfe 1983 Track and field
Jack Mills 1959 Football, basketball, baseball
Brent Saunders 1968 Coach, football, track

Seventh Class of Inductees
Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

Gene Wetherholt-* 1950 Football, basketball, baseball
Bill Conley 1961 Football, track, golf, basketball
David Porter 1961 Football, baseball, track, basketball
Brett Wilson 1976 Baseball, football, basketball
Keith McGuire 1977 Track, basketball, coach
Angie Holley Malone 1988 Cross country, track, basketball

*-Deceased.

[jottings]

Criteria for selections to the GAHS Athletic Hall of Fame

The voting members and all other members of the HOF Committee will adhere to the following criteria for membership to the GAHS Athletic Hall of Fame:

Athletes—A member must be a GAHS graduate.
A member must have received at least two GAHS varsity G letters (female athletes prior to 1980 shall be exempt).
Male athlete nominations shall begin the school year of 1924-25.
Female athlete nominations shall begin the school year of 1967-68.
A member must be out of high school for 10 years.
A member must be a good role model and citizen.

Coaches—A coach nominee shall have coached a minimum of 3 years at GAHS.
Boosters—A booster nominee must have be an active GAHS Booster for a minimum of 5 years.
A booster nominee must have made a significant contribution to GAHS Athletics.

All—To be selected the nominee must receive at least 75 percent of votes of the committee at a selected meeting.
Any nominee, following initial nomination, shall be eligible for a vote each year for a minimum of 3 successive years and may be re-nominated thereafter.
All votes will be taken by roll call unless a committee member calls for a secret ballot.
For voting purposes, a conflict of interest shall exist for a committee member when his/her immediate family member is up for vote, or the vote is regarding that committee member.

A majority of the committee has the right to select members to the committee in order to fill vacancies created as a result of death, resignation, or failure to attend 3 consecutive meetings without a pre-approved excuse.
A minimum of nine committee members with at least one being an officer constitutes a quorum.
A minimum of four must have a written proxy from an absent committee member authorizing the present member to vote on all matters that come before the board at that particular meeting.

[bettis]

Thanks

[JChipwood]

thanks Jottings, you are the keeper of all information when it comes to GAHS athletics.

[91blue14]

yes he did

[91blue14]

angie holly was in tremendous shape in school and was coached by mr mcguire it should make for a nice time going into the hall together congrats

[coachperWHS]

Congratulations to a very good class of inductees!

I know they are all great individuals as well as very deserving Blue Devil alumni.

Jottings, thanks for the list...it was fun to peruse through the honored members of the Gallipolis community.

Well done, selection committee!

[GAHS7462]

A good role model/citizen tells me, if thats true alot of names that have been mention won't make it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to this class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BBallin fool]

7462, role model not in all cases ! I hope?Most players I knew had that mean streak!!!

[GAHS7462]

There has been a few names mentioned that haven't been elected. I have to think this rule is why!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to agree with the rule myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GAHS8610]

I wouldnt worry too much if someone you think should be in isn't yet. Arguably the best football player in school history (Andy Howard) and best basketball player in school history (Gary Harrison) aren't in yet. Their time will come. My guess is they havent been nominated yet.

[GAHS7462]

Well I know that, but some won't, no matter what, because of this rule

[Blacksunshine]

I don't agree with this "Criteria" as a determining factor. It's bias, a "what have you done since high school" popularity contest. I agree that you shouldn't elect someone who is sitting in prison serving time, or a multi-convicted felon. Shouldn't it be based on what you accomplished as an athlete in high school, not after high school. According to the "criteria" if a guy lettered two years in a sport, then went on to find a cure for a disease, that he would stand a better chance at getting in versus a guy who lettered in three sports for four years and now works at Wal-Mart. There will be a great debate over alot of good athletes who made some mistakes after high school, that should be going in there. How can you keep an Andy Howard, the only USA/Today All-American in school history, out? I know with it's inception only six years old, you have a lot of older athletes to get in there first but it's nice to see an athlete, post 1983, going in this year.

[jottings]

Blacksunshine...Gary Harrison and Danny Howard were not eligible for nomination this year...The committe selected men from the Class of 1925 through 1984, and women from 1967 through 1989. Harrison and Howard graduated in 1986-87.

No doubt they will be nominated when their time comes.

Nobody has nominated neither of the Neal boys, Chuck and Pete, two of Gallia Academy's best athletes who starred for the Blue Devils from 1968 through 1971.

[oldschoolblue]

jottings, is there a reason why you dont nominate the Neal boys? No disrespect just wondering. I also agree with Blacksunshine that there are a lot of athletes that were great in high school but for one reason or another have gotten in some trouble. I would think it would be very hard to keep Phil King out of the hall as well as the late Big John Armstrong, I always thought it was a high school hall of fame and the acomplishments after high school would not be considered but mentioned if they are inducted. IMO