Buck Hardee compiled a tremendous record in baseball in Wilmington, both as the head coach at New Hanover High School and in American Legion competition. Hardee's teams won 13 conference championships and finished second in the state playoffs twice during his 35-year tenure as head coach. His high school coaching record was 396-133-1. In American…
The name George Whitfield has become synonymous with excellence in baseball in North Carolina. A graduate of Kinston's Grainger High School and East Carolina University, Whitfield has become nationally known for his baseball success and knowledge. He was successful wherever he coached; he served as head baseball coach at Goldsboro from 1959 through '67 and…
Donald Bonner's career has included involvement in athletics from a number of different perspectives and positions. A native of Robeson County and a 1955 graduate of North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University), Bonner began his teaching and coaching career at two high schools in South Carolina, sandwiched around a stint in the U.S….
A native of China Grove, North Carolina, the late Frank Barger was an outstanding athlete at China Grove High School, serving as captain of both the football and baseball teams his senior year. He went from there to Lenoir-Rhyne College, where he earned all-North State Conference honors three years in football during a career interrupted…
Jack Young excelled as a coach and administrator during his educational career. A graduate of East Carolina, Young compiled a brilliant record as a coach at Ahoskie High School. His football teams were 128-36-4 in 16 years and won eight league titles, including a 24-game win streak and a 12-game string in which his teams…
Toby Webb helped build Albemarle into a well-known football power and served the schools there in a number of different capacities. During his tenure as head football coach and athletic director, Webb's teams posted an amazing 103-18-6 record, winning five conference championships and a couple of Western North Carolina High School Activities Association (WNCHSAA) crowns….
A native of Robbinsville, the late Modeal Walsh put together an outstanding career as an educator very involved in athletics right in his own hometown. A 1955 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Western Carolina, Walsh returned to Robbinsville High as a teacher in 1956 and spent over 35 years involved in education in Graham County….
Choppy Wagner became a coaching legend during his career as a coach and athletic director, with 31 years spent at Washington High. A 1938 graduate of Wake Forest, Wagner is the most successful football coach in Washington history, with a record of 153-73-12 during a coaching career there that started in 1941, missed World War…
The first woman to be inducted into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame has been involved in high school athletics as a teacher, coach, athletic director and assistant principal. Norma Harbin coached at the junior high level for several years before going to West Forsyth High in 1968. During her 10 years as a coach there…
The late George Cushwa helped establish Thomasville High School as a football powerhouse during his tenure there. A World War II paratrooper, Cushwa was a 1949 graduate of Appalachian State. He went on to become a teacher and coach at Bethel Hill and Roxboro Highs, the latter his own alma mater, before going to Thomasville…
