As a basketball player at Geraldine HIgh School, he played varsity basketball for four years, averaging more than 20 points a game as a junior and senior. He once scored 48 points in a game, playing only the first and third quarters. It was the school’s scoring record at the time. He also had games of 40, 41, 42, 43 and 46 points. He was All-County, All-Sand Mountain and All-DIstrict two years each. In baseball he played five years, with an average batting average of .425. He led the team in home runs for three seasons and hit more than .500 his last two years. He turned down professional baseball offers from the Baltimore Orioles, CIncinnati Reds and Atlanta Crackers to sign a basketball scholarship with the University of Georgia. He coached women’s softball at Snead Junior College for 13 years, taking the team to the national tournament four times, finishing second, third and seventh. He was the Region XXII Coach of the Year in 1997. After college, he played independent basketball and baseball for many years winning various All-Star and MVP honors.
