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RONNIE BAYNES -
Coached for 32 years at
Banks, Selma
,
Alabama
School for the Deaf, Tallassee and Mountain
Brook
high schools. His 17 baseball teams at Tallassee won five state
championships (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991) and was runner-up in
1985. With a career baseball record of 419-179, he coached in the
North-South all-star game and officiated football, basketball and
baseball for three years. He also officiated football in the
Southeastern Conference for 12 years and in the National Football
League for the last 15 years. A graduate of
Talladega
High
School
and
Auburn
University
.
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MARY BIRDWELL -
Spent the last 15
years of her 35 years of coaching at
Hoover
High
School
(formerly
Berry
)
where her cross country and indoor track teams have won eight state
championships. She guided two swimming teams and one gymnastics team
to titles. In addition, her freshman teams won nine state crowns in
the three-phase track program. She also coached at DAR and
Guntersville plus middle and elementary schools in
Hoover
.
She has received numerous awards for her skills in teaching and
coaching. A graduate of Oak
Ridge
High
School
(Tenn.
)
and the University
of
Tennessee.
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GEORGE EVANS -
Has been associated with
the AHSAA basketball officiating program for over 30 years. As a
member of the Selma Basketball Officials Association, he has
officiated in numerous playoff games and several state tournament
championship games. Since retiring as an active official in 1998, he
has served as an AHSAA District Director. He also distinguished
himself as an NCAA official and currently serves as Officials
Coordinator of the Southwest Athletic Conference. Serving the
students of Dallas
County
for 35
years as superintendent, principal, coach and teacher, he is
presently president of the Selma City Council. A graduate of
Hudson
High
School
and St.
Mary’s College.
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LAMAR HARRIS -
Spent 24 of his 31 years
in coaching at Hubbertville
High
School where he has been
successful in four sports. During his 16 years as softball coach,
his teams won three state championships and compiled a 403-135
record. He coached girls basketball for 23 years and captured two
state titles with an overall record of 293-170. His 24 football
teams compiled a 142-110 record with seven playoff appearances and
his 24 boys basketball teams won four area crowns. The winner of
several coaching awards, he coached in the 1999 all-star football
game. A graduate of Lanett
High
School
and
Samford
University
.
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ROBERT HIGGINBOTHAM -
Coached football for 28
years at three schools with a career record of 206-105-3. One of his
three Mountain
Brook
teams won a state championship in 1975 with a perfect season. He
spent 22 years at Shades
Valley
with a
163-83-2 record along with two state runner-up finishes and three
undefeated regular seasons. All three of his
Tuscaloosa
County
teams made
the playoffs. He was named the first head coach in the
Alabama-Mississippi all-star game in 1988 and was selected again in
1997. He is the first son of Hall of Fame member (his father Morris
was inducted in 1993) to be selected. A graduate of
Hueytown
High
School
and the
University
of
Alabama
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ED LATHAN -
Has been involved with
high school athletics in Mobile
County
for 33
years as a coach and administrator. He coached one year at Davidson
and 18 years at B. C. Rain and remained highly involved in athletics
for 14 years as principal at Alba, Alma Bryant and UMS-Wright high
schools. A member of the AHSAA Legislative Council for nine years
and the founding committee of the Alabama-Mississippi all-star
football game, he currently serves as chairman of the selection
committee. He fostered a new athletic spirit during the merger of
rival Alba and Grand
Bay
high
schools into Alma Bryant school. A graduate of
Murphy
High
School
and
Mississippi
State
University
.
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WALLACE SANDERS -
Coached basketball for
30 years at Union Hill, Brewer and Decatur high schools and
carried a team to the state tournament from each one. His 15 years
at Decatur
with thee state tournament appearances and a 217-192 record put his
career mark at 427-369. He coached golf for 10 years with a second
and third place finish in five state tournament appearances. He was
named District Coach of the Year in 1999 by the National Federation
coaches association. Currently he is an instructor in the AHSAA
Coaches Education Program. A graduate of
Eva
High
School
and
Florence State College (now the
University
of
North
Alabama
).
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LARRY SINYARD -
Enjoyed quite a
successful 20-year career as girls basketball coach at
Lauderdale
County
High
School
where he
compiled a phenomenal 434-88 career record with five state
championships and two-runner-up finishes in 10 state tournament
appearances. His teams also won 13 county titles and 11 area
championships. A three-time coach in the Alabama-Mississippi
all-star games, he was the first coach to guide the
Alabama
girls team to a win the series. Before taking over the varsity he
coached the Lauderdale
County
junior boys
team for five years. A graduate of
Lauderdale
County
High
School
and
Athens
College
.
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