Dennis Payne: Marietta Umpires Association Payne was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2020. Dennis Payne’s impact on high school sports in Georgia can’t be measured. The longtime umpire and member of the Georgia High School Association spent more than 40 years as an ambassador for high school sports. Payne passed …
Bobby Howard: Columbus High School Howard was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2004. The state’s all-time winningest high school baseball coach, Bobby Howard was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2004. The legendary coach amassed a career coaching record of 1,069-359. In 1997, Howard stepped away …
Carl Roland: McEachern High School Roland was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2022. At the time, it may have seemed like it was not a big deal. But to Carl Roland, those relationships with his former players were worth more than gold. The longtime McEachern High School coach whom many …
Doug Jones: Mill Creek High School Jones was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2018. Bio updated 6/10/2025 Doug Jones was the first skipper in Mill Creek High School’s baseball history and his program annually ranked as one of the state’s best. Jones said he was humbled to be part of …
George Hansen: Kennesaw Mountain High School Hansen was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2019. Bio updated 6/10/2025 George Hansen was the first baseball coach in Kennesaw Mountain’s history. Hansen was part of the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019. “It’s definitely one of those things you don’t …
Chan Brown: Parkview High School Minor was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2018. Bio updated 6/10/2025 One of the state’s decorated young coaches, Chan Brown inherited the Parkview program from longtime coach Hugh Buchanan in 2005 and has kept the Panthers among the nation’s top programs. He was inducted into …
Craig Gibson: Mercer University Gibson was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2018. Bio updated 6/10/2025 Craig Gibson quietly has established the Mercer University baseball program as one of the nation’s best. The longtime coach has spent the past 20 seasons having led the Bears to unparalleled success during his tenure …
Charles Skipper: Brunswick High School Skipper was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2018. A native of Cochran, Ga. and a United States Air Force veteran, Charles Skipper graduated from Middle Georgia College and Georgia Southern University. He began his coaching career at Brunswick High School in 1984 as a volunteer …
Shane Amos: Walton High School Amos was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2018. Bio updated 6/10/2025 A standout catcher/designated hitter at Osborne High School under legendary coach Donnie English (also a Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame member), Shane Amos returned to Cobb County after college and has left a …
Tony Kirkland: Colquitt County High School Kirkland was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2019. Tony Kirkland said he always admired when new members of the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame were inducted every year. In 2019, Kirkland joined the prestigious group. “Many of those guys (Hall of Famers) are …