Melvin Kinslow: Americus High School Kinslow was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2000. State championships were part of Melvin Kinslow’s resume during his coaching career. The Americus High School coach was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame after a celebrated coaching career. A three-sport athlete at Americus …
Manny Pontonio: Dalton High School Pontonio was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2009. Manny Pontonio helped turn Dalton High School into a state power during his tenure as coach of the Catamounts. He was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2009. Pontonio coached in New Jersey …
Otis Gilbreath: Pepperell High School Gilbreath was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2000. Otis Gilbreath took over the Pepperell High School baseball program in 1954 and led the program for the next 30 years. He guided the Dragons to six state championships, turning the Floyd County school in Lindale into …
Marvin Pruitt: Redan High School Pruitt was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2013. Marvin Pruitt was the first baseball coach from DeKalb County to win 500 baseball games. In fact, Pruitt and former Columbia High School basketball coach Phil McCrary are the only two coaches in the county to win …
Scott Sims: South Georgia College Sims was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2013. Scott Sims was a fixture at South Georgia College for 21 years and a very successful junior college baseball coach. The longtime skipper amassed 589 victories in his 21 seasons (1990-2011) of leading the Tigers. He was …
Roy Massey: Parkview High School Massey was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2014. One of the state’s most-celebrated assistant coaches, Roy “Chief” Massey was as much a part of Parkview High School baseball as legendary coach Hugh Buchanan and former Major League Baseball player Jeff Francoeur. He passed away on …
Ron Elgin: Lithonia High School Elgin was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2014. Ron Elgin has spent more than three decades of coaching high school baseball in Georgia. He was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2014. Elgin coached high school football for more than 28 …
Robert Sapp: Middle Georgia College Sapp was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2013. Robert Sapp is best known for his 20-year baseball coaching career at Middle Georgia College from 1976-1996. He was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2013. Sapp compiled a career record of 1,041-293-1 in …
Rob English: Brookwood High School English was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2014. Rob English was a highly successful baseball coach at Briarcliff High School and Brookwood High School. Then he was just as successful as a baseball scout. English coached at DeKalb County’s Briarcliff High from 1970-1981 where he …
Richard Chumley: Northwest Whitfield High School Chumley was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2000. Richard Chumley was Northwest Whitfield’s first baseball coach. The longtime coach retired in 2002 after a 27-year coaching career that included a state championship in 1983. Chumley finished with a 368-295 mark. Chumley grew up in …
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