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The Georgia ASA Hall of Fame is the highest honor a player, umpire, manager or commissioner can receive in Georgia ASA. The award is also given meritorious status to other individuals or organizations who have given their all the Georgia ASA. The award is chosen by the Georgia ASA staff and presented at the annual meeting. Honorees of the Georgia ASA Hall of Fame are as follows:

PLAYERS
Robert H. (Robin) Gresham, Rome, '01 Aaron Jackson, Columbus, '93
Diane Crocker Ralston Smith, Calhoun, '01 Stan Sumner, Dublin, '93
Karl Watkins, Machester, '00 Harry Willoughby, Sr., Athens, '93
Calvin Burgamy, Macon, '98 Laverne Carswell, Albany, '92
Ronnie Dempsey, Rome, '98 Bobby G. Clark, Columbus, '92
Herbert Newman, Bremen, '98 Franklin Lee Hart, Seale, AL, '92
Margie Pendley, Calhoun, '98 Harvel E. Johnson, Fortson, '92
Richard Prigmore, Duluth, '98 Jane Phelps, Madison, '92
R.V. "Red" Burgamy, Columbus, '96 Earl Babbitt, Jr., Augusta, '91
Albert Criswell, Carrollton, '96 John Cook, Whitesburg, '91
Silvin Little, Flowery Branch, '96 Jim Huggins, Tifton, '91
James Thwing, Warner Robins, '96 Blunt Patterson, Covington, '91
Betsy C. Golden, Columbus, '95 Mary Jean Underwood, Columbus, '91
Nancy Anderson Mark, Tifton, '95 Janice M. Howard, Albany, '90
Bob Nellams, Columbus, '95 Bob Lane, Statesboro, '90
Pat Rachels, Belvedere, '95 Tom Beall, Monticello, '89
Sally Wade Stephens, Belvedere, '95 Ricky Huggins, Savannah, '89
Lynn Avery, Albany, '94 Cecil Whitehead, Valdosta, '89
Carla Polk, Leesburg, '94 Larry Cook, Albany, '88
R. Addis Whitehead, Abbeville, '94 Richard Miles, Columbus, '88
Calvin Wood, Ellenwood, '94 Buck Salter, Augusta, '88
Kathy Greenway Wood, Madison, '94 Billy Bearden, Calhoun, '87
Mark Cauley, Macon, '93 Tommy Taylor, Tallahassee, '87
Clyburn Davis, Martinez, '93 Darby Cottle Veazey, Tifton, '87
Roxie Garrett, Social Circle, '93  
COMMISSIONERS
Bill Chester, Columbus, '01 Ronnie Young, Carrollton, '88
Craig F. Sowell, Tifton, '98 Al Bishop, Marietta, '87
Louise Thompson, Lithia Springs, '93 Rod Blaylock, Albany, '87
Mary Roth, Albany, '91 Billy Giles, Savannah, '87
Carl Hager, Savannah, '89 R.G. Jones, Columbus, '87
Bobby Simpson, Tifton, '89  
UMPIRES
Kinard Latham 1987 Jim Sneddon 1995
Jim Herring 1987 Jodie Rowell 1995
Harold Russell 1988 James C. Johnson 1995
Earl O'Neal 1988 Richard Roark 1996
Fred Hyder 1988 John Nelson 1996
J.J. Roark 1989 William Billy Hill 1996
Mike Pack 1989 Alan Vanderheiden 1998
Caudell Clark 1990 Joe Farriba 1998
Don Brown 1990 Ray Hendrix 1998
Brockey Brock 1990 E.D. "Dee" Stanley 2001
Mike Ingram 1991 Kenneth Skinner 2001
Rick Cundey 1991 Donald Morrow 2001
Earl Fales 1992 Bill Durham 2001
William McCord 1993 Melvin B. Christian 2001
Steve Herring 1993 Allen Hollaway

2010
Paul Eames 1993 Larry McCaden

2010
Virgil Thompson 1994 Bobbie Ragland

2010
A.B. Malloy 1994    
MANAGERS
Lynn Bennett, Adel, '98 Bobby Bodiford, Columbus, '92
Leonard Steed, Cave Springs, '98 Jimmy Spurlin, Tifton, '92
David Child, Manchester, '98 Bennie Griffin, Albany, '91
Tommy Foster, Douglasville, '96 Cotton Harris, Augusta, '91
James "Vic" Vickers, Tifton, '96 Bill Wood, Madison, '91
Dennis Barthelemy, Albany, '95 Earl Etheridge, Savannah, '90
Marvin Maddox, Cochran, '95 Charles S. Ware, Albany, '90
David Dixon, Tifton, '94 Bill Bryant, Manchester, '87
Harry Willoughby, Sr., Athens, '94 Tommy Cottle, Tifton, '87
MERITORIOUS
Albany Beverage Co. - Joe Carrol, Albany, '01 Billy Brewer, Watkinsville, '94
Buffalo Rock Co. - Hilton Longshore, Albany, 01 Gene Caruso/McDonald's, Albany, '93
Georgia Recreation and Parks Association, Conyers, '01 Nelson Bettis, Hull, '92
Larry Hanson, Valdosta, '01 R.D. "Dick" Johnson, Augusta, '92
Frances Pipkin, Columbus, '01 Bobby Minge, Rome, '90
Kevin Teate, Stockbridge, '98 Anderson Reed, Pinehurst, '88
Richard Craig, McDonough, '95 Larry Thompson, Savannah, '88
Harry Stone, Albany, '95 E.B. Hamilton, Tifton, '87

Prior to Atlanta ASA merging with Georgia ASA in 2006, The Atlanta ASA Umpire program honored its top umpires with membership in the Atlanta ASA Hall of Honor. Similar to the Georgia ASA Hall of Fame, The Atlanta ASA Hall of Honor is the highest honor an Atlanta ASA Umpire could receive. Candidates were nominated by umpire associations and recommended to the Atlanta ASA commissioner and Umpire in Chief who would select the recipients of the award. The Atlanta ASA Hall of Honor Umpires are as follows:

Atlanta ASA Hall of Honor Umpires
Leroy Hambrick 1985  Carl Monroe 1997
E.J. "Lefty" Leonard 1986  Basil Hall 1997
Robert Barton 1986  Ralph Miller  1998
Wallace Turner 1987  Lisa Miller 1999
Charles Meyers 1988  Roosevelt Clinkscale 2001
Fred McCoy 1989  Jack Couse 2001
Scott Frizzell 1990  Dave Lloyd 2002
Dave Hubbard 1990  Harry Gibson 2003
Ray Norris 1991  Graybill Daniel 2004
Robert Newman 1992  Frank Fenters 2004
Gerald Apple 1993  Ralph Gordon 2005
Jimmy Derrick 1994  Steve Marcus 2006
Dick Gayler 1995  Tim Smith 2006
Earl Morris 1996

In January, 2005, Atlanta ASA Commissioner, Graybill Daniel created the Commissioner's Award to honor individuals who have contributed greatly to the Atlanta ASA Umpire Program and Atlanta ASA overall. After the merger with Georgia ASA in 2006 and the passing of Graybill Daniel in spring 2005, the award was renamed to the Graybill Daniel Memorial Award. This award is presented at the annual state umpire clinic in the early part of the year. The recipients of the award are as follows:
Graybill Daniel Memorial Award
Jimmy Derrick 2005
Al Dattolo 2006
Bob Earwood 2007
Dick Gayler 2008
Carl Monroe 2009
Dave Lloyd 2010

 

 

 
 
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