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 Ferrum
College Alumni Sports Hall of Fame
Updated: Monday, July 16, 2007
Class of 1994
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Members of the 1968 Ferrum College NCJAA National
Championship Football Team
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Thomas Wayne Brown |
Arthur Kirk Shannon |
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David Dearing Griffith |
Jerry Dodson
Stainback, Jr. |
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Patrick Jay
Norrell |
Thomas Jonathan Zborill |
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James Robert
Patterson |
Coach Rick D. Tolley |
10-0 season record. Defeated defending national
champions Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Ended the season with a
41-19 win over Phoenix College in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah,
Georgia, to take the 1968 National Junior College Championship
title. The Ferrum College Alumni Sports Hall of Fame, in recognition
of the ideals of character, achievement, and competitive spirit,
offers a memorial tribute in its inaugural year to these men whose
lives ended when the plane carrying the 1970 Marshall University
football team went down over Huntington, West Virginia, in November
1970. Each year Ferrum College awards in their memory The Big Green
Award, which goes to a member of the Panther football team who best
displays leadership qualities of “courage, hustle, and desire.”
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Harry Bailey Baird, Jr. ‘69
- Auburn, Alabama
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- Ferrum’s leading pitcher while playing Panther
baseball. Received the Christenbury Award, East Carolina
University’s highest student-athlete honor. Played with Kansas
City Royals from 1971 to 1977 before returning to ECU as assistant
coach. Became head
coach at East Carolina in 1980 and led the team to threes
consecutive league championships and NCAA tourney berths. Became
head coach at Auburn University in 1985. Guided the Tigers to nine
straight years of post-season play while winning 30 or more games
each season. Named NCAA Regional Coach of the Year after taking
Auburn to a berth in the 1994 College World Series.
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Edward Gary
George ‘68
Columbus, Ohio
Co-captain of the 1967 Ferrum football squad. Made All ACC-Academic
Team at Wake Forest University. Fourth-round pick by the Pittsburgh
Steelers in the 1970 NFL draft. Opted to play in the CFL for
Montreal Alouettes, where he made the All-Pro Team five times and
was named outstanding lineman in 1974. Completed pro career after
stints with the Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and the CFL’s
Hamilton Tigercats. Now serves as managing director, executive
vice-president and co-owner of the investment firm of Manning &
Napier, Advisors, Inc.
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David Allen Hobbs ‘69
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Two-year letterman in basketball at Ferrum. Also lettered for
two years at Virginia Commonwealth University. Served as assistant
coach at VCU for five years, helping guide the Rams to three Sun
Belt Conference championships. Joined the University of Alabama
coaching staff in 1986. During seven years as assistant coach, the
Crimson Tide racked up six NCAA tournament appearances and earned
four Sweet 16 berths, four SEC tourney titles, and one
regular-season SEC championship. Took over head coaching post at
Alabama in 1993 and led the team to an NIT appearance that year. In
his second season, the Tide posted 20 wins, including a victory over
then number-one ranked Arkansas, and made the 1994 NCAA tournament
field.
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Hank Norton, Jr.
Deltaville and Ferrum, Virginia
Thirty-four years as head football coach of the Ferrum Panthers.
Ferrum coaching career record of 244-77-11. Four National Junior
College Championship runner-up in 1966. National Junior College
Coach of the Year in 1965, 1968, and 1974. Four consecutive NCAA
Division III playoff berths from 1987 to 1990 and Division III
South Region titles in 1988 and 1989. Coached 46 All-Americans
and 42 players who went on to play in the professional ranks.
Began his coaching career at Powhatan High School in 1954.
Renowned fly fisherman, hunter, and conservationist. Honorary
member of the 1994 Alumni Sports Hall of Fame in its inaugural
year.
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Linda
Lee Perdue ‘67
Roanoke, Virginia
Four-sport standout at Ferrum in tennis, basketball, field
hockey and swimming. Continued multi-sport career in tennis,
volleyball, and basketball at East Tennessee State University.
Number-one tennis player four years at both Ferrum and ETSU.
Competed in more than 100 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles
tournaments after college. Took up distance running in the
mid-1980s and has competed in more than 150 road races,
including biathlons, triathlons, and the Marine Corps Marathon.
Currently a health and physical education teacher with the
Roanoke City school system.
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Larry Cordell Robinson '71
Knoxville, Tennessee
Named an NJCAA All-American in 1971 after leading the Ferrum
basketball team to two consecutive berths in the NJCAA National
Tournament. Named captain and team MVP of the 1971 Panthers and twice
earned regional tourney MVP honors. Two-time SEC All-Academic
selection and captain of the 1973 squad at the University of
Tennessee, earning All-SEC honors his senior year. Signed as free
agent in 1974 with the Dallas Cowboys as offensive back on kick-off
and punt return coverage. Began his business career in 1975 in life
insurance sales before rising to the executive level. Currently an
account executive with the advertising firm of L.M. Berry & Co.
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