Emotions and thanks highlight Georgia Sports Hall of Fame ceremony (videos)
By Michael A. Lough
The Sports Report
centralgasports@gmail.com
He joined his father in the Hall in the city where his career started and he met his wife.
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Coming Sunday around luncthtime: the speeches from Calvin Johnson, Takeo Spikes, and Mark Teixeira, and Johnson talks about the weekend. Visit the Fan Fest story for an interview with Calvin Johnson.
Ernie Johnson Jr. took some time and just drove around Macon.
The Mount de Sales grad remains UGA's top tackler, and his imprint is strong in the Canadian Football League.
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After all, it’s where his career began, and where he met his wife. Saturday, it was where he joined his dad in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
And the emotions got to the veteran broadcaster, as they did to Washington County’s Takeo Spikes, another of the eight who made up the Class of 2019.
Northeast grad Brenda Cliette-Thomas could hardly contain her enthusiasm, and Mark Teixeira is ready for another trip to Macon, so enjoyable have his two trips been.
A sold-out crowd of about 700 attended this year’s ceremony at the Macon City Auditorium Auditorium for Johnson, Spikes, Cliette-Thomas, Gary Stokan, Calvin Johnson, Mark Teixeira, Ben Zambiasi and T. McFerrin.
Being inducted into the Hall less than an hour from home meant a lot to Spikes.
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The former Georgia Tech standout was added in 2018 to the College Football Hall of Fame, too.
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Stokan's impact in the world of college sports, especially college football, is as great or greater than many athletes he joined.
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Friends, family, and colleagues took up more than 10 tables at the City Auditorium.
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The long-time MLB slugger gave shoutouts to the Tech fans in the crowd, as well as Tech head baseball coach Danny Hall.
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