Welcome to GSAHOF
Welcome to our website, please take time to view our tribute to the Greater Savannah Georgia area's finest athletes.
Savannah Georgia has contributed greatly to the US and International sports scene. Savannah has provided proud representatives in all of the major league sports and Olympics. Savannah boasts an annual average temperature of 66 degrees with only 49 inches of annual rainfall makes it an ideal location for outdoor sports.
The Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame (GSAHOF) inducted four athletes and two Citation recipients and also honored "The Gold Dust Twins" with a Special Award during its 43rd annual induction ceremony and banquet on May 7, 2012 at the Savannah Civic Center. Click on the link to view and/or purchase photos from the event. 43rd Awards Banquet Photos
The athletes inducted include former Savannah Country Day School and University of Georgia tennis standout Lane Curlee; former Tompkins High and University of Southern California defensive tackle Larry Nunnally, who helped win a national championship and the 1975 Rose Bowl by defeating Ohio State; former Beach High and University of Western Carolina basketball star Wilson Scott, who helped propel Beach to the 1967 Class AAA state championship in the first year that schools for black students were allowed to compete in the Georgia High School Association tournament; and former SCPS and East Tennessee State football standout Robbie White, one of the few athletes to capture both the Lawton M. Calhoun Award and the Ashley Dearing Award which both recognize athletic excellence.
The GSAHOF presented Citations to John Pearson Deloach, whose name became synonymous with athletics in the early '70's during his decades of service to the city in the planning, development, construction and operation of the city’s parks and athletic complexes, and Carl Middleton, who in more than 45 years of service to Beach High School, successfully coached football, track and field, basketball and softball and served as athletic director.
Abram “Pete” Palefsky and Bernie Kramer were also inducted by the GSAHOF and were presented with the Special Award. Nicknamed “The Gold Dust Twins,” Palefsky and Kramer made an indelible mark on Savannah as athletes and community leaders.
The 2012 Lawton M. Calhoun Athletic Award for the city’s most outstanding high school athlete was presented to Cara Considine from Savannah Country Day School. Also the GSAHOF recognized Savannah's best male and female high school athletes in fall, winter and spring sports and were recognized and rewarded for their athletic accomplishments.
Ben Carter, Bethesda - Boys Basketball
Camille Dash, Jenkins - Girls Basketball
Nico Rittmeyer, SCDS - Boys Soccer
Donovan Shuman, Savannah Arts Academy - Girls Soccer
Will Austin, Savannah Christian - Football
Cara Considine, SCDS - Volleyball
Hunter Newman, Calvary - Baseball
Aigner Smith, Jenkins - Softball
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The GSAHOF will hold its 44th Annual Awards Banquet on May 6th, 2013 at 7:00 at the Savannah Civic Center. If you would like to purchase tickets, please contact Earl Etheridge. He can be reached at 351-3852 or 3853 or earl_etheridge@savannahga.gov
