MACON SPORTS HALL OF FAME
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CELEBRATING THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR MACON'S RICH SPORTS HISTORY!
Macon has a tremendous sports history covering many decades of athletic achievement. From former boxer Young Stribling,
to gridiron great Wally Butts, to Major League standout Kevin Brown, to NBA all-star Jeff Malone, to Olympian
Brenda Cliette-Thomas, you will find a multitude of sporting legends in The Macon Sports Hall Of Fame.
1989 SOUTHWEST PATRIOTS BOYS BASKETBALL
OUR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Each year the Hall honors a local team that had an outstanding performance. This year our honoree is the 1989 Southwest Boys basketball team. The team posted a remarkable 24-5 record and defeated their rival, Baldwin 59-38 in the State Championship game at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum. This was Coach Don Richardson's sixth and final title. The team was led by Ivano Newbill, who was crowned Mr. Georgia Basketball, and Russell Odom, who was the captain and the Most Valuable Player of the State Tournament.