The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame

Our Mission is to honor those who, by outstanding achievement or service, have made lasting contributions to the cause of sports in South Carolina, the nation, and the entire world.
To preserve records of teams and individuals, to promote the ideals and traditions of sports as a positive influence on our youth as a potent factor in our South Carolina way of life.
To maintain and improve the high esteem which sports occupy in our great state.

 

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Officers (2026 - 2027)
  • Jim Corbett


    jim@jimcorbettattorney.com
    803.765.2968

    Jim Corbett is a former radio sports reporter and has practiced law in Columbia with the same firm as for the last 34 years. Calling Columbia home since starting USC in 1979, the native of Oakland, NJ, was named the 1985 Radio Journalist of the Year by the RTNDAC and has been an award-winning officer in both the Jaycees and Knights of Columbus. 

    President

    Columbia
  • Rick Sanford




    Rick Sanford is a former USC defensive back from Rock Hill (1975-78) who earned All-America status as a senior and was selected in the first round (25th overall) by the New England Patriots, becoming the first Gamecock to be drafted in the inaugural round. He played for seven years in the NFL for the Patriots (1979-84) and Seattle Seahawks (1985). He is a retired Doctor of Chiropractic and a Columbia-area radio personality.

    1st Vice President

    Columbia
  • Eddie Robinson




    Robinson earned degrees from Clemson University and Tuskegee University and owned and
    operated Midlands Veterinary Practice for 30 years. A former president of IPTAY, he also serves on
    the Spoleto Festival USA Board of Directors. In addition to IPTAY, past board experience includes the
    Clemson University Foundation Board, the Clemson University Alumni National Council, the Clemson
    University Board of Visitors, the Saluda Shoals Foundation Board and the University of South
    Carolina Small Business Development Center Advisory Board.

    2nd Vice President

    Columbia
  • Lee Glaze




    Glaze grew up on James Island and attended Fort Johnson High School before enrolling at The Citadel. There, he distinguished himself as a two-sport standout in football and baseball, earning first team All-Southern Conference honors in both sports and being named the Southern Conference Athlete of the Year in 1986. He is a member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame, the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame, and the James Island High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Since 1994, he has lived in Sumter, where he has worked with Dominion Energy and raised his family. 

    3rd Vice President

    Sumter
  • Andy Solomon


    Andy.Solomon@scahof.org

    Andy Solomon, a fourth-generation Charlestonian, spent more than 40 years working in the Athletics Departments at College of Charleston, Baptist College (Charleston Southern), Winthrop, Limestone and the last 27 years of his career at The Citadel. Highlights of his career include being named the NAIA’s Sports Information Director of the Year and the NCAA’s Sports Marketer of the Year. He graduated from College of Charleston and earned his Master’s at Winthrop, and continues to work for the NCAA as a site representative for baseball regionals and super regionals. Solomon has been inducted in the NAIA Hall of Fame along with those at Winthrop and Limestone. He joined the SCAHOF board of directors in 2005 and became executive director in 2022.

    Executive Director

    Charleston
  • Gloria Friedgen


    Gloria@scahof.org

    Gloria Friedgen was a physical education and biology teacher who coached volleyball, basketball and track for 35 years in schools around the country as she followed her football-coaching husband, Ralph Friedgen, through his hall of fame career. While in Charleston, she was named 8-AAA basketball coach of the year and while in San Diego she was awarded Biology Partner of the Year. She graduated from SUNY Cortland and added a Master’s from the University of Maryland. They have three daughters and two grandsons.

    Administrator

    Isle of Palms
  • Tara Moore




    A native of Bridgeport, WVa, Tara Moore serves as the organization’s treasurer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of South Carolina while marching in the band and earned her MBA from The Citadel. A certified public accountant, she has operated a tax and accounting practice for the past decade and is married to Executive Director Andy Solomon.

    Treasurer

    Charleston
2026 Board of Directors
Jim Armour, Rock Hill
Kent Atkins, Greenwood
Heather Bailey, Greenville
Jerry Baker, Charleston 
Russ Bergman, Myrtle Beach
Roddy Broadnax, Rock Hill     
Tony Ciuffo, Clemson
Bill Comer, Union
Larry DiBiase, Camden
Steve Duzan, Clemson
Wayne Earhardt, Columbia
Courtney Geiger, Hartsville
Lee Glaze, Sumter
Jeff Grantz, Columbia
Jimmy Guthrie, Orangeburg     
Rick Henry, Columbia          
Rob Hibbits, Orangeburg
Danny Johnson, Charleston

Ricky Ladd, Ridgeway
Clint Leach, Columbia
Ritchie McQueeney, Columbia
Nick Milasnovich, Columbia
Floyd Nicholson, Greenwood
Stan Olejnik, Spartanburg
Cobb Oxford, Anderson
Ralph Patterson, Due West
Boone Peeler, Gaffney
Robert Porcher, Charleston
Hunter Reid, Greenville    
Adam Ribock, Columbia    
Sanford Rogers, Greenville    
David Santos, Charleston
Kerry Tharp, Darlington
Kyle Tisdale, Georgetown
Charles Wyatt, Gaffney

 

Active Past-Presidents (Ex-Officio Board Members)

Sam Blackman, Clemson
Bill D’Andrea, Central
Sonny Dickinson, Columbia
Julian Gibbons, Columbia
Bill Hamilton, Orangeburg
Willie Jeffries, Elloree
Tripp Jones, Columbia
Jeff May, Greenwood
Nicky McCarter, Clover
Casey Manning, Columbia
Steve McGuirt, St. Helena Island
Tom McQueeney, Mt. Pleasant
Dennis Powell, Columbia
Xavier Starkes, Columbia
Charles Thompson, Jr., Charleston

Executive Committee (2026 - 2027)

Immediate Past President – Randy Warrick
President – Jim Corbett
1st Vice President – Rick Sanford
2nd Vice President – Eddie Robinson

3rd Vice President - Lee Glaze
Heather Bailey
Tony Ciuffo
Jeff Grantz

Past Presidents

Frank Howard* (1973-74)

Charlie Bradshaw* (1975-76)

Larry Patterson (1977)

Bob Sharpe* (1978)

James F. Coggins (1979)

John Beasley* (1980-81)

Tatum Gressette* (1982)

C. Dan Joyner* (1983)

Jerry L. Frye (1984-85)

W.J. Neely* (1986)

John D. Gregory (1987)

J. Lambert Schwartz* (1988)

Louis Williams* (1989)

Thomas E. Suggs (1990)

William A. Hudson* (1991)

Donald C. Bailey (1992)

Grant Bennett* (1993)

L. Casey Manning (1994)

A. Camden Lewis* (1995)

Harry “Sid” Varney* (1996)

Ephraim Ulmer (1997)

Stuart Point* (1998)

Jay Pitts (1999)

Robin Chandler* (2000)

Dom Fusci* (2001)

Henry Chastain* (2002)

Grady Ray* (2003)

Sonny Dickinson (2004)

Peter L.M. DiVenere* (2005)

W.J. Jordan (2006)

DuBose R. “Bosie” Martin* (2007)

Glenn Brackin* (2008)

Willie Jeffries (2009)

Andy Solomon (2010)

Julian Gibbons (2011)

Charles R. Thompson, Jr. (2012)

Nicky McCarter (2013)

Kay Fortune (2014)

F. Xavier Starkes (2015)

Sam Blackman (2016)

Thomas McQueeney (2017)

Steve McGuirt (2018)

Dr. Tripp Jones (2019)

Dennis Powell (2020-22)

Bill D’Andrea (2023)

Jeff May (2024)

Bill Hamilton (2025)

 

*Deceased