P.J. Boatwright, Jr.
Hailing from Spartanburg, this two-time Carolina Open champion (1957-59) and Wofford College star qualified for four U.S. Amateurs. Later a respected national golf administrator as Executive Director of the USGA (1969-91), Boatwright became known as the world’s foremost authority on the Rules of Golf. He is a member of the South Carolina Golf and Carolinas Halls of Fame.
James C. "J.C." Caroline *
The four-sport star at Columbia’s Booker T. Washington High became a football All-American at Illinois (1953-54), where he led the nation in rushing with 1,256 yards.
He enjoyed a stellar NFL career with the Chicago Bears (1956-63), with 24 career interceptions and an All-Pro appearance in 1956 after spending the 1955 season in the Canadian Football League. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Chick Galloway
This Manning native became a star athlete and coach at Presbyterian College and enjoyed a fine major league career (1921-26), hitting for a career high .324 in 1922 and compiling a .264 career average as a starting shortstop with the Philadelphia A’s. He later suited up for the Detroit Tigers, but his career ended prematurely when he suffered a fractured skull in batting practice. He later scouted for the Reds, A’s and Braves.
Paul Hahn
This trick-shot golf artist from Charleston has entertained fans around the world. Known as golf’s ambassador-at-large, Hahn entertained fans at Augusta National and St. Andrews as well as American troops abroad.
Bob Jones
A Clemson athlete (1927-30), Jones played basketball and football, and served as an assistant football coach. The native of Starr earned the nickname “the General” after a long military stint. He also coached the Clemson boxing team for 12 years, winning two Southern Conference titles.
Billy Odell *A left-handed pitcher from Whitmire who played for Clemson, O’Dell made All-Southern Conference in 1952 and 1953 and All-American in 1954, and pitched a no-hitter against USC. He also played three years of football for Clemson before his outstanding major league career in which he never spent a day in the minors. The MVP of the 1958 All-Star Game pitched in the 1962 World Series for the San Francisco Giants and compiled a lifetime 105-100 record and 3.29 ERA from 1954-67.
Grady Wallace
A consensus All-America scorer at USC when he led the nation in scoring in 1957 with a school-record 31.3 average, Wallace also holds the school record for career average (28.0). In 1955, the Mare Creek, Ky., native led all junior college scorers at 32.8 points per game.
George Webster
The Anderson native and consensus All-America “roverback” at Michigan State in 1965 and 1966, Webster switched to linebacker and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year in 1967 with the Houston Oilers (he also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots). A three-time recipient of All-AFL honors, Webster was named to the AFL All-Time team in 1970 by a panel of veteran football writers.