Rusty Adkins
The Clemson baseball great (1964-67) from Fort Mill batted .444 in 1965 and had a career .379 average. He earned All-State, All-ACC and All-America honors for three years and set conference records for most at-bats without a strikeout and longest hitting streak (41 games)
Art Baker
A Sumter native who excelled as a high school football coach at Eau Claire High in 1959 and 1960, Baker moved to the college ranks as head coach at Furman University (1973-77), The Citadel (1978-82) and East Carolina University (1985-88). After compiling an overall career record of 302-176-6, Baker served as a key administrator at USC. He is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hall of Fame.
Frank Ford
A standout golfer from Charleston who won seven South Carolina Amateur titles from 1930-50, Ford also finished as runner-up three times, and won the 1937 International 4-Ball title.
Billy Gambrell
A football and track star at USC (1959-62), Gambrell twice made the All-ACC (1961-62) list. In football, he compiled 2,300 all-purpose yards over three seasons, and in track, he recorded a 23-foot-plus broad jump. The Athens, Ga., native later played 12 seasons as an NFL wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions.
Jim Stuckey
Born in Cayce and a graduate of Airport High, Stuckey starred at Clemson from 1976-79. The All-American defensive lineman played seven years in the NFL, winning Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers in 1982 and 1985.
Mookie Wilson
The speedy, Bamberg-born switch-hitter starred at Bamberg High and Spartanburg Methodist College, then led USC to the 1977 College World Series before moving to a major league career that culminated in a 1986 World Series title with the New York Mets. (The famous “Buckner Ball” – the grounder that famously rolled under Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner’s glove in Game 6 – was hit by Wilson.) Over his 12-year career, Wilson compiled a .274 average with 327 stolen bases. He also coached for the Mets for a number of years.