The Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association will join the combined efforts of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association and the Arkansas Officials Association to form one High School Hall of Fame. The three organizations have selected 15 honorees to be installed in the 2013 AHSCA-AOA-AHSAAA Hall of Fame.
The AHSCA-AOA Hall of Fame was created in 1995 and had selected 213 members into its hall. The AHSAAA started in 2007 and had 19 members. With this year's class the new Hall of Fame membership now stands at 247.
The Hall of Fame selections were made by the group's executive committees in December (AOA) and January (AHSCA, AHSAAA).
The six new AHSCA honorees are Gus Malzahn, Springdale (football); Glenda Patterson, Jonesboro Westside (volleyball); Ron Ripp, Ozark (basketball); Gene Simmons, Murfreesboro (track); Charlie Sorrels, Atkins (football) and Herbert Williams, Brinkley (basketball).
The six new members of the AOA are Bill Breazeale, Fayetteville (football); Clint Cornett, Prairie Grove (football); Duane Cousins, Benton (football); August Hensick, Stuttgart (football); Gordon Hornaday, Fordyce (basketball) and Ellis "Scooter" Register, Little Rock (basketball).
The three new members of the AHSAAA are Atwood "Buddy" Bell of Jonesboro, Conrad "Buzz" Bolding of Conway and Richard "Dick" Hays of Ashdown.
Tim Cooper of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will receive the Arkansas Activities Association's 2013 Distinguished Media Service Award.
The installation banquet will be held on Friday, July 12, 2013, at Horner Hall in the Hot Spring Convention Center starting at 6:30 p.m. For ticket information contact Nicole Cunningham at 501-955-2500[/URL].
AHSCA
Gus Malzahn: Malzahn is a Fort Smith native and a Henderson State graduate. He coached on the high school levels at Hughes, Shiloh Christian and Springdale and had an overall record of 133-26 and three state championships. He is currently the head coach at Auburn, after collegiate stops at Arkansas, Tulsa, Auburn and Arkansas State.
Glenda Patterson: Patterson coached volleyball at Jonesboro Westside for 37 years. During her tenure she led Westside to six state championships. Her volleyball teams finished as state runner-up 15 times and won 24 conference titles. Her volleyball record is 783-205.
Ron Rippy: Rippy Rippy had career stops at Greenbrier, Clarksville and Ozark. His girls' basketball program won three state championships at Ozark. His 1998 title team was 27-10, followed by a 35-2 title record in 2000 and a 32-3 title record in 32001.
Gene Simmons: Simmons had a 33-year coaching career with stops at Dierks, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Lockesburg and Mineral Springs. His track teams won 34 district titles, one state boys' track title and a state boys' runner-up finish.
Charlie Sorrels: Sorrels served as the Atkins football coach for 24 years and produced 176 wins, 8 conference titles and 19 trips to the state playoffs. He was the tennis coach for 20 years, winning 17 conference titles and 1 girls' state title in 1995.
Herbert Williams: Williams coached basketball, football and track in the Brinkley School District for 39 years. His basketball program ranked among the best in the state in the 1980s, with his 1986 teams going 26-1.His 1975-76 track team finished third in the state.
AOA
Bill Breazeale: Breazeale was a member of the AOA for over 25 years officiating football and basketball. In 1975 he worked the AHSCA All-Star football game. He also worked the University of Arkansas' football scrimmages and Red-White games for 23 years.
Clint Cornett: officiated football from 1967 to 2007. He worked two state championship games and one AHSCA All-Star game.
Duane Cousins: Cousins started his football officiating career in 1965 at a local Boys Club. He joined the AOA in 1967, working high school football for 42 years. He worked numerous state playoff games and an AHSCA All-Star game.
August "Gus" Hensick: Hensick began his officiating career in 1970. He retired after the 2008 season, having completed 39 years. He served two terms as representative for District 6, and worked one AHSCA All-Star football game.
Gordon Hornaday: Hornaday joined the AOA in 1967 and officiated basketball for 40 years. He worked numerous district, regional and state tournaments and six State Final games. He officiated football for 35 years and worked the 1995 and 2006 State Finals.
Ellis "Scooter" Register: Register worked as a high school basketball official for 25 years, while working on the collegiate level for 14 years. He worked the 1986 AHSCA All-Star game and the 1987 Overall State Championship. From 1988 through 1993 Register worked three girls' state title games and two boys' title games.
AHSAAA
Atwood "Buddy" Bell: Bell was the first athletic director for the Jonesboro Public School System, and a job he held for 12 years. He was also a charter member of the AHSAAA. Bell worked in the Jonesboro system for 35 years, retiring in 1987.
Conley "Buzz" Bolding: Bolding was a successful football coach before accepting the duo job as head football coach-athletic director at Conway in 1984. He retired from coaching in 1991, and retired as athletic director in 2010. One accomplishment was the building of the multi-purpose arena on campus, which the school board named "The Buzz Bolding Arena."
Richard "Dick" Hays: Hays became the athletic director-head football coach at Ashdown in 1954 and remained in that position until his retirement in 1980. He once served as president of the AHSCA. In 1991 the school board renamed its football stadium, :The Dick Hays Stadium."
Media Award
Tim Cooper: Cooper, of North Little Rock, has covered high school sports for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since the fall of 1993. He is a Malvern native and a graduate of Henderson State University.
PREVIOUS HALL OF FAME HONOREES
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1995AHSCA
Otis Barker
Clair Bates
Johnie Burnett
Alene Crabtree
Curtis King
Earl QuigleyAOA
Robert Black
Buddy Coleman
Norris Fox
Jerry Hall
Wilbur Wood
1996
AHSCA
Sonny Gordon
Gayle Kaundart
Wilson Matthews
Helen Parker
John WidnerAOA
Archie Cothren
Prior Evans
Richard Ford
Clint Fuller
Cliff Shaw
1997AHSCA
J. W. Austin
Oliver Elders
C.W. Keopple
Houston Nutt
Bill StancilAOA
J. W. Fullerton
Jim Hannah
Bob Harrell
Bobby Hill
Bill McClendon
1998AHSCA
James Devazier
Mike Malham, Sr.
Sharon Morgan
Paul Noesser
Jimmy ParkerAOA
Denzol Bailey
Bob Banks
Smitty Bonds
Ernie Deaton
Bill Valentine
1999AHSCA
Herschel Bryant
Andrew Butler
Joe Hart
Bill Keedy
Charles Ripley
H.B. StewartAOA
Gene Dunn
Sonny Holmes
Wayne Johnson
Frank Jones
Alex Leftwich
Glen Siler
2000
AHSCA
Theodore Blake
Gary Bond
Lamar Dingler
Sammy Gill
Guy Kochel
Ted WallerAOA
Lennis Coleman
Leroy Dangeau
Gene Davis
Rex Lovell
Wendell Nutt
Jim Mack Sawyer
2001AHSCA
Jim Abraham
David Fricks
C.B. Havener
Clyde Horton
Lowell Manning
Joe Fred YoungAOA
Pete Camfield
Lindsey Henry
Maurice Jones
Charlie Keller
Bill Raymick
Sam Sloan
2002AHSCA
Edward Akin
Harold Ray Jeffery
George Jones
Bill Reed
Joe Reese
James SmithAOA
A.C. Baker
Littleton Fowler
John Hosinski
Jim Lewis
Tom "Dutch" Moore
Louis Schaufele
2003AHSCA
Orville Ashley
Willie Click
Sam Goodwin
Thednal Hill
Raymond Peters
John WyattAOA
Gary Benson
Eddie Bryan
Walter Coleman
Jesse Gatewood
Jim Hill
Jack Pinckney
2004AHSCA
Bob Denniston
Clyde Hart
Bobby Richardson
Lendel Thomas
Roy "Doc" Walker
Carroll WilsonAOA
James Armstrong
Wilbert Gaines
Wally Gattis
Austin Hanner
Vance Judd
Pat Todd
2005
AHSCA
David Alpe
James Banks
Doyne Davis
Don Nixon
Charles Whitworth
Jarrell Williams
AOA
Bill Alverson
George Cagle
Jimmy Coats
Ulysses S. Grant
Doyle Jackson
Kenny Saylors
2006
AHSCA
Ronnie Clark
Max Graham
Barbara Gilliam-Harris
Eddie Jackson
Bill Terwilliger
Asive Thomas
AOA
Harold Barlett
Thomas "Sonny" Downs
Mike New
Gary Slaughter
Perry Webb
2007
AHSCA
Raymond Burnett
Sam Cook
Ron Harris
Joe Kretschmar
Frank McClellan
Carl Sorrels
AOA
Don Brodell
Max Goins
Charlie Keck
Matt Moore
Jerry Wood
AHSAAA
Dick Hendrickson
Bill Mayo
Ray Peters
Bill Stancil
2008
AHSCA
Bill Bock
Byron Bryant
Don Campbell
Fred Grim
Bobby Hannon
Mary Frances Kretschmar
Frank Vines
AOA
Richard Adams
Jimmy Cain
Jeff Caudle
Jim Jordan
Lisa Pitts
Herman Scott
AHSAAA
Wallace Chandler
Bill Reed
Joe Reese
Johnny Toombs
2009
AHSCA
Jim Bowlin
Sam Coleman
Joe Dillard
Ira Green
Allen Holland
Scottie Nolan
Janet Wood
AOA
Thomas Bridges
Jay Fox
Mike Fox
Gary Jayroe
Wayne Long
Bob Renner
AHSAAA
Ronnie Higgins
Don Hubbard
Helen Parker
Richard Payton
2010
AHSCA
George Burke
Joe Graham
Melba Hall
C. D. Taylor
Bobby Tiner
Johnny Watson
Lou Wood
AOA
Larry DeWitt
Bob Hickingbotham
Roger Maness
Bob Mason
Billy Ply
Jack Yancey
AHSAAA
Bob Bowden
Jim Cox
Gary Goss
H.B. Stewart
2011
AHSCA
Betty Burge
Marion Glover
Joe Mallett
John Parrish
Lonnie Sutton
Jon Watson
Bill Welch
AOA
A.J. Bandy
Bob Bonds
Donald Curran
James Morgan
James Wagoner
Billy Ed White
AHSAAA
Raymond Burnett
Paul Humphreys
Earl Quigley
2012
AHSCA
Vernie Harris
Don Hubbard
Barry Pruitt
Don Riggs
Don Watson
Don Webb
James Wright
AOA
Tommy Fulmer
Rick Lowe
Tom Machen
Travis Odom
Arthur Sanders
Dewayne Sutton
AHSAAA
No selections
The AHSCA-AOA Hall of Fame was created in 1995 and had selected 213 members into its hall. The AHSAAA started in 2007 and had 19 members. With this year's class the new Hall of Fame membership now stands at 247.
The Hall of Fame selections were made by the group's executive committees in December (AOA) and January (AHSCA, AHSAAA).
The six new AHSCA honorees are Gus Malzahn, Springdale (football); Glenda Patterson, Jonesboro Westside (volleyball); Ron Ripp, Ozark (basketball); Gene Simmons, Murfreesboro (track); Charlie Sorrels, Atkins (football) and Herbert Williams, Brinkley (basketball).
The six new members of the AOA are Bill Breazeale, Fayetteville (football); Clint Cornett, Prairie Grove (football); Duane Cousins, Benton (football); August Hensick, Stuttgart (football); Gordon Hornaday, Fordyce (basketball) and Ellis "Scooter" Register, Little Rock (basketball).
The three new members of the AHSAAA are Atwood "Buddy" Bell of Jonesboro, Conrad "Buzz" Bolding of Conway and Richard "Dick" Hays of Ashdown.
Tim Cooper of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will receive the Arkansas Activities Association's 2013 Distinguished Media Service Award.
The installation banquet will be held on Friday, July 12, 2013, at Horner Hall in the Hot Spring Convention Center starting at 6:30 p.m. For ticket information contact Nicole Cunningham at 501-955-2500[/URL].
Gus Malzahn: Malzahn is a Fort Smith native and a Henderson State graduate. He coached on the high school levels at Hughes, Shiloh Christian and Springdale and had an overall record of 133-26 and three state championships. He is currently the head coach at Auburn, after collegiate stops at Arkansas, Tulsa, Auburn and Arkansas State.
Ron Rippy: Rippy Rippy had career stops at Greenbrier, Clarksville and Ozark. His girls' basketball program won three state championships at Ozark. His 1998 title team was 27-10, followed by a 35-2 title record in 2000 and a 32-3 title record in 32001.
Herbert Williams: Williams coached basketball, football and track in the Brinkley School District for 39 years. His basketball program ranked among the best in the state in the 1980s, with his 1986 teams going 26-1.His 1975-76 track team finished third in the state.
AOA
Clint Cornett: officiated football from 1967 to 2007. He worked two state championship games and one AHSCA All-Star game.
August "Gus" Hensick: Hensick began his officiating career in 1970. He retired after the 2008 season, having completed 39 years. He served two terms as representative for District 6, and worked one AHSCA All-Star football game.
Ellis "Scooter" Register: Register worked as a high school basketball official for 25 years, while working on the collegiate level for 14 years. He worked the 1986 AHSCA All-Star game and the 1987 Overall State Championship. From 1988 through 1993 Register worked three girls' state title games and two boys' title games.
Atwood "Buddy" Bell: Bell was the first athletic director for the Jonesboro Public School System, and a job he held for 12 years. He was also a charter member of the AHSAAA. Bell worked in the Jonesboro system for 35 years, retiring in 1987.
Richard "Dick" Hays: Hays became the athletic director-head football coach at Ashdown in 1954 and remained in that position until his retirement in 1980. He once served as president of the AHSCA. In 1991 the school board renamed its football stadium, :The Dick Hays Stadium."
Tim Cooper: Cooper, of North Little Rock, has covered high school sports for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since the fall of 1993. He is a Malvern native and a graduate of Henderson State University.
PREVIOUS HALL OF FAME HONOREES
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1995AHSCA
Otis Barker
Clair Bates
Johnie Burnett
Alene Crabtree
Curtis King
Earl QuigleyAOA
Robert Black
Buddy Coleman
Norris Fox
Jerry Hall
Wilbur Wood
1996
AHSCA
Sonny Gordon
Gayle Kaundart
Wilson Matthews
Helen Parker
John WidnerAOA
Archie Cothren
Prior Evans
Richard Ford
Clint Fuller
Cliff Shaw
1997AHSCA
J. W. Austin
Oliver Elders
C.W. Keopple
Houston Nutt
Bill StancilAOA
J. W. Fullerton
Jim Hannah
Bob Harrell
Bobby Hill
Bill McClendon
1998AHSCA
James Devazier
Mike Malham, Sr.
Sharon Morgan
Paul Noesser
Jimmy ParkerAOA
Denzol Bailey
Bob Banks
Smitty Bonds
Ernie Deaton
Bill Valentine
1999AHSCA
Herschel Bryant
Andrew Butler
Joe Hart
Bill Keedy
Charles Ripley
H.B. StewartAOA
Gene Dunn
Sonny Holmes
Wayne Johnson
Frank Jones
Alex Leftwich
Glen Siler
2000
AHSCA
Theodore Blake
Gary Bond
Lamar Dingler
Sammy Gill
Guy Kochel
Ted WallerAOA
Lennis Coleman
Leroy Dangeau
Gene Davis
Rex Lovell
Wendell Nutt
Jim Mack Sawyer
2001AHSCA
Jim Abraham
David Fricks
C.B. Havener
Clyde Horton
Lowell Manning
Joe Fred YoungAOA
Pete Camfield
Lindsey Henry
Maurice Jones
Charlie Keller
Bill Raymick
Sam Sloan
2002AHSCA
Edward Akin
Harold Ray Jeffery
George Jones
Bill Reed
Joe Reese
James SmithAOA
A.C. Baker
Littleton Fowler
John Hosinski
Jim Lewis
Tom "Dutch" Moore
Louis Schaufele
2003AHSCA
Orville Ashley
Willie Click
Sam Goodwin
Thednal Hill
Raymond Peters
John WyattAOA
Gary Benson
Eddie Bryan
Walter Coleman
Jesse Gatewood
Jim Hill
Jack Pinckney
2004AHSCA
Bob Denniston
Clyde Hart
Bobby Richardson
Lendel Thomas
Roy "Doc" Walker
Carroll WilsonAOA
James Armstrong
Wilbert Gaines
Wally Gattis
Austin Hanner
Vance Judd
Pat Todd
2005
AHSCA
David Alpe
James Banks
Doyne Davis
Don Nixon
Charles Whitworth
Jarrell Williams
AOA
Bill Alverson
George Cagle
Jimmy Coats
Ulysses S. Grant
Doyle Jackson
Kenny Saylors
2006
AHSCA
Ronnie Clark
Max Graham
Barbara Gilliam-Harris
Eddie Jackson
Bill Terwilliger
Asive Thomas
AOA
Harold Barlett
Thomas "Sonny" Downs
Mike New
Gary Slaughter
Perry Webb
2007
AHSCA
Raymond Burnett
Sam Cook
Ron Harris
Joe Kretschmar
Frank McClellan
Carl Sorrels
AOA
Don Brodell
Max Goins
Charlie Keck
Matt Moore
Jerry Wood
AHSAAA
Dick Hendrickson
Bill Mayo
Ray Peters
Bill Stancil
2008
AHSCA
Bill Bock
Byron Bryant
Don Campbell
Fred Grim
Bobby Hannon
Mary Frances Kretschmar
Frank Vines
AOA
Richard Adams
Jimmy Cain
Jeff Caudle
Jim Jordan
Lisa Pitts
Herman Scott
AHSAAA
Wallace Chandler
Bill Reed
Joe Reese
Johnny Toombs
2009
AHSCA
Jim Bowlin
Sam Coleman
Joe Dillard
Ira Green
Allen Holland
Scottie Nolan
Janet Wood
AOA
Thomas Bridges
Jay Fox
Mike Fox
Gary Jayroe
Wayne Long
Bob Renner
AHSAAA
Ronnie Higgins
Don Hubbard
Helen Parker
Richard Payton
2010
AHSCA
George Burke
Joe Graham
Melba Hall
C. D. Taylor
Bobby Tiner
Johnny Watson
Lou Wood
AOA
Larry DeWitt
Bob Hickingbotham
Roger Maness
Bob Mason
Billy Ply
Jack Yancey
AHSAAA
Bob Bowden
Jim Cox
Gary Goss
H.B. Stewart
2011
AHSCA
Betty Burge
Marion Glover
Joe Mallett
John Parrish
Lonnie Sutton
Jon Watson
Bill Welch
AOA
A.J. Bandy
Bob Bonds
Donald Curran
James Morgan
James Wagoner
Billy Ed White
AHSAAA
Raymond Burnett
Paul Humphreys
Earl Quigley
2012
AHSCA
Vernie Harris
Don Hubbard
Barry Pruitt
Don Riggs
Don Watson
Don Webb
James Wright
AOA
Tommy Fulmer
Rick Lowe
Tom Machen
Travis Odom
Arthur Sanders
Dewayne Sutton
AHSAAA
No selections
