dr. herbert '“herb” appenzeller

(1925-2018)

Dr. Appenzeller was a track and football student-athlete during his undergraduate career at Wake Forest and a member of the 1945 football team that earned a bid to the 1946 Gator Bowl. After graduating from Wake in 1948, Appenzeller began his coaching career as the Athletics Director, basketball, and baseball coach at Rolesville High in 1948. Appenzeller then earned his masters from Wake in 1951. After coaching at Wakelon High and Chowan College, he moved to Guilford College (1956-1993) as the Athletics Director. During his tenure at Guilford, teams won three national championships and 31 conference titles. He earned his doctorate in education administration from Duke. Through his writing, lectures, teaching and personal counseling, he has become recognized nationally as a prominent expert in the field of sports liability and received hall of fame honors by a number of national organizations including the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Today Appenzeller remains a consultant, educator and is the president of Appenzeller and Associates. He serves as editor of the newsletter, “From the Gym to the Jury,” and as a special advisor for the Center for Sports Law and Risk Management.

lynne agee

Lynne Agee was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at UNC Greensboro for 30 seasons where she compiled a record of 556-311. She was the 21st NCAA Division I coach to reach 600 wins in 2011 and she completed her coaching career with an overall record of 602-334. Agee was the first women’s basketball coach to lead a school to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions and coached the Spartans to the 1981 Division III National Championship Game. Agee was a seven-time Conference Coach of the Year leading the Spartans to 13 regular season titles and seven conference tournament titles. Agee was inducted into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.

jeff lynn bostic

Jeff Bostic, a graduate of Ben L. Smith, was a key component in the resurgence of Clemson football in the mid-seventies. During his career, Clemson played in three bowl games, the 1977 and ‘78 Gator Bowls and the 1979 Peach Bowl. The 1977 Gator Bowl appearance was the first bowl game for the Tigers in 18 years. Bostic was a three-year starter on the offensive line, two years at center and one year at offensive guard. Bostic also handled the deep snapping and was named first-team All-ACC in 1979. Bostic teamed with his brother, Joe, to anchor the offensive line in 1977 and ‘78, the greatest offensive line brother combination in Clemson history. After his time at Clemson, Bostic played 14 successful years with the Washington Redskins. A native of Greensboro, Bostic played in four Super Bowls and won three with the Redskins, the only former Clemson player with three Super Bowl rings. Bostic was also selected to the Pro Bowl in 1983. Bostic was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1997 and was named to the Clemson Centennial Team in 1996.

joe earl bostic

Joe Bostic, a graduate of Ben L. Smith High School, played football for the Clemson Tigers from 1975-78. Bostic was part of the era that put Clemson back on the college football map, helping them to three bowl appearances. Bostic was the cornerstone of the offensive line and was a two-time All-American in 1977 and ‘78. Bostic was selected to the first-team All-ACC both those years and won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the state of South Carolina in 1977 and 1978 and for the ACC in 1977. After his Clemson career, Bostic was drafted by St. Louis and played 10 seasons for the Cardinals. In his first year, Bostic was named to the NFL All-Rookie team. Bostic was selected to Clemson’s Centennial Team in 1996 and was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame that same year.

dick kemp

A two-time Little All-American fullback at Lenoir Rhyne, Dick Kemp played for the famous Clarence Stasavich. Kemp was the terror of the Bears for four years winning the NAIA Championship in 1960 and playing for the title in 1959 and 1962. With the High Point native the leading ball carrier for four years, the Bears never lost to a North Carolina team – Appalachian, East Carolina, Elon, Guilford or Western Carolina. As a high school football coach, Kemp won two State Championships at Ragsdale and also had successful stints at Southeast Guilford, High Point Central, Southwest Guilford and Glenn. Kemp also coached on the college level with assistant coaching positions at N.C. State and Duke. Kemp’s replacement as Duke’s offensive coordinator was none other than Steve Spurrier.

danny manning

Danny Manning played on the 1983 Page High School team that went 26-0 and was ranked No. 2 in the country by USA Today, and won the state 4A Championship that year. Manning played collegiate basketball for Kansas where he led the Jayhawks to the 1986 Final Four and the 1988 NCAA Basketball Championship. While becoming the school’s leading scorer, Manning won the Wooden, Naismith, and Eastman Awards as the College Player of the Year in 1988. Manning was named Most Outstanding Player for the 1988 NCAA Tournament. Manning was selected first overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, and played in the NBA for 15 seasons. Manning was an assistant coach for Kansas in 2008 when they won the National Championship and continues on the staff as assistant to Bill Self.

bodie mcdowell

For most of three decades, Bodie McDowell, a native of Greenwood, S.C., served as outdoors writer for the Greensboro News & Record before retiring in 1992. Well respected, McDowell received special recognition in 1988 from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission when a fish was named in his honor. The commission had a hybrid bass, a cross between the white bass and the striped bass, and named it the Bodie Bass.

ken rush

(1931-2011)

Ken Rush, a native of High Point, is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1957 to 1972. Rush is not sure exactly how many races he won during his career, but he’s sure of one thing and that is he was the first driver to win at Talladega, Michigan and Dover. All three tracks were new during this era, and Rush was racing the Grand Touring division of NASCAR which raced on Saturday prior to the major event on Sunday. Rush can count up to about 400 events he won. Rush had great success at Talladega, Michigan, and Dover Speedways, and was named the 1957 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

floyd lemuel “pep” young

(1907-1962)

Pep Young grew up in Jamestown and was raised in a baseball-playing environment. Young had a 10-year career in the major leagues, eight of them with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Young was regarded as perhaps the best second baseman in the major leagues, leading the National League in assists in 1938. Pep hit a home run in the last game Babe Ruth ever played, and Honus Wagner found Young’s fielding so remarkable that he said Pep was the only “super-human second sacker” he had ever seen. Young was active in Semi-pro leagues in Jamestown after leaving the majors.