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Georgia Southwestern State University

GSW Athletics Hall of Fame

*Jimmy L. Hightower

  • Class
  • Induction
    1996
  • Sport(s)
    Coach
Started NAIA Division II Level football program at GSW
1958,1960,1961,
1962,1963		 Region Basketball Coach of the Year
1960,1962,1965,
1966,1968,1970,
1973		 Region Football Coach of the Year
1962-1985 Middle Georgia Football Coach of the Year
1962-1965 Albany Touchdown Club Coach of the Year
1962,1965,1968 Class A Football Coach of the Year
1971-1972 President Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
1975-1976 State Football Chairman Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
1978 Dwight Keith Award-Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
1984 Awarded Life Membership Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
1989 Inducted into Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 
  • Posted winning records in five out of six seasons with squads composed primarily of Freshmen and Sophomores against established programs, many of whom were scholarship programs
  • Coached 7 State Championship teams in 4 different sports (2-football, 1-basketball, 1-baseball, 3-golf)
  • Only Coach to have been the Head Coach in both football and basketball in the Georgia High School All-Star Games
  • High School Coaching Record of: 157-63-5 in Football with 7 Region Championships and 2 State Championship
  • 175 Wins in 10 years in basketball with 5 Region Championships and 1 State Championship
  • 1 State Championship in Baseball, 3 State Championships in Golf

Inducted October 5, 1996
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