NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BULLETIN VOL. 55, NO. 2 WINTER 2002-03 Six Named To Join NCHSAA Hall of Fame Official Induction Ceremonies Slated For During one stretch of 13 games over two seasons, his teams did Spring Of 2003 At Chapel Hill’s Friday Center not give up a single point. He also coached what is reported to be one of the first inte- CHAPEL HILL—Six more outstanding names in the annals grated football teams in the state back in the early 1960’s at of state prep athletics have been selected for induction into the Brevard and played a key role in making that process as smooth North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. as possible. Dr. Bill Friday of Chapel Hill, Herman Hines of Reidsville, Brookshire coached in both the East-West all-star game and Bob Lee of Southern Pines, Cliff Brookshire of Brevard, Ray the Shrine Bowl games and also served a four-year term on the Oxendine of Pembroke and Andrea Cozart of High Point have NCHSAA Board of Directors. He eventually got out of coaching been chosen as the 16th group of inductees to join the presti- to pursue business interests. gious hall. That brings to 75 the number enshrined. The new inductees were honored during special halftime Andrea Cozart ceremonies at a football game at Kenan Stadium this fall when Andrea Cozart has compiled a brilliant career of coaching in North Carolina played Clemson. The University of North a variety of sports spanning over 30 years, all at High Point Carolina designated the day as the 18th annual NCHSAA Day. Central. The new class will officially be inducted at the special Hall of Cozart, a 1965 graduate of East Carolina, began her career Fame banquet next spring at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. at Central before there were varsity sports for women, organiz- The NCHSAA Hall of Fame is supported by a special grant ing the Girls’ Athletic Association playdays at that time. But this from GlaxoSmithKline. pioneer for women’s athletics wound up coaching varsity tennis, “These individuals joining the Association Hall of Fame this women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming and advis- year have certainly had a tremendous impact on high school ing the cheerleaders, all with great success. athletics across North Carolina,” says NCHSAA associate exec- Her Central tennis team was a perennial power and had fin- utive director Rick Strunk, who coordinates the Hall for the ished first or second in the conference 21 times in 23 years. She Association. “Their records are certainly impressive, but the took the women’s basketball job as an “interim” position and character they exemplified and the lives they touched are really coached from 1983 to ’86 with a brilliant 67-3 mark and a state representative of what the NCHSAA stands for. Their selection runner-up finish in 1985. And in swimming, both her men’s maintains the high standards of excellence established by pre- and women’s teams rolled up 40-plus consecutive dual-meet vious inductees, and we are proud to honor these deserving winning streaks, always contending for state crowns. individuals.” For many years she served as a director for NCHSAA region- al events in both swimming and tennis. Andrea has also been Cliff Brookshire very active at her church, Wesley Memorial United Methodist, in Cliff Brookshire put together an excellent career as a coach High Point. and athletic director at several schools in western North Carolina. Bill Friday A native of Buncombe County and a 1955 graduate of Wake One of the great supporters of high school athletics in the Forest, Brookshire was an assistant coach at Canton High for state, Dr. William Friday is president emeritus of the University four years and then served as head coach and athletic director of North Carolina, having served 30 years as president of the at Charles D. Owen, Brevard, Tuscola, and Enka. university. He won 86 games during his 12 years as a head coach, Friday’s leadership and stands for integrity and principal including a 60-13 mark at Brevard where he won a state 3-A are known throughout the country. A former high school ath- football championship and had two unbeaten teams. lete himself at old Dallas High, Friday graduated from N.C. Brookshire was also the first football coach in Tuscola history. State in 1941 and then from law school at Carolina. Throughout his career, he has been a great proponent of the NCHSAA, from helping provide university property for the Association’s current headquarters to keeping the concerns of Inside This Bulletin high school athletics at the forefront during his work as co- •Regional meeting wrapup chairman of the Knight Foundation National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. •President’s Advisory Committee He has been awarded numerous honorary degrees during • Sportsmanship awards his career and has been previously recognized by the NCHSAA on several occasions. He is also well known as the long-time • Championship Review host of the popular television show North Carolina People on • and much, much more! UNC public television. Continued on page 2 RECORD BREAKERS? Don’t forget, if you have any potential state or national listings for the record book, there is a form in the current edition of the FormsBook to send that information for consideration. Help us to make our state and national books as inclusive and complete as pos- 2 sible! Any questions call Rick Strunk at (919) 962-7786. And don’t forget to check the latest ver- NCHSAA BULLETIN sion of the state record book on line! Six Named To Join NCHSAA Hall of Fame (cont.) Herman Hines Lee served from 1959 to 1985 as superintendent of the Moore Herman Hines has touched just about every base one could County schools and during that stint served as president of the during his long career related to athletics. NCHSAA Board of Directors. He has also been very involved in A graduate of Darden High and a 1950 graduate of then North civic and church activities in Moore County. Carolina College, Hines embarked on a career in education that saw him teach, serve as a principal and even serve on the school Ray Oxendine board, all in his home area of Reidsville. Ray Oxendine has been an athlete, teacher/coach and In athletics, he also made his mark serving as a game official administrator during his years of involvement with the NCHSAA. at both the high school and collegiate levels for many years. Hines A graduate of Pembroke High School, Ray went on to Catawba was a booking agent in basketball for the NCHSAA and then College where he captained both the football and baseball teams, served a supervisor of officials, helping recruit and train officials. graduating in 1962. He taught and coached at Greensboro Hines has been honored by induction in both the North Grimsley and then did the same thing at the college level for a Carolina Central University Hall of Fame (1985) and the Central decade at Catawba, where he was the Carolinas Conference base- Intercollegiate Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame (1997). ball coach of the year twice. He wound up serving as principal at a number of NCHSAA Bob Lee member schools, including East Montgomery, West Montgomery, Bob Lee was an excellent coach who later served as a princi- Purnell Swett, South Robeson and Scotland. And besides his pal and superintendent, but one of his standout achievements involvement with the NCHSAA in that capacity, he continued to was his leadership in organizing the state’s earliest attempts for work during his career as an outstanding baseball umpire, work- championships in women’s basketball. ing a number of state championship series. A graduate of Maxton High and Elon College (’45), Lee began Oxendine is a member of both the North Carolina American his coaching career at Aberdeen High and quickly moved the Legion Baseball Hall of Fame and the Catawba College Sports women’s basketball team into one of the state’s best, but he also Hall of Fame. coached softball, baseball and football. In 1950 he became prin- cipal at Aberdeen although he continued to coach. He organized The Hall of Fame plaques are on permanent display in the the first state basketball championship for women, before the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame games were recognized by the State Department of Public room, located in the Simon F. Terrell Building in Chapel Hill Instruction or the NCHSAA. which houses the Association offices. THE NCHSAA HALL OF FAME Class of 1993 Class of 1999 Frank Barger, Hickory* Charles “Babe” Howell, Webster Class of 1987 (Charter Members) Donald Bonner, Lumberton Paul Jones, Kinston Bob Jamieson, Greensboro George Whitfield, Hamlet Jerry McGee, Elizabeth City Leon Brogden, Wilmington Jim Mills, Garner Dave Harris, Charlotte Class of 1994 Joe Mills, Raleigh George “Buck” Hardee, Wilmington Donna Norman, High Point Class of 1988 Doris Howard, Fayetteville Robert Paroli, Fayetteville Tony Simeon, High Point Bruce Peterson, Asheville Wilburn C. Clary, Winston-Salem Homer Thompson, Winston-Salem Class of 2000 L.J. “Hap” Perry, Chapel Hill Marion Kirby, Greensboro Class of 1995 Don Patrick, Newton Class of 1989 Willie Bradshaw, Durham Hilda Worthington, Greenville Russell Blunt, Durham Robert P. Colvin, Robbinsville Charles England, Lexington* Lee Stone, Asheboro Joe Paul Eblen, Asheville Augustus B. “Gus” Purcell, Charlotte Class of 2001 Class of 1990 George W. Wingfield, Reidsville* Jack Groce, Boone Bill Eutsler, Rockingham Tom Northington, Greensboro Harvey Reid, Wilson Class of 1996 Walter Rogers, Roxboro Jay Robinson, Chapel Hill Paul Gay, Sanford Wally Shelton, Mount Airy Simon Terrell, Chapel Hill John W.