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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
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
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 

Inducted October 5, 1996
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