Tarboro Starts Hall Of Fame

Tarboro High school has started a Hall Of Fame to recognize outstanding sports accomplishments.  It has coaches players and even a team made the Hall Of Fame.


The 1970 football team which was the first team under the combined school of Tarboro and Patillo High Schools.  Playing on the Ahoskie High team in 1970 I remember Tarboro won their conference championship as the first team in the new consolidated high school.


Two coaching legends Doug Alexander and Jim Brett in football along with football players Kelvin Bryant who excelled at Carolina and for the Washington Redskins.  Donald Franks who played at Winston Salem St. and six years as a cornerback for Oakland and San Diego mostly.


Mike Caldwell  baseball pitcher  who excelled in Legion baseball, at N C State  and pitch for 18 years in the American League.


This century Marquetta Dickins took Tarboro high deep into the state basketball playoffs then spent four years playing for Kay Yow and only needed 11 more points to score a 1,000 in her Wolfpack career.  She spent a few season playing basketball in Europe but now is assistant basketball coach at Monmouth College in New Jersey.


Volley Ball has a representative in Casey Collins.  Carter Ray Suggs  and Wanda Phillips who were  outstanding in track.  Gus Andrews who starred in three sports.  Wrestler Michael Stokes, Artis Bryant who excelled in football at Patillo High.  Jontae Sherrod from men's basketball this century made the Tarboro Hall of Fame.


You know Tarboro is one of the last of the old towns where on Friday night it is all about Tarboro football.  Even a Tarboro High supporter made the Hall. Milton Steele "Coca Cola" Brown for his support of Tarboro High athletics.


Tarboro has been able to stay a small town where everyone knows everyone.  Those places are few and far between these days.  It is those small towns that have held on to local traditions because in Tarboro everything revolves around Tarboro High.  Don't care how big any town is Tarboro's Hall Of  Fame is as good as anybody else who has one.