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Member of St. James African Method-ist Episcopal Church for 66 years

Some of the positions held in the church include Usher, Church Secre-tary, Superintendent of Sunday School, Bible Study Teacher, Steward for 50 Years, Trustee, Steward Pro Tem, Chairman of the Finance Commit-tee, President of the Steward Board, Chairman of the Pastor’s Appreciation Committee, and Exhorter

Mayor and City Council of the City of Glennville by Proclamation – Pro-claimed June 4, 2006 as Coach William Hall Day in honor of his accomplish-ments

May 1999 – Appreciation Award for Unselfsh Service to the Children of Tattnall County presented by Tattnall County High School

2005 – Award for Extraordinary Educational Service and Achievement presented by the Tattnall County Eman-cipation Committee

2009 – Award for Outstanding Commu-nity Service and Contribution presented by the Senior Culmination Committee

Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Region Championship Coach of the Year Awards

12 Georgia Athletic Association Coach of the Year Awards (various sports)

1986 – Georgia Athletic Coaches Asso-ciation State Nominee for the National Coach of the Year Award

1987 – National High School Athletic Coaches Association State Nominee Certifcate

1993 – Region 3-AAthletic Director of the Year Award

Region 2-AAAthletic Director of the Year Award

1994 Class A State Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year – won State Championships in 1966 and 1970

1997-1998 – Athletic Director of the Year – Region 2-A

2000 – Certifcate of Appreciation for 40 Years of Service as an Athletic Offcial of the Georgia High School Association

2005 – 45 Years of Service as an Athletic Offcial of the Georgia High School Association

50 Years of Service to the Tattnall County School System

December 26, 2010 – Certifcate of Appreciation Award for 50 years of service as an Athletic Offcial of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA)

1966 – Teacher of the Year – Tattnall County Industrial High School

Who’s Who Among American High School Teachers Recognition

Won 72 football games – 2 Region Championships, State Playoffs 3 times

Won over 100 basketball games – 1 Region Championship

Won over 60 softball games – in one stretch, won 30 straight games – 3 Region Championships

Won 264 Track and Field Meets – Boys Track and Field Teams participated in 40 State Track Meets, Girls Track and Field Teams participated in 18 State Track Meets Won 1 st Place in 15 State Track and Field Events – set 10 State Records in Track and Field Events dur-ing his coaching career – Boys Track and Field Teams fnished 14 times in the Top Four in State Meets – 6 times State Runner-Up in Boys Track and Field

Two Best State Performance Awards All Classes in Boys Track and Field: ~ 1986 – Shannon Sharpe – Triple Jump

~ 1995 – Chad Scott – Discus Throw

Girls Cross Country Teams partici-pated in four State Meets – 1 Region Championship

Boys Cross Country Teams participated in four State Meets

Some of Coach Hall’s Former Athletes and Their Accomplishments:

Sterling Sharpe – Football, Track and Field – set State Record in the Long Jump (23’6”) in 1983, won 1 st Place in the Long Jump at the University of Georgia Relays in the High School Di-vision (23’8”) in 1983, played football at the University of South Carolina where he set eight records, played in

the NFL for the Green Bay Packers (All Pro wide receiver six consecu-tive years, played in fve NFLAll-Star games), now a NFLAnalyst

Shannon Sharpe – Football, Track and Field – Three-Time State Champion in the Triple Jump, 1986 – won the Best Performance Award Among All Classes in the Triple Jump (48’2½”), played football at Savannah State College, played in the NFL for the Denver Bron-cos and the Baltimore Ravens, 3X Su-per Bowl Champion (XXXII, XXXIII, and XXXV), now a NFL Broadcaster/ Commentator for CBS Sports

Glenn Purcell – Football and Base-ball – Principal at Glennville Middle School, Assistant Superintendent of Tattnall County Schools, now Dr. Glenn Purcell, Assistant Superintendent of Long County Schools

Robert Waters – Football and Baseball – Assistant Principal at Tattnall County High School, Principal at Glennville Elementary, Assistant Superintendent of Tattnall County Schools, now Dr. Robert Waters, Superintendent of Long County Schools

Rhonda Rowe – Softball, Basketball, and Track and Field – Counselor at Glennville Middle School

Ann Marie Keels Everette – Track and Field – Counselor at Glennville Elementary School

Shannon Howard – Football and Track and Field – Insurance Business

Keith Long – Football and Baseball – Graduate of Georgia Tech

Brian Wilson – Football and Baseball – Graduate of Georgia Tech

Matt Keels – Football and Track and Field – Graduate of Georgia Tech

Harold Moore – Football, Basketball, Track and Field – College Graduate

Randy King – Football, Basketball, Track and Field – now Dr. Randy King, Assistant Principal at Tattnall County High School

Member of Georgia Athletic Coaches Association

Lifetime Retired Member of the Geor-gia Education Association

Lifetime Member of the National Edu-cation Association

June 14, 2003 – Inducted into the Tattnall County Athletic Hall of Fame (along with Coach Danny Scott and Sterling Sharpe)

June 5, 2005 – Second African-Amer-ican to be inducted into the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Dalton, Georgia