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| Name | Donald HARDY | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Sumter Item to reveal Top 125 Sports Figures with anniversary celebration Posted Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:00 am BY DENNIS BRUNSON In celebration of its 125th anniversary, The Sumter Item is going to select the Top 125 Sports Figures during that period in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The list will be revealed in reverse order starting on Wednesday with Nos. 125-111. The remaining lists will be contain 10 figures beginning on Friday. Those lists will appear every Wednesday and Friday until it reaches the top 10 in December. At that point, one story will be released in each edition until the top figure is revealed. The list will include people who affected sports in our area both in competition and in other ways as well. Coinciding with the list reveal, we'll be asking readers to reveal their Top 10 sports figures in Item history, and we'll be hosing Autograph Giveaway contests featuring our famous local sports figures. The Sumter Item's Top 125 Sports Figures 81-90 Posted Friday, October 25, 2019 3:45 pm In celebration of its 125th anniversary, The Sumter Item has selected the Top 125 Sports Figures during that period in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The list will be revealed in reverse order, appearing every Wednesday and Friday until it reaches the top 10 in December. At that point, one story will be released in each edition until the top figure is revealed. The list will include people who affected sports in our area both in competition and in other ways as well. 90) Julie Larson - Julie Larson was a 6-foot-3-inch standout basketball player for Thomas Sumter Academy in the early 1980s. She finished her career with 3,096 points and averaged 29.3 points her senior year. She went on to Clemson and averaged 9.9 points for her career, including 13.8 in her final season. 89) Kevin Ireland - Kevin Ireland was a speedy back for Sumter High School in the early 1970s and played some college football at Tennessee-Martin. However, he has made his mark in Sumter over the airwaves, serving as the play-by-play voice for both Sumter High football and the Sumter P-15’s for close to three decades. 88) Bob Sharp - Bob Sharp, along with the next two selections, was one of the top dirt track racers in the area when the sport was at its peak. Sharp won over 200 main events and seven track championships at Sumter Speedway. He also became the track promoter at Sumter Speedway. 87) H.C. Pritchard - Pritchard drove the dirt tracks, but he also made a mark in the NASCAR Lat Model Sportsman Division, competing against the likes of Ralph Earnhardt, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and Cale Yarborough. In 1960, Pritchard won track titles at Sumter Speedway, Edmunds Speedway, Ashwood Speedway and Columbia Speedway. 86) Slick Gibbons - Edward “Slick” Gibbons won over 250 dirt track races in his career. Gibbons won multiple division titles at multiple tracks throughout the state. He also competed throughout the Southeast, winning the Bucks Stove 100 at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 1971. 85) Donald Hardy - Donald Hardy was a 4-sport standout athlete for East Clarendon High School, from where he graduated in 1966. He quarterbacked the Wolverines to a football state title in 1965 and was an all-state performer. He was a 3-time most valuable player on the baseball team, starting at shortstop for four years. He went on to sign a professional contract with the New York Yankees. 84) Bucko Edens - Thomas “Bucko” Edens was a standout football player at Edmunds High School who went on to an outstanding career at Newberry College. He was an all-state, all Little Four and second team Little All-American with the Indians. He would later become the longtime athletic officer for the Sumter P-15’s. 83) Joey Taylor - Joey Taylor graduated from Manning High School where he was a 5-year starter in baseball and a 4-year starter in football. He went on to Clemson where he was a first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer. He holds the Clemson record for most extra-base hits in a game with five – two home runs and three doubles – against South Carolina in 1962. 82) Brian Mance - Brian Mance graduated from Manning High School in 1999 and was a standout football player, ran track and played baseball. He won the 3A state championship in the 100-meter dash as a junior. He went on to Clemson and a was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and fourth team All-America as a senior. He had short stints in the NFL with Washington and Chicago. 81) Richard Jones - Richard Jones came from a baseball family, and he has easily helped carry on the legacy with Wilson Hall, the Sumter P-15’s, The Citadel and finally as a professional player. Jones was a catcher who swung a big bat. He had 17 home runs in his final year with the P-15’s, then went to The Citadel where he was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American. As a junior, he was first team All-Southern Conference, batting .378 with 17 homers. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2009 MLB draft. He played four years in the organization, hitting 24 home runs one season. [2, 3] | |
| HIST | Sumter Item to reveal Top 125 Sports Figures with anniversary celebration Posted Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:00 am BY DENNIS BRUNSON In celebration of its 125th anniversary, The Sumter Item is going to select the Top 125 Sports Figures during that period in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The list will be revealed in reverse order starting on Wednesday with Nos. 125-111. The remaining lists will be contain 10 figures beginning on Friday. Those lists will appear every Wednesday and Friday until it reaches the top 10 in December. At that point, one story will be released in each edition until the top figure is revealed. The list will include people who affected sports in our area both in competition and in other ways as well. Coinciding with the list reveal, we'll be asking readers to reveal their Top 10 sports figures in Item history, and we'll be hosing Autograph Giveaway contests featuring our famous local sports figures. The Sumter Item's Top 125 Sports Figures 81-90 Posted Friday, October 25, 2019 3:45 pm In celebration of its 125th anniversary, The Sumter Item has selected the Top 125 Sports Figures during that period in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The list will be revealed in reverse order, appearing every Wednesday and Friday until it reaches the top 10 in December. At that point, one story will be released in each edition until the top figure is revealed. The list will include people who affected sports in our area both in competition and in other ways as well. 90) Julie Larson - Julie Larson was a 6-foot-3-inch standout basketball player for Thomas Sumter Academy in the early 1980s. She finished her career with 3,096 points and averaged 29.3 points her senior year. She went on to Clemson and averaged 9.9 points for her career, including 13.8 in her final season. 89) Kevin Ireland - Kevin Ireland was a speedy back for Sumter High School in the early 1970s and played some college football at Tennessee-Martin. However, he has made his mark in Sumter over the airwaves, serving as the play-by-play voice for both Sumter High football and the Sumter P-15’s for close to three decades. 88) Bob Sharp - Bob Sharp, along with the next two selections, was one of the top dirt track racers in the area when the sport was at its peak. Sharp won over 200 main events and seven track championships at Sumter Speedway. He also became the track promoter at Sumter Speedway. 87) H.C. Pritchard - Pritchard drove the dirt tracks, but he also made a mark in the NASCAR Lat Model Sportsman Division, competing against the likes of Ralph Earnhardt, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and Cale Yarborough. In 1960, Pritchard won track titles at Sumter Speedway, Edmunds Speedway, Ashwood Speedway and Columbia Speedway. 86) Slick Gibbons - Edward “Slick” Gibbons won over 250 dirt track races in his career. Gibbons won multiple division titles at multiple tracks throughout the state. He also competed throughout the Southeast, winning the Bucks Stove 100 at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 1971. 85) Donald Hardy - Donald Hardy was a 4-sport standout athlete for East Clarendon High School, from where he graduated in 1966. He quarterbacked the Wolverines to a football state title in 1965 and was an all-state performer. He was a 3-time most valuable player on the baseball team, starting at shortstop for four years. He went on to sign a professional contract with the New York Yankees. 84) Bucko Edens - Thomas “Bucko” Edens was a standout football player at Edmunds High School who went on to an outstanding career at Newberry College. He was an all-state, all Little Four and second team Little All-American with the Indians. He would later become the longtime athletic officer for the Sumter P-15’s. 83) Joey Taylor - Joey Taylor graduated from Manning High School where he was a 5-year starter in baseball and a 4-year starter in football. He went on to Clemson where he was a first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer. He holds the Clemson record for most extra-base hits in a game with five – two home runs and three doubles – against South Carolina in 1962. 82) Brian Mance - Brian Mance graduated from Manning High School in 1999 and was a standout football player, ran track and played baseball. He won the 3A state championship in the 100-meter dash as a junior. He went on to Clemson and a was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and fourth team All-America as a senior. He had short stints in the NFL with Washington and Chicago. 81) Richard Jones - Richard Jones came from a baseball family, and he has easily helped carry on the legacy with Wilson Hall, the Sumter P-15’s, The Citadel and finally as a professional player. Jones was a catcher who swung a big bat. He had 17 home runs in his final year with the P-15’s, then went to The Citadel where he was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American. As a junior, he was first team All-Southern Conference, batting .378 with 17 homers. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2009 MLB draft. He played four years in the organization, hitting 24 home runs one season. | |
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| Person ID | I307175 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 31 Oct 2019 | |
| Family | Jeannie RHODES | |||
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| Family ID | F205824 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 31 Mar 2016 | |||
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