MACON — Savannah’s Hollis Stacy, who was inducted in 2012 into the World Golf Hall of Fame in Florida, will be enshrined with the greatest athletes in her home state.
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court has selected eight new members for the state’s athletic hall, including Stacy, whose 18 wins on the LPGA Tour included four majors.
The Class of 2014 also includes former Georgia Southern basketball star Chester Webb of Elberton, football player James Brooks, basketball coach Bobby Cremins, football coach Jim Hughes, football coach and athletic director Homer Rice, baseball player Frank Thomas and football player Scott Woerner. The inductees were chosen from a starting pool of 198 nominees that were narrowed through a three-tiered screening process culminating with the Honors Court meeting.
Born and raised in Savannah, Stacy is one of only two golfers to win three consecutive U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships (1969-1971). She attended Rollins College and placed second in the National Women’s Intercollegiate Golf Championship as a freshman.
As a professional, Stacy captured four major championships — three U.S. Opens (1977, ’78, ’84) and the 1983 Peter Jackson Classic. She was named one of the LPGA’s Top 50 Players and Teachers in 2000 and is an inductee of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
Webb is a native of Elberton who was an all-state basketball player at Elbert County High. Webb received a full scholarship to play at Georgia Teachers College (now Georgia Southern University) where his teams defeated Georgia, Georgia Tech and Florida. He scored 40 or more points nine times in his career and 30 or more points 15 times. He was the first native Georgian to be named a college basketball All-America, and 57 years after his senior season, Webb still holds 18 GSU records including career marks in points and rebounds.
Webb was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA but served in the U.S. Army instead. His number 22 jersey was retired by GSU in 2010.
The 2014 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Feb. 22 at the Macon City Auditorium. For information on sponsorships and tickets, contact the Hall of Fame offices at 478-752-1585.