Thirteen new members were inducted into the Greeneville High School Sports Hall of Fame Friday afternoon, along with the 1983 golf team which has the school's first and only team state championship.

The ceremony was held at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center, and attendees came from far and wide.

Inductee Adrian Gillespie came from Germany, where he serves in a civil service position with the Department of the Army at the largest military hospital in Europe. Inductee Terry Hull Crawford flew in from California, where she serves as USA Track & Field's Director of Coaching. Inductee Karen Socha Reese made the trip from south Florida.

And Coach Herb Hawkes' daughters, Renee and Robin, flew home to watch their dad's induction from Singapore and Australia, respectively.

"It's a great class of inductees, and I'm so happy that they all could make it here for the ceremony," said Hall of Fame Chairman Brumley Greene, who served as master of ceremonies for the event.

Receiving special recognition was the 1983 boys golf team, which collected the state championship after racking up a season record of 33-2. Team members were captain John Chapman, Chris Dibble, Bobby Leonard, Joe Meade and Bucky Wright, with Hawkes as their coach. All the team was present, although Wright arrived late and missed out on the introduction in front of the gathering.

The individual inductees were:

*Terry Hull Crawford, 1963-1966, track: From a high school career that consisted primarily of running in Exchange Club Field Day events, to a three-time All-American at the University of Tennessee, to a long and illustrious career in coaching at Tennessee, Texas and Cal-Poly, Crawford is one of the most decorated athletes to come out of Greeneville High.

She was also late arriving on her flight from California to Knoxville, but made it to her alma mater for the ceremony, noting that "these are awards that you cherish the rest of your life."

She spent some 35 years coaching track at the NCAA Division 1 level, and she was coach of the 1988 Women's Olympic Track & Field Team.

She thanked several people who was instrumental in her years at GHS, and especially thanked Kent Bewley, "who bought me my first pair of track shoes."

*A.L. "Ducky" Duckworth, Jr. , 1947-1951, football, baseball: Duckworth was the starting quarterback and safety in 1949 and 1950. He kicked, ran or passed for extra points. He ran the complicated "razzle dazzle" offense of Coach Ty Disney. His senior year he called the majority of the plays from the huddle.

On defense, he was known for his aggressive play, tackling, intercepting and knocking down passes.

"Ducky" went on to play football at Jones Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. He then went on to graduate from Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1959 and joined his father in establishing a very successful veterinary practice at Duckworth Animal Hospital in Greeneville.

*Adrian Bryant Gillespie, 1967-1970, football, basketball track: Adrian started at defensive end his sophomore year, and was a starting fullback in both his junior and senior years at GHS. Gillespie's senior season at the fullback spot had him leading the team in scoring with 11 touchdowns, 867 total yards rushing with an avg. of 5.7 yds per carry. He was chosen as a running back on the Big 7 Conference team his junior and senior years.

He also played basketball for three years lettering his junior and senior years. He was a member of the track team for three years.

Adrian continued his playing career on a football scholarship to Bluefield State College, where he played for four years and received his Bachelor's degree in Recreational Leadership. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force serving 20 years of active duty from 1974 - 1994 retiring as a First Sergeant.

*Herb Hawkes, 1968-2000, Coach: Coach Hawkes was the GHS boys head basketball coach for 32 years. During that time he had a 653-395 coaching record. He won two regional championships, three of his teams advanced to sub-state play, and the 1986-87 team advanced to the State Championship Final Four, where they established a record of 34-3.

Coach Hawkes also led the GHS golf team for 30 years. During that time the boys golf team won 14 IMAC Conference Titles, 15 District Championships, 8 Regional Championships, made 8 State Tournament Team Appearances with the 1980 State Tournament appearance being the first by any team in any sport at GHS.

*Connie Keasling, 1973-1976, volleyball, basketball tennis: Connie lettered in each sport for three years. The GHS girls basketball team was re-established in 1973, the year before Connie entered high school.

She attended East Tennessee State University on a basketball and tennis scholarship where she earned her bachelor's degree in physical education. She was a two year letter winner in basketball and a four year letterman in tennis. Her senior year she advanced to the NCAA Region II tennis tournament.

After ETSU, Keasling went to Eastern Kentucky University, where she earned her master's degree in physical education. At EKU, she served as the graduate assistant tennis coach and volunteer assistant women's basketball coach.

She then served as head coach of the women's basketball and tennis teams at Midway College, Midway, Ky. from 1981 to 1984. In her first stint as Women's Tennis Coach at Murray State from 1984 -1987, Keasling led the Racers to the 1987 OVC Championship and was voted 1987 OVC Coach of the Year. She coached basketball at Tennessee High School in Bristol for four years before returning to Murray State, where she continues in her 19th year as coach of the ladies' tennis team.

*Gene King, 1952-1999, football, baseball, coach, administrator: Gene played both football and baseball while at GHS from 1952-1956. He was an outstanding offensive and defensive tackle under the tutelage of Ty Disney and Leonard Coffman.

He was named to the first team of the Big 6 All Conference football team in 1955 and was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl All-Star football game between East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia as a starting tackle.

He attended East Tennessee State College for two years where he was a member of the ROTC then transferred to Tusculum College where he played baseball for two years and lettered before graduating in 1960.

His teaching career began in 1960 at McDonald High School, then Roby Elementary School from 1961-64 as a Special Education teacher and 8th and 9th grade football and 8th grade basketball coach. He was later a teacher, a coach, an assistant principal, and a principal. He retired in 1999 after 39 years of service.

*LeRoy Moon, 1957-1994, football, baseball, supporter: LeRoy played guard and center on the 1957-1959 GHS football teams under the late Ty Disney and Coach Leonard Coffman, where he was a co-captain his senior year. He also was catcher on the GHS baseball team those same three years.

He later served the youth of the county as chairman of the Greeneville Parks & Recreation Commission for 23 years, coached a youth football team for over 25 years, and is a member of the first group of inductees in the Greeneville Parks & Recreation Hall of Fame.

He and Ray Smith later became known as the "Voices of the Greene Devils" for their many years of calling play-by-play of Greene Devil sporting events over WGRV radio.

*Wallace Myers, 1942-1946, football: The only deceased member of this year's class, Myers was represented by his twin sister, Wanda Goodman.

Myers played his high school football at GHS during the war years and was a member of the only unbeaten football team in GHS history.

After graduation Wallace was recruited to Wyoming in 1948 by Coach Coffman, who was on Bowden Wyatt's Wyoming staff at the time. Following his freshman season, coaches at Wyoming named Wallace as the finest center prospect recruited. He was a member of the All-Western Athletic Conference Freshmen Team.

Because the weather was not suitable to him, Myers transferred to Carson-Newman College in 1949 and played three years, starting both offensively and defensively his junior and senior years.

Following graduation from Carson-Newman, he joined the Army during the Korean War.

*Ronald Lynn Overbay, 1962-1965, football, track, baseball: Overbay was a three sport standout while at Greeneville High School. He was a three year All-Conference star in baseball.

He was also the quarterback for the GHS football team in 1962 and 1963 and was an outstanding track star and participated in the state track meet in the 220 yard dash that same year.

He continued his athletic career at East Tennessee State University where he played safety on the football team. In 1968, he was selected to the Little All-American football team, and he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive player of the year in both 1967 and 1968. He was selected to the ETSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.

After his college career, he coached baseball and football at both Rogersville High School and Cherokee High School for a number of years. His lifetime career was with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, from which he retired on Oct. 31, 2007.

*David Ray Parker, 1976-1980, football, basketball, golf: Parker played football (four years), basketball (three years) and golf (four years) at GHS.

His sophomore year Parker played quarterback, fullback, kicker and punter. Parker's junior year he was quarterback and kicker on the 1978 (7-3-0) team. The golf team won their second straight Inter-Mountain golf crown his junior year with a regular season record of 24-4, a school record.

During his senior year, Parker led his team as co-captain, quarterback, kicker and punter to a season record of 7-3. He led the conference in passing with 845 yards and punting with an average of 37.2. Parker's senior year the golf team won their third straight Inter-Mountain Conference Championship, broke the school record at Link Hills Country Club with a 305 to win the District Championship, and won the Regional Championship, a first for a GHS golf team, with a record of 42-2 going into the TSSAA State Tournament, another first for any GHS golf team. The GHS team finished 3rd in the state.

*Julie Helle Payne, 1974-1978, basketball, volleyball: Julie was a four year letterman on the GHS girls basketball team, and played forward on the six player team of three forwards and three guards. She was team captain her junior and senior years. She was selected to the All Big 9 Conference Team in 76-77, All Inter-Mountain Conference Team in 77-78, first team All District in 77-78, and third Team All-East Tenn. in 77-78. She was selected as Most Valuable Player at GHS both her junior and senior years.

She set the GHS record for the most points scored in a single game with 43 points her senior year, a record which stood for 26 years.

After graduating from GHS, Julie continued her career with a four year basketball scholarship to Tusculum College where she amassed credentials that still stand today and which earned her a place in the Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame.

Her Tusculum basketball uniform "32" was retired upon her graduation.

*Brye Henderlight Powers, 1980-1984, volleyball, basketball, tennis: Her junior year, she was the co-captain of the volleyball team, where she received the GHS MVP and the 100% Award. She also made the All-Conference and All-Region teams. She was selected as Honorable Mention All-State.

Another of Brye's many accolades was that she was the only high school student invited to try out for the National Sports Festival at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. for volleyball. She competed with college athletes from UCLA, Tennessee, Southern Cal and UNC. Brye was selected as an alternate.

She had a very productive senior year at GHS (1983-1984) as well, where she was captain of the volleyball team. She received All-Conference, All-District, All-Region honors and was selected Coaches All-State. This was the first GHS volleyball team to go undefeated in conference play. Brye received the first GHS volleyball scholarship when she signed a full-scholarship to play at ETSU.

Brye continued her stellar volleyball career at ETSU, where she played one year. She then went to Tusculum College, where she was a 3-year starter. Brye was inducted into the Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame in October 1996.

*Karen Socha Reese, 1982-1986, golf: Karen is the first female golfer in TSSAA recorded history to win an Individual State Championship all four years of her high school career. She was the Girls Golf Individual Tennessee State Champion in 1983 (spring), 1983 (fall), 1984 and 1985.

In the spring of 1983, her freshman year, she won the state tournament title by five shots with a total of 159. In the fall of 1983, her sophomore year, they changed golf from a spring sport to a fall sport, and the 15 year old Junior Golf All-American shot 76-78 for a 154 day total which was 15 shots better than her closest pursuer.

In 1984, her junior year, she led the Lady Devils to a second place team finish in the state while capturing her third individual state title with a round of 78 in a rain-shortened tourney.

Her fourth state championship did not come as easily. After an opening round of 80, and a rain soaked abbreviated second round, she finally took charge over the final three holes to shoot even par 37 on 9 holes to beat her nearest competitor by three strokes.