I was born 9 October 1935 at 800 Ball Street in Perry, Georgia. During those days, Perry had a basketball dynasty, winning 83 percent of its games with nine state championships, often playing higher classification schools. My senior year, I was selected as Captain of the All-State team, scoring 28 points in the final game against Clarkston High School (a tremendously tall and talented team).
I married the love of my life in 1955. She was Beverly Davis. We were married for 66 years. Because of advancing age (nearly 90), I had to sell my home and property in Peach County. I now live with my son, Tim, in Dahlonega, Georgia. I have another son, Bill, who lives near Canton, Georgia. I miss Beverly very much. I have shed so many tears about the loss of Beverly, I don’t have any left.
I am honored to be writing for my hometown paper, the Houston Home Journal. The Managing Editor, Brieanna Smith, is doing a truly outstanding job! She deserves our highest order of commendation.
In 1980, the University of Georgia football team won the national championship. The pivotal game that placed them first in the polls was a come from behind victory over Florida in Jacksonville.
NASA scientists were checking out the projected positions of the sun, moon, and planets for periods of hundreds and even thousands of years to pinpoint the positions of planets at certain points in time and to plot the future orbits of satellites.