About Inductee

Teacher, principal, coach, tennis player, civic and youth leader and humanitariana World War I veteranbegan his teaching career in 1914-15 and taught for more than 50 years in schools of Huntsville and Madison Countryserved as principal of Madison, Rison, Lee and Whitesburg schoolsfor 40 years, coached local baseball, football, basketball, tennis, softball and track teamsKnown as Mr. Tennis, he was the foremost pioneer in establishing the sport in the city and countyInducted into Huntsvilles Athletic Booster Club (ABC) Hall of Famereceived Presidential citations from Presidents Roosevelt, Kennedy and Nixontaught Bible and Sunday School classes for 50 yearsborn in 1895.