James E. Moore, Jr. (Jim) was born in Wilmington, NC, on January 29, 1945. At New Hanover High School, Moore was voted MVP in football, was co-captain, MVP, and First Team All-State in basketball, and was a leading hitter (batting average) in baseball. Moore and his NHHS teammates won the[…]
Jim attended high school at Shelbyville High School in Shelbyville, Indiana. While there, he played football, basketball, baseball, golf and tennis. In his senior year he was awarded the Paul Cross Award for best basketball player. He then received a full scholarship to Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, NC where[…]
Mel Gibson was born in Cordova North Carolina and attended Rockingham High School where he was actively involved in sports. Mel participated in football, basketball and track. He was team captain, MVP, All-Country, All-Conference and All-State. He was selected and started for North Carolina in the annual High School Shrine[…]
Chuck Carree, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was situated in an area encompassing Asheville, Charlotte and Atlanta. In that region Chuck developed an everlasting love for sports and was trained for his profession by a succession of gurus. That list of gurus contains Spartanburg Herald-Journal staffers Les Timms, sports editor[…]
