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2001 Inductees
Samuel William Davis, Sr. Born
in 1923 in North Wilkesboro, Samuel William Davis, Sr. served as athletic
director and coach at Hickory's former Ridgeview High School from 1952 to 1967
and at College Park Junior High from 1967 to 1980. Davis is best
remembered for the Ridgeview Panthers football team. During his tenure
there, the Ridgeview team captured 13 straight conference football
championships, winning five straight titles from 1962 to 1966. His last three
teams at Ridgeview were not only state champions, but also were unbeaten and
unscored upon.
Ned Jarrett The
69-year-old auto-racing superstar won 50 Winston Cup races, including the NASCAR
Winston Cup Championship in 1961 and 1965. In 1998 he was named as one of
NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Retiring from driving in 1966, Jarrett took
over management of the Hickory Motor Speedway. From there, he went on to
become an announcer for CBS and ESPN. He also hosted his own television
show and worked in radio as well.
Hanley Hayes Painter Born
in Bryson City, NC in 1924, Painter coached at Lenoir-Rhyne College for 30
years. The Lenoir-Rhyne teams compiled a 66-43-2 record during his tenure. He
coached twelve All-American players and thirty-seven All Converence players.
He was named Coach of the Year four times in the conference. Painter was
inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1988.
Clarence Stasavich During
his tenure as Lenoir-Rhyne football coach, the Illinois native guided the team
to the 1960 NAIA National Championship. He was one of the best coaches in the
nation, compiling a 120-37-7 record from the 1940s through the 1960s. In
1962, Stasavich moved to East Carolina University, where he worked until his
death in 1975.
2001
High School Athletes of the Year
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