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MLB legend, former Observer columnist headline N.C. Sports Hall of Fame class
Posted: Wednesday, May. 01, 2013
A former Charlotte sportswriter and a Charlotte baseball legend will be among the 11-member class that will be enshrined Thursday night into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame at the Raleigh Convention Center.
Tommy Helms, 71, a Charlotte native who attended West Mecklenburg High, played 14 seasons in the majors as a slick-fielding second baseman. He was NL Rookie of the Year in 1966 with Cincinnati, a two-time All-Star (1967, 1968); and he won two Gold Glove Awards (1970, 1971).
Helms, a career .269 hitter, was the Reds’ manager for two seasons in the late ’80s.
Bob Quincy, a five-time Sports Writer of the Year in North Carolina, was a Charlotte Observer columnist and sports writer who died in 1984. He also was a former sports information director at North Carolina, his alma mater.
The remaining nine inductees to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame:
• Bill Guthridge, a longtime assistant basketball coach at UNC under Dean Smith. As head coach, Guthridge led the Tar Heels to a 90-28 record in three seasons, was national coach of the year in 1998 and led the team to two Final Fours.
• Ron Francis, a minority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, retired as a player after the 2004-05 NHL season and is the team’s associate head coach and director of player personnel.
• Rich McGeorge, a 1971 Elon graduate who was a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers. He played tight end in Green Bay for nine seasons.
• Kelvin Bryant, a former North Carolina and Washington Redskins running back. He became the school’s third all-time rusher and scorer.
• Wade Garrett, a premier fast-pitch softball pitcher and a member of the N.C. Softball Hall of Fame.
• Marion Kirby, a high school football coach who compiled a 278-65-8 record at Edenton and Greensboro Page. He won four state titles at Page.
• Hugh Morton, who grew up in Wilmington and developed Grandfather Mountain, was a renowned conservationist and a world-class photographer. He died in 2006.
• Marty Sheets, who holds 250 Special Olympics medals in a variety of sports.
• Mildred F. Southern, a longtime supporter of tennis in North Carolina.
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Posted: Wednesday, May. 01, 2013
A former Charlotte sportswriter and a Charlotte baseball legend will be among the 11-member class that will be enshrined Thursday night into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame at the Raleigh Convention Center.
Tommy Helms, 71, a Charlotte native who attended West Mecklenburg High, played 14 seasons in the majors as a slick-fielding second baseman. He was NL Rookie of the Year in 1966 with Cincinnati, a two-time All-Star (1967, 1968); and he won two Gold Glove Awards (1970, 1971).
Helms, a career .269 hitter, was the Reds’ manager for two seasons in the late ’80s.
Bob Quincy, a five-time Sports Writer of the Year in North Carolina, was a Charlotte Observer columnist and sports writer who died in 1984. He also was a former sports information director at North Carolina, his alma mater.
The remaining nine inductees to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame:
• Bill Guthridge, a longtime assistant basketball coach at UNC under Dean Smith. As head coach, Guthridge led the Tar Heels to a 90-28 record in three seasons, was national coach of the year in 1998 and led the team to two Final Fours.
• Ron Francis, a minority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, retired as a player after the 2004-05 NHL season and is the team’s associate head coach and director of player personnel.
• Rich McGeorge, a 1971 Elon graduate who was a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers. He played tight end in Green Bay for nine seasons.
• Kelvin Bryant, a former North Carolina and Washington Redskins running back. He became the school’s third all-time rusher and scorer.
• Wade Garrett, a premier fast-pitch softball pitcher and a member of the N.C. Softball Hall of Fame.
• Marion Kirby, a high school football coach who compiled a 278-65-8 record at Edenton and Greensboro Page. He won four state titles at Page.
• Hugh Morton, who grew up in Wilmington and developed Grandfather Mountain, was a renowned conservationist and a world-class photographer. He died in 2006.
• Marty Sheets, who holds 250 Special Olympics medals in a variety of sports.
• Mildred F. Southern, a longtime supporter of tennis in North Carolina.
Subscribe to The Charlotte Observer.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/01/4015962/baseball-legend-former-columnist.html#storylink=cpy