Monday, August 9, 2010

ASU Hall of Fame set to induct five new members on Sept. 10

ALBANY, GA — A quintet of Albany State University alumni are about to go from legendary to immortal. Five distinguished individuals — Dr. Wilburn Campbell Jr., Dr. John I. Davis, Johnny Seabrooks, Timothy Goff and Antonio Leroy — will be inducted into the Albany State University Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 on Sept. 10 as part of the school’s 11th Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Albany State University HPER Gymnasium.

Campbell is an associate member of the ASU National Alumni Association and was the swimming coach at Albany State from 1969 to 1982. During that span, his swimming and diving teams were SIAC Champions from 1975 to 1981. Campbell’s swimming and diving teams were the first National Black College Champions in 1979, and he was SIAC Coach of the Year. His team repeated as National Black College Champions in 1980. Campbell is the only Albany State coach to win a college national championship. As a coach, Dr. Campbell contributed to the success of numerous students.

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