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GA SR1227
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/16/2010
Primary Sponsor
Bill Heath
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate resolution recognizing and commending Mr. George William "Sonny" Poss of Thomson, Georgia, for his outstanding athletic career and requesting his placement in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
- Earned 16 varsity letters in high school across football, basketball, track, baseball, and tennis; won four State Championships in the high jump; and was the only player from Thomson to earn first team All State honors twice (1953 and 1954)
- Won nine varsity letters at the University of Georgia in basketball, track, and swimming; named Best All-Around Athlete in the Southeastern Conference as both a junior and senior; and won the SEC high jump twice, setting a school record of 6 feet 4½ inches
- Served as a physical education teacher and coach at Butler High School in Augusta and as Aquatics Director at the Athens YMCA Camp in Tallulah Falls, Georgia, for 43 summers
- Active community leader serving on the boards of the McDuffie Regional Medical Center Foundation, First United Methodist Church of Thomson, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Augusta and Thomson; also served as an Olympic torch bearer in 1996
Legislative Description
Poss, Mr. George William "Sonny"; recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/16/2010
Full Bill Text
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