Stephens County’s Swillings to be Inducted in Georgia Football High School Hall of Fame
Two local Stephens County High School standouts have been selected to the 2023 Georgia Football High School Hall of Fame according to Georgia High School Football Daily.
The publication lists cousins Pat Swilling and Ken Swilling as two of the 40-member class that will be inducted this year.
Pat Swilling, a member of the Stephens County High School Class of 1981, played his college football at Georgia Tech where he set the single game sack record and was voted first team All-American, and then a lengthy stay in the NFL that included five pro bowl seasons and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1991.
Ken Swilling, a member of the Stephens County High School Class of 1987, also played at Georgia Tech where he was an All-American and member of the 1990 National Championship team.
Stephens County is only one of four Georgia high schools to have two players elected this year.
The 2023 Hall of Fame class:
Pos., Player, High school, Senior season, Category, College
E, Vernon “Catfish” Smith, Lanier-Macon, 1927, Pre-1948, Georgia
B, Bill Hartman, Georgia Military Prep, 1933, Pre-1948, Georgia
B, Billy Henderson, Lanier-Macon, 1945, Pre-1948, Georgia
QB, Pepper Rodgers, Brown, 1949, 1948-59, Georgia Tech
QB, Billy Lothridge, Gainesville, 1959, 1948-59, Georgia Tech
QB, Dan Reeves, Americus, 1960, 1960s, South Carolina
QB, Bruce Bennett, Valdosta, 1961, 1960s, Florida
QB/DB, Buzy Rosenberg, Northside-Atlanta, 1968, 1960s, Georgia
B, Ernie Green, Spencer, 1957, GIA, Louisville
DL, Julius Adams, Ballard-Hudson, 1965, GIA, Texas Southern
QB, Ray Goff, Moultrie, 1972, 1970s, Georgia
QB, Anthony Flanagan, Southwest Atlanta, 1973, 1970s, Georgia
LB, Lucius Sanford, West Fulton, 1973, 1970s, Georgia Tech
RB, Eddie Lee Ivery, Thomson, 1974, 1970s, Georgia Tech
LB, Mackel Harris, Americus, 1975, 1970s, Georgia Tech
OL/LB, Ray Donaldson, East Rome, 1975, 1970s, Georgia
QB/DB, Scott Woerner, Jonesboro, 1976, 1970s, Georgia
TE/L, Guy McIntyre, Thomasville, 1978, 1970s, Georgia
LB/DB, Pat Swilling, Stephens County, 1981, 1980s, Georgia Tech
OL, John Davis, Gilmer, 1982, 1980s, Georgia Tech
RB, Keith Henderson, Cartersville, 1984, 1980s, Georgia
LB/DB, Ken Swilling, Stephens County, 1987, 1980s, Georgia Tech
QB, Al Pinkins, Mitchell-Baker, 1990, 1990s, DNP
LB, Randall Godfrey, Lowndes, 1991, 1990s, Georgia
TE/OL, Adam Meadows, McEachern, 1991, 1990s, Georgia
OL, Jeff Saturday, Shamrock, 1992, 1990s, North Carolina
QB, Mike Bobo, Thomasville, 1992, 1990s, Georgia
DL, Marcus Stroud, Brooks County, 1994, 1990s, Georgia
DB, Deon Grant, Josey, 1996, 1990s, Tennessee
OL, Jeff Backus, Norcross, 1995, 1990s, Michigan
QB, Quincy Carter, Southwest DeKalb, 1995, 1990s, Georgia
RB, Jamal Lewis, Douglass, 1996, 1990s, Tennessee
RB/DL, Charles Grant, Miller County, 1997, 1990s, Georgia
OL, Jon Stinchcomb, Parkview, 1997, 1990s, Georgia
WR, Reggie Brown, Carrollton, 1998, 1990s, Georgia
RB, Ronnie Brown, Cartersville, 1999, 1990s, Auburn
QB, D.J. Shockley, North Clayton, 2000, 2000s, Georgia
DL, Charles Johnson, Hawkinsville, 2003, 2000s, Georgia
LB, Rennie Curran, Brookwood, 2006, 2000s, Georgia
LB, Jarvis Jones, Carver-Columbus, 2008, 2000s, Georgia