Brookwood Coach Named Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Famer

The six inductees into the 2013 Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame include Brookwood's Coach Dave Hunter.

Some of the accomplishments that earned Hunter his 2013 induction into the Gwinnett Hall of Fame included bringing a successful football model to Gwinnett and accomplishing a number of firsts, including GCPS' first state title in football in 1996. 

He is a longtime representative on the Georgia High School Association Executive Committee and is credited for launching Gwinnett County into a sports powerhouse. He has a record of 149-15 over a 15 year period and was named Region Coach of the Year six times, as well as Gwinnett County Coach of the Year six times. 

Hunter is the Executive Director of the Corky Kell Kickoff Classic. 

Other inductees this year include:

Josh Wolff – Soccer - Parkview High School
Louis Williams - Basketball - South Gwinnett High
Courtney Swaim Trimble - Golf - Duluth High School
Darius Walker – Football - Buford High School
Sherill Baker – Basketball – Greater Atlanta Christian School

The six honorees will be inducted in the Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony sponsored by the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation on Saturday, May 4, at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Tickets are $12 each and may be ordered on the Gwinnett County Public School Foundation’s website at www.gcps-foundation.org.

A portion of each ticket will help fund student scholarships, teacher grants and academic initiatives in Gwinnett County Public Schools.