basketball

=Basketball=

Great players on the Washington Street High School basketball team included George Tuggle, Homer Durden, Johnny "Runt" Weaver, Herman Johnson, Eddie 'Bay" Hardeman, Frank Hardeman, and a plethora of other outstanding athletes.

1965 basketball team members at R.L. Cousins, led by coach Henry James "Jimmy" Wright, included Rochester "Rock" Pitts (number 30), Johnny "Gunner" Johnson (24), Huston "Hugh Baby" Cooksey (22), Walter "Honk' Jackson (14). Douglas "Jolly Giant" Sawyers (32), Lester "Dump" Lackey, Thomas "Rat" Cullins (12), Walter "Speedy" Grier (10), Joel "Boot" King (34), Marion "Bill" Height (20). This same Wolverine Basketball team under coach Wright went on to win the District VI Basketball championship and became State's Semi-finalist and in the Finals of the State Class ( A ) Championship Game they lost to Liberty County, This was the first time any R. L. Cousins High School team had ever achieved this lofty status. (source team member, Johnny " Gunner" Johnson).


 * [[image:State_Champs.jpg width="879" height="607" caption="Wolverines - 1965"]] ||

Johnny Johnson recalls: The 1959 R.L. Cousins High School basketball team was 19-0 under Coach Charles Tinsley; they played an exhibition game against the professional Harlem Wizards. All this took place in the Washington Street gym on Sand Hill. Team members included: Eddie "Bay" Hardeman, Phillip Hardeman, Billy Middleton, Jerrry Roseberry, Herman Johnson. (Please help us in identifying other team members.)

Since there are no team trophies accessible to commemorate the Wolverines 1965 season, below is a picture of the plaque given to all team members. (submitted by Johnny Johnson - Team Captain - 1965)




 * If anyone knows of the whereabouts of the 1965 District VI Championship Trophy and the State Runner-up Trophy, please contact //fssawyer@bellsouth.net//

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