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Larry Ricker
Inducted 2010
Teacher/Coach 29 Years (1978 – 2007)
Greystone Elementary School (1978 – 1983)
Girls Basketball
South Greene High School (1983 – 2007)
Girls Basketball
4 TSSAA State Championships
Career Record: 648 – 105
Won 15 District and 12 Region Championships
Football
Baseball
Coach Ricker’s girls basketball teams won four TSSAA State Championships and finished as state runners-up three times
Coach Ricker held an 86% winning percentage in 21 seasons as head coach
His teams made 15 trips to the TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
He coached two teams to undefeated seasons (1986 – 87, 1992 – 93)
Coach of the Year in District 1-AA or District II-AA a total of 19 times in 21 years (was named Co-Coach of the Year 7 of those years)
Many of Coach Ricker’s players went on to compete at the college level
Coach Ricker was the head football coach at South Greene for 8 seasons, and his teams made the TSSAA playoffs in each of those years
Coach Ricker retired from teaching and coaching after the 2006 – 2007 school year
Other 2010 Inductees
Gene Beck
2010
Scott Brunette
2010
Al Cate
2010
Joe Clayton
2010
Vic Francescon
2010
Billy Bob Garrison
2010
Don Grider
2010
Ben Martin
2010
Faye Osteen
2010
George Pitts
2010
Morris Rogers
2010
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