Charles Wilson would be among the first seven African-American students to attend an all white school in Brevard County. Not only was he a talent on the football field, but he was also the first African-American captain on a public high school football team in the state of Florida. […]
Vassar B. Carlton grew up in a time when nothing was easy, and nothing was given to you. You had to work for everything. Born in 1912 in Island Grove Florida, he was the son of Ben and Zeffie Carlton. […]
Mike Hoctor is such a great coach that, in fact, he wrote the book, literally, on coaching tennis. He is co-author of the USTA nationally-published book, “Coaching Tennis Successfully.” Even though the book was first published in 1994, it is still in print. […]
Wasdinisms – they flow from Tom Wasdin effortlessly as he talks of sports and life. In the book about his life – written by local journalist and fellow Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Peter Kerasotis – Once a Coach, Always a Coach – it said, “Wasdin appreciated the job and opportunity to impact lives at such a young age, when the clay is soft and moldable. […]
Will Perdue’s drive for success in basketball leads to four NBA championship rings and a respect for his determined work ethic. […]
Apryle Bigam Nickson is considered to be among the best female swimmers in Cocoa High School and Brevard County history. […]
James Folston only played one season of varsity football at Cocoa High School, but he had a feeling for years that he was destined to play after high school. Folston earned a scholarship to Northeast Louisiana University and then played five years with the Raiders (1994-1998) and two with the Arizona Cardinals (1999-2000). […]
Legendary Brevard Junior College coach and athletic director Jim Oler has been inducted into the 2021 Class of the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. […]
Bobby Barnes earned All-State status in football as a senior and the Cocoa team honored him as co-captain both his junior and senior years. […]
Rich Salick received a kidney transplant in 1974, and although he was told that his surfing days were over, his love for the sport drove him to make a comeback. Perhaps Salick’s greatest work began when his pro surfing days ended. Along with his twin brother Phil, they began organizing small surfing events to benefit those on dialysis. The brothers built the annual NKF Surfing Festival into national prominence, and since its inception 37 years ago, the surf fest has raised millions of dollars for the fight against kidney disease. […]
Gerald White’s belief in his abilities leads him to success in high school and college football and induction in the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. […]
For four decades Mike Gaudy was been a major force and highly a successful coach in both girls and boys basketball at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School. A charismatic and inspiring leader, he is one of just a few coaches to win state championships in each hoops category. […]
