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Yesterday and today :
Tift Hall of Fame inducts 2023 class
by Becky Taylor
All individual honorees .
Past met present at the Tift County High school Performing Arts Center Saturday , Feb . 11 . Athletes , coaches and contributors from yesteryear were inducted into the Tift County Athletic Hall of Fame , while two new honors went to current high school players .
Cameron Earls , Charlie Edwards , Aaron Gibbs , Shayon Green , Kim Griffin , Willie Hill and Ivey Vickers were inducted as players . Roy McWilliams went into the Hall as a coach , with the 2007 Lady Devils softball team and E . J . Litman for Meritorious Service .
The new categories , Male and Female Athlete of the Year , were awarded to Will Clark and Kylei Cutts , respectively .
McWilliams led off the ceremony , which was emceed by Chris Beckham .
A legend in Macon and Tifton , McWilliams coached football and baseball . Two of his football teams , 1975 Central ( Macon ) and 1983 Tift , won state championships .
McWilliams was presented his award by Emmett Bowers and Tommy Seward , two of his longtime colleagues . He said he was grateful for Tifton , his adopted hometown after moving with Gene Brodie and most of
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