Briarcliff High School | Atlanta, Georgia | 1958-1987 | Athletics Archive

 
 
 

Timeline

1958 - 1959

First Baron Football captains

Sam Black was the first Baron Football coach and the first Baron Wrestling coach. He won seven consecutive wrestling state championships. 

First Baron Basketball captains.

Ray Hambrick was the first Baron Basketball coach.  His 1965-1966 team won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any Baron Basketball team.

1959-1960

1960-1961

1961-1962

Nancy Chapman won eight state championships in swimming; the most of any Baron in any sport.

1962-1963

1963-1964

1964-1965

Bobby Stokes was the Sports Illustrated Prep Punter of the Year and earned a football scholarship to the University of Miami.

1965-1966

1966-1967

Larry Graham earned a football scholarship to East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and was starting quarterback for the ETSU team that won the small college national championship.  At Briarcliff he won two wrestling state championships.

1967-1968

1968-1969

Martha Shults won a gymnastics state championship.

1969-1970

1970-1971

 

1971-1972

Elliott Price earned a football scholarship to Georgia Tech.

1972-1973

1973-1974

1974-1975

1975-1976

John Larrimore earned a basketball scholarship to DeKalb College.

Corky Umstead earned a basketball scholarship to West Georgia College.

1976-1977

Brian Mendel won a state wrestling championship.

1977-1978

1978-1979

1979-1980

Tina Buck averaged 28.2 points per game.

 Juan Adan earned a baseball scholarship to DeKalb College.

1980-1981

1981-1982

1982-1983

Jimmy Hitt earned a baseball scholarship to Chipola Junior College.

1983-1984

1984-1985

Reginald Tucker earned a football scholarship to Albany State University.

Anthony Thurman was named to the DeKalb County All-Star Team.

1986-1987

Final Baron Football game versus Druid Hills