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Four welcomed into Walk of Fame
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By STEVE FRANKLIN, Sports Writer
Three former Pam Pack greats, along with the 1988 Pam Pack women’s track team were honored as part of the annual Washington Walk of Fame ceremonies on Friday night at J.G. “Choppy” Wagner Stadium.
Larry Dixon, Steve Hendrickson, Harold Jackson, and the 1988 track team all had their names etched into stones that will be placed into the Walk of Fame, a walkway that honors the Pack’s greatest athletes and athletic contributors.
Dixon, a kicker and two-way starter for the Pam Pack’s football team in the early 1950s, who later went on to star as a two-way player at N.C. State was touched by Friday’s ceremonies.
“It’s very gratifying to be recognized for your accomplishments,” Dixon said. “I’m honored to be here.”
Hendrickson, a two-time all-state basketball player in 1971 and 1972, who went on to become Mercer University’s leading scorer in 1976 was glad to make the trip from Tennessee to be enshrined.
“It was well worth the trip home,” Hendrickson said. “I got to see a couple of old buddies, teachers and coaches that I haven’t seen in 30 years. It was certainly a great experience.”
Jackson, a teammate of Hendrickson’s in 1971 and 1972, who later starred at UNC-Wilmington and then made a name for himself by playing against the Harlem Globetrotters as a member of the Washington Generals said he was honored by his enshrinement.
“To be placed in the same category as all the other great athletes that have come through Washington is a tremendous honor,” Jackson said. “It was even more special to go in with a teammate. Steve and I played a lot of basketball together in our day, and it was nice to get to see him and catch up.”
L’Tanja Hall, Michelle Langley, Dawn Landen, Ashleigh Padgett, head coach William O’Pharrow and assistant coach Bill White were all on hand to represent the 1988 Lady Pack track team, which finished second in the state meet, coming up one-half of a point shy of winning the programs’ first state championship.
“We had a great mix of underclassmen and upper classmen and everything just came together that year,” Landen said. “We were like a group of sisters, so to be honored together is very special to all of us. It was great to come back and see everyone.”
Larry Dixon, Steve Hendrickson, Harold Jackson, and the 1988 track team all had their names etched into stones that will be placed into the Walk of Fame, a walkway that honors the Pack’s greatest athletes and athletic contributors.
Dixon, a kicker and two-way starter for the Pam Pack’s football team in the early 1950s, who later went on to star as a two-way player at N.C. State was touched by Friday’s ceremonies.
“It’s very gratifying to be recognized for your accomplishments,” Dixon said. “I’m honored to be here.”
Hendrickson, a two-time all-state basketball player in 1971 and 1972, who went on to become Mercer University’s leading scorer in 1976 was glad to make the trip from Tennessee to be enshrined.
“It was well worth the trip home,” Hendrickson said. “I got to see a couple of old buddies, teachers and coaches that I haven’t seen in 30 years. It was certainly a great experience.”
Jackson, a teammate of Hendrickson’s in 1971 and 1972, who later starred at UNC-Wilmington and then made a name for himself by playing against the Harlem Globetrotters as a member of the Washington Generals said he was honored by his enshrinement.
“To be placed in the same category as all the other great athletes that have come through Washington is a tremendous honor,” Jackson said. “It was even more special to go in with a teammate. Steve and I played a lot of basketball together in our day, and it was nice to get to see him and catch up.”
L’Tanja Hall, Michelle Langley, Dawn Landen, Ashleigh Padgett, head coach William O’Pharrow and assistant coach Bill White were all on hand to represent the 1988 Lady Pack track team, which finished second in the state meet, coming up one-half of a point shy of winning the programs’ first state championship.
“We had a great mix of underclassmen and upper classmen and everything just came together that year,” Landen said. “We were like a group of sisters, so to be honored together is very special to all of us. It was great to come back and see everyone.”
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