“Shrine Bowl of the Carolina’s Distinguished Alumni Service Club Award
Named in Honor of Charlie “Choo-Choo” Justice (42’)
Select Recipients for 2007”

  

Dateline:                      December, 9 2007 ... Spartanburg, South Carolina
Contact Name:            Ted Conrad – Distinguished Alumni Service Awards Chairman
                                     K Joe Sessoms –  Publicity and Radio Network Chair

 

Contact Phone:           800-648-2695  or 1-803-547-0300  -  Fax: 803-547-9545
E-mail:                         Ted Conrad - tccusc2002@yahoo.com

K. Joe Sessoms: publicity@shrine-bowl.com

Web Address:             www.shrine-bowl.com 

 

Ted Conrad, Chairman of the Distinguished Alumni Service Awards for  the  Shrine Bowl Of The Carolina’s today announced the Distinguished Alumni Service Club Award winners from the hundreds of  former players and coaches of America’s Original High School All Star Football Game. Conrad said, “This award, named in honor of Cherryville North Carolina’s legendary Charlie “Choo-Choo” Justice represents the Shrine Bowl Of The Carolina’s mark of excellence.”  Justice went on to become a part of some of the greatest teams in North Carolina Tar Heel history as his teams went 32-7-2 and playing in three bowl games. The 170-pound Justice was one of the nation's most sought-after players when he enrolled at Carolina. Some called him the hottest property in the history of football at that time. He had been a standout at Asheville's Lee Edwards High, leading the Maroons to two unbeaten seasons. He was All-Southern two years at Asheville, and as a member of the Shrine Bowl football team in 1942, before a crowd of 7,000, Charlie Justice led the Tar Heels to a 33-0 win over the Sandlappers.  Justice rushed for 3 touchdowns in the seventh meeting of the Carolinas classic, tying his brother Bill, who held the scoring record by previously scoring 3 touchdowns in the 1938 clash. Justice set the standards high in those early years on and off the field thereby, setting the mark by which all future players in this game would be judged.

 

The 2006 Shrine Bowl Class Recipients include:

 

 

Steve Fuller  -   1974 Team -  Most Outstanding Alumni  Business Leader

 

Steve Fuller is a former Spartanburg High School All-American.

He was an outstanding quarterback for the Tigers in the late 1970s. He started 27 consecutive games for Clemson. He was selected as a third-team All-American in 1978 and All-ACC in 1977 and 1978. He was honored with the ACC Player-of-the-Year Award both years, the only Tiger to win that award twice.

Along with his on-field success, Fuller had many academic achievements at Clemson. He is one of just three Tiger football players in history to be named an All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same year. In addition, he made the Academic All-ACC team three consecutive years, and in 1978, he was one of 11 scholar-athletes honored by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. He was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was chosen recipient of one of the NCAA's Top Five Awards. Fuller graduated with a 3.93 GPA.

Fuller was just the second athlete in Clemson history to have their number retired (# 4).

After his time at Clemson Steve Fuller, was drafted in 1979, in round 1, by the Kansas City Chiefs .  He played 10 years in the NFL for the Chiefs,  Bears, Rams and Chargers.

In 1996, he was named to Clemson's Centennial football team. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Clemson Ring of Honor in 1994.

He is currently a development partner at Colleton River Plantation on Hilton Head. He resides there with his wife Anna and they have two children Stephen, 21 and Alexandra, 17, a star point guard on the Hilton Head Prep basketball team.    

 

John McKissick  - 1960 Team -   Distinguished Service Award – Public Service

John McKissick, 81, recently completed his 56th season at Summerville leading the Green Wave to a 13-2 and Div. I AAAA finals appearance against national power Byrnes.

McKissick, who joined former Yankee great Bobby Richardson in 2004, as the only two sports figures from South Carolina ever selected Hall of Fame in Myrtle Beach now has a career record of 557-130-13 including ten state titles. 

John McKissick is the winningest coach of all time at any level of football. He is already planning to return to the sidelines for the 2008 season. 

He received the Power of Influence Award from the American Football Coaches Association in Orlando, Florida in January 2004. In 1980 he was named the National Prep Coach of the Year. His teams between 1978-1980 won 42 straight games, still a state record in South Carolina. He has coached over 3,500 players including Ricky Bustle, the head coach at Louisana-Layeffte and Converse Chellis, the state treasurer of South Carolina.

McKissick has been married to devoted wife Joan for 56 years and they have two daughters Debby and Cindy, son in laws Rick Call and Donnie McElveen and four grandchildren Joe and Richard Call and Kyle and Mack McElveen. Mack is a talented junior quarterback at Mount Tabor High in North Carolina.

Coach McKissick led the Sandlappers to victory over the Tar Heels as the head coach of the 1960 team.

 

Source -  Billy Baker – High School Sports Reporter

 

Maurice Morris -       1997 Team -  Most Outstanding Alumni Professional Player

Played in the Shrine Bowl in 1997.   As a member of the Chester Cyclones he Rushed for over 1,600 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior at Chester (S.C.) High.

Six year NFL veteran running back of the Seattle Seahawks.

2007 Stats:  Thus far he has 446 yds with an average of 4.7 yards per carry.  He is 2nd in rushing in this years Seahawk Offense.

2006 Stats: Played in all 16 games with a career-high eight starts, six in place of Shaun Alexander (foot). Posted career-highs in carries (161) and yards (604). Also had a career-high 11 receptions for 46 yards. Started in a two-back set with Shawn Alexander in the season-opener at Detroit (9/10) and vs. Green Bay (11/27).

 In his college career Spent two years at Oregon after transferring from Fresno City College where he was a two-time JC Grid-Wire All-American. Set national JC records of 4,487 all-purpose yards and 3,708 yards rushing on 593 carries. Set Fresno City records with 26 scores in 1998, career rushing touchdowns (45), and total (49). Held below 100 yards only once in his JC career (92 vs. Siskiyous). Holds Oregon’s school record for most carries in one season (286 in 2000) and became the school’s first two-time 1,000-yard rusher. Finished his Ducks career with 2,237 yards on 466 carries with 17 touchdowns and 307 yards and three scores on 35 receptions. His 2,237 rushing yards were fifth in school history. 

 

Brandon Spikes  -    2005 Team -  Most Outstanding Alumni Collegiate Player

Brandon, played for Crest High School in Shelby, North Carolina. 

He is a sophomore linebacker at University of Florida.  This season led the team defensively with 117 tackles.  He was just named to the SEC first team ALL DEFENSE.  

 

Scott Riddle  -      2006 Team -  Alumni Freshman Collegiate Player of the Year

Scott Riddle was an outstanding Quarterback at Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur, North Carolina .  He quarterbacked the 2006 Tar Heel Shrine Bowl Team to a victory in the 70th Shrine Bowl Game.  He is the starting Quarterback for Elon College.

Scott Riddle Riddle quarterbacked the Tar Heels Shrine Bowl Team in 2006 and led them to victory in the 70th Shrine Bowl Game.

Coach David Farnham  -      2007 Team -  Alumni Posthumously Coach Of The Year

Coach Dave Farnham, was in his fourth season as Head Coach of the Blue Ridge High School Tigers and had been chosen to coach the South Carolina Shrine Bowl Team in the 2007 Shrine Bowl Game. He was diagnosed with cancer during the last week in October and began undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

Coach Farnham had been bothered by headaches and dizziness throughout Blue Ridge's memorable season, during which the Tigers won their first seven games and rose to No. 3 in Class AAA.

He attended the Tigers' second-round playoff game against Greenville at Sirrine Stadium Nov. 9, received a standing ovation from the Blue Ridge crowd when he appeared on the sideline and was presented his Shrine Bowl jacket in a pre-game ceremony.

Farnham, a Travelers Rest High graduate, started at center for Clemson University in 1970 and 1971. He was a head coach for 26 years, also leading teams at Westminster, Palmetto, Carolina and Wade Hampton. He served as an assistant at Riverside and Greer. He was the offensive coordinator on Greer's 2003 state championship team.

Dave Farnham is survived by his wife, Susan, and six children. His son, Jamie, had been an assistant coach under his father..

Coach Dave Farnham, 57 passed away at his home Wednesday November 28th, 2007.

Source: Bob Castello – Greenville News

 

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