THOMASVILLE —
Lou Gehrig delivered one of the most famous speeches the baseball world has ever known. As he said goodbye to New York Yankees fans around the world in 1939, Gehrig made a statement that has become just as synonymous with the legend as the unfortunate disease that led to his death.
In front of his fans at Yankee Stadium, Gehrig said, “I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”
Admittedly, I am no legend, but I understand what Gehrig was feeling when he said those famous words.
For 10-plus years, I have had the honor of watching some of the best athletes in the state perform at the high school level. I have witnessed all-state performers, future NFL players, state champions and pro golfers, all in one of the greatest small towns in America. I tried to convey what I witnessed to readers of this newspaper every day. It was a task I took with great pride and excitement because I knew how important sports are in this town.
The time has come for me to begin the next chapter of my life, however.
It is with a heavy heart but peace of mind that I announce it is time to move on. Today is my last day at the Times-Enterprise, the place that gave a young, unknowing graduate from the University of Georgia a shot he longed for in 2002. It's a place that I will always be grateful for. I learned so much during my tenure here. I won awards, learned from some of the best journalists around and developed close friendships with people I worked with, both at the paper and in the community.
But there comes a time when a man must make a decision that could alter the course of his life. For me, that moment occurred a couple of weeks ago when I accepted a public relations job at the University of Georgia campus in Tifton. God provided me this opportunity and for that I am grateful. He also allowed me to work at the Times-Enterprise, to which I will always be thankful.
This is a great opportunity for me and my wife, Samantha, and two children, Millie and Tucker (who will join the family in late February).
We are bound for my hometown of Tifton. Rest assured, however, Thomasville and the Times-Enterprise will always be a second home to me.
Local Sports
Thank you for the memories
- Local Sports
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Out of reach
Knights run-rule Warriors 11-1 in Game 2 and use defensive gems to end Brookwood's season 6-3 in Game 3
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Throwing a gem
Junior left-hander throws complete game as Warriors use nine-run outburst over two innings to win first game of semifinal series.
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Growing pains pay off
Two rough seasons have led Brookwood to success
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Making his ‘Choice’
Yellow Jackets' Adam Choice chooses Tigers over Auburn, Georgia Tech and Texas among others.
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Special Finish
A special teams mistake costs White team in Thomas County Central's 28-27 spring game.
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Walk-off winners
Brookwood bounces back from a 13-3 loss to edge Stratford Academy 2-1 in nine innings to win GISA Class AAA quarterfinal series.
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Old faces in new places
Central utilizing players on both sides of the ball during spring, which concludes Tuesday.
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Warriors turning to Strickland for Game 2
Leading series 1-0, Brookwood hosts Stratford Academy at 11 a.m. today.
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Walk-off Warriors
James Casanova's one-out home run in the bottom of the seventh wins Game 1 of a second-round series for Brookwood as the Warriors edge Stratford Academy 10-9.
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English starts strong at Byron Nelson
Thomasville's Harris English is tied for third after Thursday's first round in Irving, Texas.
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