Bill Carson

Induction Year:

1997

graduation year:

1933

AWARDED FOR:

golf, football, basketball

ABOUT

4 year letter winner in football and basketball at GHS. Golf coach at YSU for 28 years and was chairman of NCAA All-American selection committee for 20 years. Inducted into Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1990 and into thePGA World GolfHall of Famein Pinehurst, NC in 1990. Worked as an official for Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Classic for 12 years in Florida. Was a longtime high school official in basketball and football, serving 50 years on the hard court and 30 years on the gridiron.

accomplishments

  • Achieved 4-year letter winner status in both football and basketball at GHS (Girard High School).
  • Served as the golf coach at YSU (Youngstown State University) for 28 years.
  • Acted as chairman of the NCAA All-American selection committee for 20 years.
  • Inducted into the Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1990.
  • Honored with induction into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame in Pinehurst, NC in 1990.
  • Worked as an official for Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Classic for 12 years in Florida.
  • Contributed as a longtime high school official in basketball and football, amassing 50 years on the basketball court and 30 years on the football field.
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