Friday, November 4, 2011

Chester High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Pictured right to left: Jonathan K. Wright, Irving (Herky) Miller, Ahmad Rahim, Lamar Dodson, Earl (Freeze) Williams, Eric Jackson. Not pictured: Farren Benson and Charles Byrd
Hall of Fame
The 20th Annual Induction ceremony for the Chester High School Hall of Fame was held last night at the Concordville Inn to honor those who have made their contributions in sports. For years the criteria for these inductees have been based on their participation on the 1st Team All Del Val. But according to Coach Derrick Spence, who is on the selection committee, “the selection process was opened to the 2nd Team All Del Val to make the selection fair.” Back in the early seventies not enough athletes got a chance to participate at the 1st Team All Del Val rank. Other selection committee members included Tamika Friend, Fred Pickett, Larry Yarbray, Keith Taylor, Kedrick Harris, Albert Francis, Darrin Pearsall, James Springfield, Carlton Gordy, Eugene Davis, and Eric Jones. Facilitators for the event were John Francis and Mark Freeman. 

CHS Athletic Director Randy Legette, seated Delores Shelton, Kedrick Harris, & Coach Pickett

Randy Legette, Athletic Director for Chester High School, and Coach Fred Pickett introduced the inductees.


Coach Fred Pickett

Jonathan K. Wright: Track
First Team All Delco 1979, First Team all State 1979, City and Delco Championship Team 1979

Irving (Herky) Miller: All-Around
Won 8 Varsity Letter from 1945-48, 3 Football Letters, 3 Baseball Letters, 2 Basketball Letters, 1947 Baseball Team won the league championship

Ahmad Rahim: Baseball
All League Senior Year 1981-82, Coaches and sponsor team in the Jackie Robinson League

Lamar Dodson: Basketball
Second Team All Delco Sr. Year, Member of the 1989 State Championship Team

Earl (Freeze) Williams: Basketball
Second Team All Delco 1969, Chester High School Basketball Team 2nd leading scorer 1969, Second All Star 1969 Section 2 Championship Team 1969, Conshohocken, PA Classic Championship Team 1969

Eric Jackson: Soccer
First Team All Del Val 1973, Team MVP 1973, also ran track and played football1972-74

Farren Benson: Track
Second Team All Delco 1998, First Team All Delco 1999, First Team All Delco and Delaware County Daily Times Female Track Athlete of the Year 2001

Charles Byrd: Coach
Chester High School JV Coach 1975-85, Assistant Coach for the first state championship for boys basketball 1983

Special Awards:
Lawson Showell Award given to Kedrick Harris for work as a volunteer coach with the Chester Clippers for 25 years.

Carsarraine Blackwell Award given to John & Delores Shelton for community involvement in the Chester Upland School District. 

$200 dollars Book Awards were given to recent Chester High School graduates: Anthony Davis, Laquan Robinson, Lamond Church, and Maya Nelson


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