Rockdale County High School Alumni
Conyers, Georgia (GA)
Alumni Stories
Gene Taylor
Class of 1968
Alabama High School Athletic Association - Class of 2010
Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame - Class of 2011
GENE TAYLOR (AHSGE)
Gene Taylor is a graduate of Rockdale High School (Ga.) and Jacksonville State University.
He made his mark on a state and national scale as wrestling coach at Weaver High School where his 15 teams won nine state titles and 221 straight dual matches from 1991-1999, best in state history in any sport and second longest wrestling win streak in the nation. Compiling a 500-34 overall wrestling record during a 30-year career, he also coached at Lineville, Ohatchee, Cherokee County and Walter Wellborn after five years in Georgia. His baseball teams posted a 201-130 record.
Named state coach of the year nine times, he coached eight All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans and Alabama’s only six-time state champion.
With a positive impact on hundreds of young people, he taught the value of hard work, dedication, honesty, the value of family, and respect for others.
(Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame)
Gene Taylor had his greatest coaching successes as wrestling coach at Weaver. His Weaver teams were state champions nine times and three others finished as runner-up. Taylor’s Weaver teams were Calhoun County champions 12 consecutive years. Fifty-five Weaver wrestlers won individual state championships and eight were named high school All-Americans during his tenure. Taylor was named state 1A-4A wrestling coach of the year nine times. His teams had dual match winnings streaks of 221 and 111 matches.
The Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit corporation, operated by an all-volunteer board of directors.
Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame - Class of 2011
GENE TAYLOR (AHSGE)
Gene Taylor is a graduate of Rockdale High School (Ga.) and Jacksonville State University.
He made his mark on a state and national scale as wrestling coach at Weaver High School where his 15 teams won nine state titles and 221 straight dual matches from 1991-1999, best in state history in any sport and second longest wrestling win streak in the nation. Compiling a 500-34 overall wrestling record during a 30-year career, he also coached at Lineville, Ohatchee, Cherokee County and Walter Wellborn after five years in Georgia. His baseball teams posted a 201-130 record.
Named state coach of the year nine times, he coached eight All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans and Alabama’s only six-time state champion.
With a positive impact on hundreds of young people, he taught the value of hard work, dedication, honesty, the value of family, and respect for others.
(Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame)
Gene Taylor had his greatest coaching successes as wrestling coach at Weaver. His Weaver teams were state champions nine times and three others finished as runner-up. Taylor’s Weaver teams were Calhoun County champions 12 consecutive years. Fifty-five Weaver wrestlers won individual state championships and eight were named high school All-Americans during his tenure. Taylor was named state 1A-4A wrestling coach of the year nine times. His teams had dual match winnings streaks of 221 and 111 matches.
The Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit corporation, operated by an all-volunteer board of directors.
Recent Members
| Chris Chris Hester | 1992 |
| Courtney Preston Preston | 2008 |
| Donna Donna Laramore | 1980 |
| James Metler | 1971 |
| Janet Justus | 1978 |
| Janice Duke | 1966 |
| Jim Brooks | 1976 |
| Mylik Thomas | 2021 |
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