Sports

The Atlanta Athletics Hall of Fame (HOF) will induct three former Rabbit athletes into the Class of 2025 on Friday, October 3, shortly before the football kickoff at the Atlanta-Jefferson game in Rabbit Stadium. Andrew Booty Jordan was an allaround sports star in the 1950s, while Johnny Barr quarterbacked the Rabbs to the State quarterfinals during the 1960s and Casi Hendricks was a standout All-State softball pitcher for the Lady Rabbs in the early 2000s. The two men went on to play college football while Casi did the same with softball. A detailed article on each one will appear in the Journal-Sun’s next three weekly editions. A reception for the trio will be held between 5-6:15 p.m. at the Atlanta High School Cafeteria on October 3 prior to the football game. Family and friends of each inductee are invited to greet them. Black granite plaques honoring the careers of the trio will be emplaced on the left entrance stadium wall. The HOF was established in 2018 to carry on Rabbit Pride and Athletic Traditions of our athletes. A number of Booker T. Washington High School sports figures have been inducted. Thus far the Hall has honored athletes going back as far as 1912 in our sports history.