2020 - 2029

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2023

Joe Gaddis Tee Higgins Kara Pearson Price

Joe Gaddis : Joe Gaddis is:
* The winningnest head football coach in Oak Ridge High School football history (196 wins, 58 losses).
* Head Coach of the 1991 ORHS State Championship foot ball team.
* Fifth winningnest head coach in Tennessee football history with an overall record of 334 wins and 146 loses.
* Installed into the Tennessee Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2018.
* ORHS Athletic Director from November 2021 to present.

Tee Higgins : Tee Higgins is:
* A 2017 graduate of Oak Ridge High School.
* A standout in both football and basketball at Oak Ridge High School. As a senior, he scored 18 touchdowns and had 68 receptions for 1,044 yards. He was a five-star recruit. He also had numerous basketball offers. Max Preps 2015 All-America Teacm.
* Named Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Class 5A Back of the Year -- Junior and Senior years.
* Played college football at Clemson University and played on the National Championship team in 2019. Second team ACC in 2018. First team ACC in 2019.
* In 2020 rafted by the NFL Cincinatti Bengals as the first pick in the second round. He continues to have high success as a pro player.

Kara Pearson Price : Kara Pearson Price is:
* A 2001 graduate from Oak Ridge High School. An outstanding three-sport (soccer, tennis, and track) athlete and leader.

Oak Ridge High School
Soccer
• Played Varsity 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
• Voted Rookie of the Year 9th grade
• Voted team’s hardest worker 10th grade
• Kate Hunter All Tournament 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th
• Team Captain 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
• Team Defensive most valuable 9th, 10th, and 12th grades
• Team most valuable player 11th grade
• Voted to Adidas Soccer World Best 11 East Tennessee
• Voted to All-District Team 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
• Voted to All Region Team 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
• Voted to Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association All State 11th and 12th grades
• Awarded Soccer scholarship to the University of Alabama-Huntsville

Tennis
• Won all her matches in the state tournament as a 9th grader in helping ORHS with a state championship

Track
• Voted Team Captain 12th grade
• A member of the 3d place 32oo meter relay team in the state meet

University of Alabama – Huntsville
Soccer
• All Gulf-South Conference four years
• All Gulf-South Tournament Team three years
• Voted Team Captain three years
• Voted most valuable player 2001 and 2002

• National Dean’s List 2003 and 2004
• President’s Award for Outstanding Academic and Athletic Achievement2004 and2005
• Awarded the Mildred D. Simmons Memorial Scholarship, Sigma Theta Tau International Horor Society of Nursing.
• Holds a Master of Science in Nursing, and is a board-certified Nurse Family Practitioner.

2022

Halston Lane, James Mitchell, Trenna Howell Underwood, Johnnie E. Williams

Halston Lane : Halston Lane is a 1999 ORHS graduate.

Halston is an accomplished baskeball player having
played at Oak Ridge High School where he was
named 1999 MVP District 3AAA and
All-State.
He still holds numerous ORHS records.
Halston continued playing at Georgia Tech where he was a mainstay.Affter two years,
He transferred to North Carolina-Willmington, where he completed his college career.
Halston signed contracts with Iserlohn Kangaroos in Germany.
He retired from professional basketball after the 2005-2006 reason.
He now operates the Tennessee Basketball Academy where he now coaches players by providing instructional camps, individual, and group workouts.
He is also a coach witht the Amateur Athletic Union Tennessee Travelers.
James Mitchell : James Mitchell is a 2005 ORHS graduate.

James began playing football at age 7 for thr Boys Club.
He continued at Jefferson Middle School and
Oak Ridge High Schoolw here he was
named to the All-State and
Prep-Extra teams.
He still holds ORHS recordss for Career Individual tackles and
total hits, career
and single-season.
He continue his football career lettering all four years at Wofford College in South Carolina.
James teaches and coaches in the Oak Ridge Schools.
Trenna Howell Underwood : Trenna Howell Underwood is a 2008 ORHS graduate.

Trenna is an accomplished soccer player and now coach.In high school, she was All-District four yearsm All-Region four years, All-State three years, All-South, Academic All-American, Region MVP two years,Player of the year, Captain two years, Lettered four years, and received an athletic scholarship to Carson-Newman College.
Trenna played not only such an important part in the culture of Oak Ridge High School soccer, but later in her college career at Carson Newman and then onto giving back to her community by coaching for SCOR (Soccer Club of Oak Ridge), and currently as the Assistant High School soccer coach for the women's team!
Trenna holds the ORHS records for:
Most goals in a season - 43
Most goals in a game - 7
7 career Hat Tricks thus earning her the nickname "Hat Trick Howell"
Most matches played - 101 and most starts
Trenna also scored the winning PK that sent the Lady Wildcats to the State Championship game in 2005 as well as the very first goal on the pitch at the New Soccer Stadium
At Carson Newman:
As a freshman, she received the MVP award of the SAC Conference Tournament
She was named 1st Team All-SAC and Daktronics All-Southeast Region and NSCAA All-Southeast Region throughout her 4 years at the University
She would later be named to the ALL DECADE TEAM for the 2010's at the school
After College:
She gave back to her community by not only coaching competitively for SCOR (Soccer Club of Oak Ridge) but also participated as Academy Director as well.
She currently is the Assistant High School coach for the lady's soccer team

Johnnie E. Williams : Johnnie Williams is a 1989 ORHS graduate.

Johnnie was a 1988 District 3AAA defensive co-player of the year,
All-State Honorable Mention (defense),
All-East TN team (defense),
TN Athletic Coaches Association Class AAA district player of the year,
1989 District 3AAA defensive player of the year,
1989 AP All-State First Team (defense),
TN Sports Writers Association All-State First Team (defense),
1989 All-East TN Team First Team defense and runner-up player of the year.
Also coaches and mentors Oak Ridge youth in football and baseball.

2021

Jason Altman, George Dykes, Steve Oliphant, KeKe Stewart

Jason Altman, George Dykes, Steve Oliphant, KeKe Stewart

Jason Altman : Jason Altman is a 1997 ORHS graduate.

Soccer
Jason was a three-year letterman for the Soccercats from 1995-1997.
He scored 50 goals and had 24 assists in his three years at ORHS.
He was selected to the All-State team (1996 and 1997).
All-South team (1996)
All-America team (1996).
He became just the second Soccercat to be selected as an NSCAA/Umbro All-American, joining Alan Gove (1982).
He led Oak Ridge to three district championships (1995-1997) and a region championship (1997).
In his senior year (1997), he captained Oak Ridge as the team reached the state championship game, where the Soccercats finished state runner-up to Chattanooga Baylor.
He extended his playing career with a soccer scholarship to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Football
Jason was a three-year letterman for the Wildcats in football (1994-1996).
He specialized in kicking, punting, and special teams in 1994 and 1995.
His senior year, 1996, he was an All-State selection at cornerback, leading the Wildcats in interceptions and finishing second in tackles.
During his three years, Oak Ridge won three region championships, reached the state semi-finals twice, and compiled a 36-4 won-loss record.

Post-Collegiate
After playing soccer at Miami University, Jason began running competitively in 2005.
He has won more than 50 road races, including five marathons.
His personal best times include 15:40 (5K), 1:12:47 (half marathon), and 2:38:52 (marathon).

Professional
Jason became Race Director of the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon in 2006.
He grew the event into the largest competitive road race in East Tennessee. Every spring, thousands of East Tennesseans, including Oak Ridge residents, participate in the event in an effort to lead a healthier lifestyle in our community.

George Dykes: George Dykes is a 1958 ORHS graduate.

George was a three year basketball starter and letterman, and a starter on both offense and defense his only year of football.
He won a football scholarship to the University of Tennesse in Knoxville.
After his freshman year he transferred to MTSU.
He set most receiving records as a three year letterman.
He was first team All-American and All-Ohio Valley Conference -- both for three years.
He was later a head high school football coach in Tennessee, and a business owner in Johnson City Tennessee.
All of the basketball teams had outstanding records. His senior year lost only two games all season.
Some of his records at MTSU still stand as a wide receiver.
He was the leading wide receiver all three years as a player and was the outstanding receiver in the 1961 Tangerine bowl. That year, 1991, he averaged 27 yards per catch. Totally, he had sixty two catches for 1,367 yards and 16 touchdowns.
In 1961 he had 647 yards receiving. This was when passing the football did not have the emphasis that it has now.

Steve Oliphant: Steve Oliphant is a 1979 ORHS graduate.

1976-1979 Basketball
Three year varsity starter and captain, played for Coach Carroll Smith.
Sophomore year starter with Oak Ridge sports legends Dean Nichols, Roger Wade, and Dwayne Horton
Played basketball against East Tennessee legends Elston Turner, Bill Bates, Reggie White, Derrick Hord, and Bert Bertlecamp
Scored 1000 points, 3rd at ORHS at the time behind Randy Poole and Otis Howard
Three year letterman
Two time All District and All Region
Two time team MVP
Led team to TSSAA AAA State Tournament berth in Murfeesboro senior year 1979 Defeated #1 team in state — Tennessee High Bristol in Sub-State game at Johnson City, Freedom Hall, March 1979
Held Kentucky signee and five star prospect Derrick Hord scoreless in the last 4 minutes

1976-1979 Baseball
Three year varsity starting pitcher — 90 MPH fastball Three letters
Senior year All District and All Region Team, Team Captain All District First Baseman
Batted clean up as both a pitcher and first basemen
.375 batting average in district and region playoffs for district winning team

Robertsville Junior High 1973-1976
School Outstanding Athlete award 1976
Three sport athlete: football, basketball, track
Captain and leading scorer for City, District, and Region Championship Team
9th grade team had 19-1 record, Coaches Keys Fillauer's and Lynn Burkev's best team All District and All Region
Starting defensive end and center on football team for Coach Winston Russell
Held high jump record in track for Coach Winston Russell

Roane State Community College — 1979-1981
Played two years, started all games, leading scorer and captain for Coach Carroll Smith
Two time first team All State Tennessee JUCO basketball player
School's Outstanding Student Award 1981
3.97 GPA as engineering major
Full basketball scholarship

Oglethorpe University, Atlanta Georgia — 1981-1983
Two year captain and starter for Coach Jack Berkshire
Two year full basketball scholarship
Two Time Member Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame as a basketball player and a member of the 1982-1983 team
NAIA Basketball Academic All American 1983 3.8 GPA
All District NAIA Region 32 (Georgia, Florida, Alabama)
Team MVP 1983
Earned full scholarship as a dual degree student and Oglethorpe and Georgia Tech Scored 1300 points as a college basketball player at two schools
Earned three colleges degrees at Roane State, Oglethorpe, and Georgia Tech on Basketball Scholarship (only person in the country to accomplish such)
Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineer degree 1984
BA Oglethorpe University 1984
University of Texas MBA degree 1988

Other area awards
Secret City Trekker, Hiked all hiking trails in Oak Ridge
3X 900 Miler Great Smoky Mountain 900 Miler Club of Hiking all the trails in the GSMNP
Hiked 15,000 miles in the Great Smokies over the last 50 years

KeKe Stewart: KeKe Stewart is a 2006 ORHS graduate.

Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats Basketball Records 2003-2006:
#1 in Career Points with 2,391.
#1 in Career Rebounds with 1152 in Two Point Shots Made with 990.
#2 in Career Free Throws with 397.
#1 in Points Scored by a Freshman with 471.
Named 2006 Smith and Street All-American Team.
Named All-State 2005 & 2006.
Selected to the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association East-West All Star Game.
Was considered the best forward in the state her Senior year.
Was also All-District in Volleyball.

Middle Tennessee State University
She eamed a basketball scholarship to Middle Tennessee State University where she finished her career with the following statistics: 723 Points, 346 Rebounds, and 268 Field Goals.
Her 2,075 minutes and 126 games played ranks 5th all-time in school history.
She set a school and Conference USA league record for most 3-point shots made in a game when she connected on 11 versus North Texas during her Senior season. That total was one shy of the NCAA record.
She was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll her Senior season.

2020

Spencer Gulmire, John Selleh, Kim Pettus

Spencer Gulmire, Kim Pettus, John Selleh

Spencer Gulmire: Spencer Gulmire is a 2006 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. During that time, he excelled in football.

All-State Junior and Senior year
Runner-up, Mr. Football, Senior year
Region offensive player-of-the-year, Junior and Senior
Lettered four years at Austin-Peay State University. Freshman special teams player-of-the-year.
Holds numerous ORHS records including ranking first in:
Yards Rushing in a Single Game, 351 yards, 2005
Career Rushing, 5938 yards, 2002 – 2005
Career Touchdowns, 83, 2002-2005
Rushing Touchdowns in a Single Game, 5, 2004 and 2005

Kimberly C. Pettus: Kim Pettus is a 1982 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. He excelled in high school sports (football, basketball, and track) and college sports (football), graduating from the University of Richmond (BA) and the University of Phoenix (MS). He is an entrepreneur with two businesses. Kim served six years in the U.S. military and was honorably discharged.

High School

Three (3) year Letterman in Oak Ridge High School Football and Track
Two (2) year Letterman in Oak Ridge High School Basketball
Two (2) year all Region and 1st Team All State
27th Recruit All-America (Carnation) 1981 in Football
State Championships 1979 & 1980 in Football
All District in Basketball
Track record in 100m hurdles, 330 yard hurdles, 300 meter hurdles
4ff in State 300 meters hurdles

College

Scholarship to the University of Richmond
Three (3) year Starter in University of Richmond Football
University of Richmond Ranked #1 in the Nation for 5 weeks and appeared in Sports Illustrated
Led Nation in interceptions for 6 weeks in 1985
Graduated Bachelor of Art, University of Richmond. Master of Science, University of Phoenix.

Professional

Founder of the Inspiration House, Inc., Midlothian, VA For Intellectually Disabled Adults 2005Present
Founder of the Inspiration House LLC in Oak Ridge, TN to renovate homes in the Scarboro Community and rent to disadvantaged adults 2015-Present

Military from 1991-1997 U.S. Navy, E5
John Selleh: John Selleh is a 1966 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, where he was an outstanding track and field athlete. He still owns the shot put record set in 1966 with a distance of 57 feet, 7 inches, the longest standing record at Oak Ridge High School. John also ran on the 440 yd. Relay Team.

After high school, John was given a scholarship to Tennessee Tech as a Javelin Thrower. He won the Ohio Valley Conference and set a new Tennessee Tech record there.
After Tennessee Tech, John served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam with the CIA Phoenix Program. He returned home in 1971 and met his future wife, Pam, and was married 44 years until her passing in 2016.
John started his own business in 1989 — Sports Advertising and Promotions.
John started throwing again as a Master in 1997- he set a new Florida State record in the Javelin in 2000.
John coached at Ooltewah High School, Shot and Discus Throwers in 2004-2007.
In 2010 and 2011, John took up the Throwers Pentathlon (shot, discus, javelin, hammer) and was ranked high as Top Ten in the World.
John still coaches today for small clinics and offers coaching on an individual basis.

Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame

   (ORSHOF)

   Oak Ridge, Tennessee

   "To honor excellence in athletics in the Oak Ridge community"

Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame

(ORSHOF)

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

"To honor excellence in athletics in the Oak Ridge community"

2020 - 2029

Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame (ORSHOF) Oak Ridge, Tennessee "To honor excellence in athletics in the Oak Ridge community"

Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame

(ORSHOF)

Oak Ridge, Tennessee "To honor excellence in athletics in the Oak Ridge community"

2020 - 2029

Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame

(ORSHOF)

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

"To honor excellence in athletics in the Oak Ridge community"

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

"To honor excellence in athletics in the Oak Ridge community"