Lamar McGee is a 1991 graduate. He is a THREE time State Champion. Greer High won the football State title his junior year in 1989 and he rushed for over 1500 yards on way to the State's 1st ever team to win 15 games in a season. His senior season he had 1700 yards and 31 touchdowns, both seasons while splitting carries with fellow running back star Chris Sexton. After the season, Lamar was named to the North-South All-Star Game, and scored the game's first touchdown.

In the 1990 track season Lamar was part of the 4 x 100 Relay Team that won a State Championship, running alongside Chris Sexton, Stephone Terry, and Nelson Welch. That record setting time was a record that held up almost 30 years only to be broken by another Greer team!

He also had a stellar wrestling career at GHS, culminated by going 53-0 in 1990-91 and winning the 171 pound State Championship.

After Greer, he went to Anderson College on a wrestling scholarship, finishing 3rd in a major championship in New York. But the football bug never went away and he transferred to North Greenville University for the next two years where he would once again play at Dooley Field. Lamar had his 1st breakout game at Dooley Field with over 200 yards and would go on to accumulate over 2500 yards at North Greenville.

All three of his sons are Greer Yellow Jackets as well. Adrian & Andrew were both outstanding players, and Alston is a current starter in the Jackets secondary. And speaking of the North South game, Alston was recently named to the team, joining Lamar and oldest son Adrian.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREAT LAMAR MCGEE!

2003
Jim Cox - Class of 1950
Steve Brown - Class of 1958
Steve Greer - Class of 1965
Murray Hall - Class of 1975
Coach Phil Clark

2004
Steve Woodward - Class of 1965

2005
Luther Glenn - Class of 1946

2006
June Pruitt - Class of 1939

2007
Butch Miller - Class of 1956

2008
Coach Jim Few

2009
Coach Stuart Holcombe

2010
Steve Gibbs - Class of 1974

2012
Ralph Voyles - Class of 1953

2014
Steve Satterfield - Class of 1956

2015
Nelson Welch - Class of 1990

2017

Arthur Craig - Class of 1965

2019

Coach Jeff Neely

2022

Lamar McGee - Class of 2022

In May of 1962,Arthur Craig's parents, Florence and Horace Craig,decided to move from Lyman to Greer. This caused Arthur to turn from a James F.Byrnes Rebel to a Greer Yellow Jacket. Oh,what rivals! As a sophomore at Byrnes, Arthur started at right halfback,started as the point guard on the basketball team that played North Charleston in the AA state championship,and played first base for the baseball team that played Clinton in the AA upper state baseball championship where he hit three homeruns before losing to Clinton. He had been playing baseball for the Greer American Legion Post 115 baseball team since after his freshman year at Byrnes.

He earned eleven letters in high school sports. Three letters at Byrnes and eight letters at Greer becoming the first four sports letter winner at Greer since Don Lister. Arthur received the most valuable player award in footbal in 1963 and the most valuable player award in baseball in 1964. Don Brown and Arthur were co-captains of the 1963 footbal team. Despite being known as a running team, Craig threw 16 touchdown passes in 1963. Not one point was scored by region opponents that season as Greer pitched shutouts in 8 out of 9 games in sucession. Arthur was captain of the baseball team in 1964. In 1963,Arthur was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl game in Charlotte,N.C. where he was the leading rusher with 76 yards and intercepted a N.C. pass in the S.C. end zone stopping a drive just before the end of the first half helping to lead S.C. to a 23-10 victory over N.C.

To quote Coach Phil Clark,"Arthur Craig is more reckless with his body than any boy I have ever coached. He was one of the smartest quarterbacks we have ever had. He changed plays about 75% of the time at the line of scrimmage." Greer went on to win their first Western AA conference championship holding all conference foes scorelss.Coach Lewis Phillips said of Craig," He is like a coach on the court".

Arthur went to Clemson where he continued to excel. He played for the Tigers when they won the ACC championship three years in a row for the first time. He was named second team all state at safety in 1966 and 1967 after playing the entire season with a broken forearm. He was invited to play in the Blue-Gray game that year but declined because of the injured forearm. After earning a BS degree in Pre-Medicine, he went on to a successful business career in the chemical industry as a sales representative. In 1981 Arthur invented the "Automobile Spirit Flag" and the first high school in America to have them? Of course...the Greer Yellow Jackets.

Jim played football, basketball, & baseball at Greer High, and from all accounts, was truly on of the greatest ever to wear the black & gold. He was Most Valuable Player his senior year, as he was named to the All-State Football team, & to the Shrine Bowl game in 1949. Jim was named Co-Captain of the 1950 North-South All-Star team. He went on to play football for the Atlantic Fleet in 1954. He also played baseball at Greer for four years. His senior year he played in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star baseball game. He went on to play American Legion & then professional baseball, and also was a star on many textile ball teams.
 

Steve Brown, Class of 1958- Steve played basketball, baseball, & track, was one of the most prolific basketball players in the history of Greer High. His Greer High teams played for the State Championship two years in , and he was the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1958. As a point guard, Steve averaged more than 25 points per game in his Greer career. He was captain of the All-County team in 1957, and that same year was named MVP of the North-South Basketball game. He also played baseball for 4 years, as a pitcher & 3rd baseman. Played 3rd base on the Greer American Legion team that won State & Sectional Championships, and played in the American Legion World Series in 1957. He recieved a basketball scholarship at the University of South Carolina. After his Greer career, he was involved in the Southern Textile Basketball Tournament, where he serves on the Executive Board. Steve is also a member of the Southern Textile basketball Hall of Fame.
 

Steve has commonly been referred to as perhaps the greatest lineman in Greer history. He is a two time winner of the South Carolina Class AA Lineman of the Year. In 1964 & ’65 he was named to the Shrine Bowl & North-South All-Star football games, where he was named Most Valuable Lineman in both games. In 1965, he was named a High School All-American. Steve went on to the University of Georgia, where he played in three bowl games, including the1968 Sugar Bowl as SEC Champions. In 1969, he was named first team SEC defensive line, was named All-American, won the Atlanta Touchdown Club award for Most Valuable Lineman in the SEC, and was named permanent team captain of the Georgia Bulldogs. He has coached at Georgia since 1970, except for a six year stint Auburn from ’72-’78. He was Defensive Ends Coach & Recruiting Coordinator for the 1980 Georgia team that won the National Championship. Since 1996, he has served as the Recruiting Coordinator & Director of Football Operations at the University of Georgia.
 

When you talk about a tough running back, Murray Hall is a name you will always hear. He played football, baseball, & basketball at Greer. Murray played on the 1956 Greer High State Championship football team, In 1957 he was named All-County, & All-State, and was also named to the Shrine Bowl game, where he was selected as Co-Captain of the team. He was named as the Upstate’s most valuable football player. Murray was named as a Wigwam Weismen All-American to the first team, honoring him as one of the top 4 running backs in America. In basketball he was a starter, playing for the State Championship twice. As a baseball player, he was named All-Conference, with a career batting average of .425. After high school, he signed a pro contract with the Chicago Cubs, playing with triple A San Antonio.
 

Coach Clark came to Greer High in 1950 as a football, basketball, & baseball coach. He became Head Football Coach in 1952 & would coach the Jackets for 18 years, as his teams won 132 games. They won 29 of those in ’55 & ’56 & his ’56 team was declared as the consensus State Champions. He was the South Carolina High School Coach of the Year in 1963, & was Head Coach in both the North-South and Shrine Bowl All-Star games. His Greer teams won three times, the Anthon Foy Sportsmanship Trophy, and the 1996 North-South All Star game was dedicated in his honor. An active member in the Greenville Touchdown Club for 25 years, Coach Clark helped establish the Greer Area Touchdown Club in 1990, & he was instrumental in gaining support for the building of Dooley Field. The Greer TouchdownClub honored Coach Clark by naming the "lifetime achievement award" in his honor. He is also a member of the South Carolina Coaches Hall of Fame.
 

Inducted into the Ring: 2003

Steve Woodward is another of the greatest Yellow Jackets. Steve lettered in football, track & baseball for four years, but excelled on the gridiron. He played on several great Greer teams. As a running back, he was named "All-State" both his junior and senior years. His junior season, he was named "South Carolina State Back of the Year", and his senoir season he played in the Shrine Bowl. He went on to an illustrious playing career at the University of Georgia, where his versatilty allowed him to play not only running back, but wide reciever, free safety, and return kicks. The Bulldogs won two SEC championships, and Steve played in the Liberty, Cotton, and Sugar Bowl games. He then returned to Greer High where he coached for 34 years. In his time at Greer, he has coached tennis, track,wrestling, & football. His 1978 wrestling team went undefeated & won the State Championship. As football defensive coordinator, he presided over numerous great Yellow Jacket defenses. The 1994 team recorded 9 shutouts on their way to a State Championship. The Jackets also won the State title in 1989, and in Coach Woodward's final season in 2003. In all, he coached at Greer during 289 football wins and the three State Championsships. At this writing, he currently serves as Athletic Director for the 10th year. He assists in fielding 34 teams involving hundreds of students.
 

Luther Glenn was one of the greatest of all time at Greer High School. He played football, baseball, and basketball for three years from 1944 to 1946, lettering in all three sports while playing for the legendary coach Walt Pinson. In the day when statistics were not routinely kept, Luther Glenn was still recognized as a standout as a running back on offense and a halfback on defense. His 1945 team went undefeated, thus beginning the winning Greer tradition, and in 1946, where he was Co-Captain, the team only lost once. In the 1945 season, the Yellow Jackets didn’t give up a point all season long until Belton scored in the second quarter. The Jackets came back to defeat Belton in that game, and Union the next week to cap the perfect season. Luther was named team's Most Valuable Player. His memory of playing for Coach Pinson was the excellence he expected from everyone. Luther says, "He was our Sunday School teacher, our Scoutmaster, & he was like a father to us. But "you’d better gosh-darn be alert", when it was your time to make a play". Luther says he & his teammates played simply for the "love of the game". Luther was a member of the Glee Club, the Band, and the Greer High Times, among other activities. A member of the Class of 1946, Luther Glenn truly helped establish the Greer Yellow Jackets as a force to be reckoned with and the Yellow Jacket winning tradition.
 

General Joshua "June" Pruitt, Jr. played football, basketball, & baseball for the Greer Yellow Jackets, and though there are not many records that remain, June Pruitt's legendary career at Greer remain strong. His first Yellow Jacket teams played football at Victor Park before the "new" Greer High Stadium was opened downtown in 1938. On that night it was June Pruitt who scored the first touchdown in the new stadium in a game against Seneca in front of over 2000 fans.

After serving in the Army in World War II, June was recruited to Clemson by Coach Frank Howard. He played wing back for the Tigers, and also played on the basketball team coached by Banks McFadden. He led the state in scoring while there earning the SC Coaches All Star team for three straight years. He played baseball as well for the Tigers, lettering in all three sports. One interesting fact is that June was a member of the "Tiger Mibs" the Clemson marbles team that was coached by Frank Howard. He was known for his "bust" shot, which according to sports writers, had "no equal in the nation"! The players "had all been skilled in the "Howard Shot", which consisted of placing tobacco juice on all the marbles to get full benefit of any deflections caused by bank shots." (from The Tiger paper, Apr. 1947)

June was a family man, a tireless worker, and a member of Victor Baptist Church. He became an excellent golfer, and was elected to serve on the Greer City Council in 1969. After a lengthy illness, he passed away in 1972. June Pruitt was and is a true Greer Yellow Jacket legend!
 

Butch Miller is one of the greatest multi-sport athletes in Greer High School history. From 1954 through 1956, Butch played football, basketball, and baseball. In football Butch played center for Coach Phil Clark’s Yellow Jackets, helping lead the Jackets to an 11-1 record his senior season. That year Greer defeated the likes of Easley, Gaffney, Hendersonville, Laurens, Clinton, Byrnes, and Union. Then in the season finale, Butch and the Jackets knocked off then-powerhouse Greenville at Sirrine Stadium in what many people call one of the greatest ever Yellow Jacket games. That team set the table for the next season’s undefeated State Championship run. For his exceptional performance, Butch was selected to the Shrine Bowl football team that year, and was named to the All-State football team.

In basketball, Butch Miller played for the remarkable Coach Eddis Freeman. He played point guard on the 1955 and 1956 back-to-back State Championship teams. Butch averaged in double figures in both points and assists those years. The 1956 team defeated Camden for the State Title, then went on to win the first ever Tournament of Champions held in Charleston, and there beat highly regarded Bishop England for the championship and post an overall record of 22-2. Butch also played baseball for Coach Phil Clark for three seasons as an outstanding outfielder for the Jackets.

Butch says his highlights from those years are "playing for the love of the game with great friends, and for the pride of our community", and "playing for two outstanding Head Coaches in Coach Clark and Coach Freeman." He notes that beating Greenville at Sirrine Stadium to cap an 11-1 season, and the back-to-back basketball championships were a great thrill. A lifelong resident of Greer, Butch is married to Sonja Miller and they have two sons, Chris and Todd, and have two grandchildren.
 

Greer High has been blessed with many outstanding players & coaches in its 88 years of football. Jim Few is one of the greatest. After graduating from Mars Hill College, and receiving his Masters from Gardner Webb, Coach Few came to Greer High School in 1965 as an assistant football coach to Coach Phil Clark. He became Head Coach in 1970 and would lead the Yellow Jackets on the sidelines for the next 17 years. In his time at Greer, he also was the Greer High varsity baseball coach for 10 years, from 1965- 1975, leading the Jackets to two conference baseball titles. In his last 10 years at Greer High, Coach Few served as the school’s Athletic Director.

His Greer High football teams were known for their toughness and intensity. His teams complied an overall record at Greer of 119-67-1.They won conference championships three times, including a Region 2, 4A championship in 1975 with a perfect 10-0 regular season. His 1978 team reached the 3A Upper State Finals. After leaving Greer in 1987, he coached at Broome High School for 4 years, leading the new school to a Peach Blossom Conference championship in 1989.

Coach Few was one of a handful of individuals responsible for the building of Dooley Field. He not only raised money, but helped secure plans and a lot of the behind the scenes work including bringing his football team out to lay sod on the field before it would open later that year.

A member of the South Carolina Coaches Association, he was President of that organization twice, the first time in 1979-80 and again in 1985-86. He was President of the Peach Blossom Conference twice as well, in 1979-80 and again in 1982-83. He has also served as a national delegate to represent South Carolina at the National Coaches Association meeting. Coach Few was an assistant coach in the Shrine Bowl in 1983, and later served as the Head Coach of the North-South All Star Game in 1986.

Coach Few says that coaching "was an honor", and he "is proud of all the fine young men that have gone on to be good citizens." He says "football is a game that can teach many life lessons, and is grateful for the chance to teach and work with so many great people." Coach Few lives in Spartanburg with his wife Elsie. They have one daughter, Marion Coggins.
 

This year’s selection is one of the greatest and most successful coaches in Greer High sports history, Coach Stuart Holcombe. 

His high school coaching career began at Holly Hill High School in Orangeburg. He also coached at Porter Gaud, Johnsonville, and Socastee. Coach Holcombe came to Greer in the summer of 1987 as the finishing touches were being made on a brand new Dooley Field. Over the next 14 years he and his Greer High Yellow Jackets would take the football programs already high standards to another level. His career coaching record at Greer was 132-47, a 73.7% clip, including an astonishing 23-9 in the playoffs. In his time at Greer, the Jackets won nine Region championships and had two undefeated State championships, in 1989 and 1994. The 1994 and ‘95 teams each scored nearly 500 points on the season, while holding their opponent to 7 points or less in a remarkable 18 of those games, including 11 shutouts. The 1989 team was the first ever team in state history to win 15 games, a feat they would match just five years later. The 132 wins rank him as the winningest football coach in Greer High history. 

Coach Holcombe is a 1975 graduate of The Citadel. He has been married for 32 years to Jamie Hicks Holcombe, and they have to sons, Matt and Wes.

Steve was as standout in both football and basketball at Greer High. In football, he played both tight end and linebacker for Coach Jim Few, and was named All-Region in the Peach Blossom Conference in 1972 & 1973 at both positions. After the 1973 season Steve was named the Spartanburg Herald-Journal Defensive Player of the Year. He represented Greer High in the 1973 Shrine Bowl game and was named to the All-State Team. In basketball he Steve played for Coach Jim Jack and the All-Region selection was the top rebounder for the Jackets.

Steve earned a football scholarship after high school and played at Clemson University. In one of the most important regular season games in history for the Tigers, with only 10 men on the field, Steve broke up a two-point conversion pass with six seconds to play in a one point win over Georgia in Athens in 1977. He also blocked an extra point in the 1978 Gator Bowl win over Ohio State that ultimately was the game’s deciding margin of victory in Clemson’s 11-1 season.

Steve lives in Central and works with Champion Aerospace. He is married to Stephanie and they have 3 daughters, Thelma, Anne, and Chelsea.

Inducted into the Ring: 2010

The 2012 Ring of Honor inductee was the legendary Ralph Voyles. Coach Voyles not only had a tremendous impact at Greer High, but went on to a distinguished high school and college coaching career as well. He is remembered as one of the greatest linemen every to play football while wearing the Black & Gold.

Ralph graduated in 1953 and played just one sport: football. He started on both the offensive and defensive lines for Coach Phil Clark’s first two teams at Greer, but when asked what position he played he simply said, "I played the whole game". He was Team Captian for the Jackets in both his junior & senior years, and received numerous newspaper all-star & player of the week awards. In 1952 he was named to both the North-South All-Star Game and the Shrine Bowl as a lineman, where he helped lead his South Carolina team to a 23-19 win. His 1951 Greer High team went 9-2, including an 8 game winning streak to end the season. In a road victory over then powerful Walterboro it rained so hard throughout the game Ralph said "you had to hold the ball still between plays to keep it from floating away". But the Jackets would prevail in that game, winning 14-0. He closed out his Shrine Bowl career at Greer with a 34-0 shutout of District 5.

Because of his excellent play & leadership at Greer, he earned a full scholarship to Newberry College, where he was a four year starter again, as a "lineman" playing on both sides of the ball. He was named Team Captain his senior year at Newberry, and after serving his time in the U.S. military returned to Greer High to be the line coach for Coach Clark. He stayed at Greer until 1968 as the Yellow Jacket teams won big throughout his time here. He also coached varsity track & field and JV basketball. In 1968 he began coaching at Spartanburg High School where he would coach for 8 years alongside Bill Carr. He then went on to coach at Wofford College for the next 18 seasons both as an assistant with and for Coach Mike Ayers, where he would coach numerous All Conference players and winning seasons for the Terriers. Coach Voyles was named as an Honorary Letterman at Wofford for his accomplishments there.

He is now fully retired and lives in Spartanburg with his wife Timmie. The Voyles have for children: Chuck, Mark, Stephen, and Anna, along with 5 grandchildren & one on the way.

This year’s Ring of Honor inductee is the legendary Steve Satterfield, Class of 1956. Coach Satterfield not only had a tremendous impact at Greer High, but went on to a distinguished high school and college coaching career as well. He is remembered as one of the great Greer quarterbacks ever to play football while wearing the Black & Gold, and as a true three sport athlete.

Steve graduated in 1956 and played football, basketball, and baseball. He was the starting quarterback for Coach Phil Clark’s 1955 team at Greer that finished with a 12-1 record. He was Team named to the All County and All Region teams, while receiving numerous newspaper all-star & player of the week awards. He played 2^nd base during his high school baseball career, and as a point guard in basketball he helped lead the 1955-56 Greer team to a State Championship.

Because of his excellent play & leadership at Greer, he earned a full football scholarship to the University of South Carolina, where he was a three year letterman. He was the starting quarterback for the Gamecocks in 1959, and led the team to a 6-4 record. He still holds the record today for the longest run in school history by a quarterback at USC with a 73 yard run against Virginia. After graduation he began his coaching career at Sumter High as an assistant, then became the Head Coach at Wade Hampton High in 1964. He would return to Sumter the next year as Head Coach for six years and led Sumter to the 1969 State Championship with a win over Gaffney. He got his first college coaching position in 1971 when he went to Clemson as an assistant coach, including Head JV Coach for 3 years. In 1974 he became the Head Football Coach at Wofford College, spending several seasons with the Terriers before retiring from coaching into private business. He is now fully retired and lives in Spartanburg with his wife Barbara, who was a Taylors High School cheerleader. The Satterfields had three children: Kelly, Steven, and Susan, along with 11 grandchildren.  

Congratulations to the Class of 1956’s member of the Greer High Athletic Ring of Honor…the great STEVE SATTERFIELD!

^{This year’s Ring of Honor inductee is the great Nelson Welch. Nelson joins the first five inductees when the Greer High Athletic Ring of Honor was established as the only "first ballot" inductees. Former players become eligible 25 years after their graduation and the 1990 grad became eligible this fall. His impact and list of accomplishments at Greer High are immense, and he’s gone on to make that same impact in college & his professional career.}

^{Nelson was a four year starter at Greer on the football team & earned five varsity letters in track starting in the 8th grade. Nelson played four positions in football: placekicker, punter, wide receiver, & defensive back. In both his junior season he was named All Region in the Peach Blossom Conference as placekicker, punter, and defensive back, was named to the All-State team, the Greer Citizen Player of the Year, the Orlando Centinal’s Dixie Dozen. That season he also broke the Greer High School record in the 100 meter dash running a 10.6.}

^{His senior season he became vice-president of the student body and Nelson was listed in the United States Who’s Who of high school students. In the Peach Blossom, he was named Kicker, Punter, Defensive Back of the Year, and Player of the Year. He won all those same honors in the County but in addition he was named Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year, leading the County in scoring with 118 points, including the longest field goal in school history with a 55 yarder. Nelson was again named to the All-State team as Punter & Kicker, and the Class AAA Punter, Kicker, and Back of the Year. He was 14-16 of field goals, and 40-41 on extra points, and led the State in punting with a 41 yard average, including a 73 yard punt. He was named Player of the Year by The Greer Citizen, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Spartanburg Touchdown Club, Greenville News, Greenville Touchdown Club, Greenville Piedmont, the South Carolina Associated Press, and was the USA Today South Carolina Player of the Year. He was again listed in the Dixie Dozen and was selected to play in both the Shrine Bowl & North-South All Star Games as a kicker & punter, but ended up playing defensive back & receiver as well. Nelson was also selected to play in the East-West All American High School Classic in Reno, Nevada. The 1989 Greer High football team became the first team in South Carolina history to go 15-0 en route to the AAA State Championship. Later that year, Nelson would finish 2nd in the State in both the 100 and 200 meter runs, and Greer’s 4x100 relay team would win the State Title.}

^{Nelson would go on to sign a football scholarship with Clemson University & would be named to the All Atlantic Coast Conference Team for four consecutive years, the first Clemson player to do so. He was named as an All-American twice & made game-winning field goals against Virginia &  South Carolina. He would finish in the top 15 in field goals in the nation all four years, set the Clemson career record with 72 field goals, set the Clemson record with five field goals in a game, a feat he accomplished 3 times, and set the school record in scoring with 301 points. Nelson also finished his Clemson career as the ACC’s All Time Field Goal Leader, and was named a Strength Training All American, running a 4.43 40 yard dash and a bench press of 370 pounds, both Clemson records for a kicker.}

^{After a stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he is now with Adidas as the Sales Manager for NCAA Team Services. He was named to the Greer High Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Clemson University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. He is married to Kristen and they have three children, Davis, Chas, and Haley.}