Colson, Gary
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Baseball
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-16-2-2
Scope and Contents
The VSC Baseball Team was formed in 1954 and had its first official baseball season of intercollegiate competition in 1955. The first coach was Walter Cottingham. The college was first a member of the Georgia Conference. In 1959, Gary Colson, later a VSC basketball coach, became baseball coach. Bill (Billy) Grant became coach in 1960, and Tommy Thomas, the current baseball coach, became coach in 1968. In 1974, VSC joined the South Atlantic Conference. The team has won numerous...
Dates:
1954, 1974-Present
Book 1: Gary Colson's Induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Book — Box 1, Book: 1
Collection number: 1
Scope and Contents
Former VSC Basketball Coach Gary Colson was inducted into the GA Sports hall of Fame in 2020. A bound book commemorating the event. 2 copies
Dates:
1950's-Present
Men's Basketball
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-16-2-4
Scope and Contents
The men’s Basketball Team, first the Rebels and then the Blazers after 1972, was formed and played its first season in 1959 with coach Gary Colson (see Baseball 16/2/2). In 1968, coach Jimmy Melvin took over and in 1971 James Dominey, current Blazer’s coach, got the job. The Men’s Basketball Collection contains, schedules, promotional materials, annual programs, clippings and correspondence. The summer basketball camp is also documented.
Dates:
1950's-Present