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Class of 2004




Charles Lynn
(Deceased and represented by wife and daughter)

Jack Taylor - Recipient of the Horace Billings Lifetime Achievement Award

Clyde Kluttz
(Deceased and represented by his grandsons)

Harry Welch

Jay Ritchie

Gordon Kirkland
(Deceased and represented by his family)

Ken Owen
 

Charles Lynn

Charles Lynn led Salisbury High to two straight undefeated basketball seasons, averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds. Lynn was named All-Western North Carolina both seasons. At Catawba College, Lynn was a four-year starter and two-time honorable mention All-American player. He was also named to the outstanding Student-Academic All-American Team. Lynn is the fifth all-time at Catawba College in points (1,649) and fourth all-time at Catawba College in rebounds (1,058). He is also a member of the Catawba College Hall of Fame.

Clyde Kluttz
Clyde Kluttz is known as Salisbury's Mr. Baseball.  Kluttz has a 42-year career in pro baseball as a player, manager, scout and director of player personnel. As a catcher, he played nine seasons in the major leagues between 1942 and 1952. He was a member of the Cardinals when they won the 1946 World Series. Kluttz played  in 656 games, compiling a .268 batting average. He scouted and signed hall of famer Jim "Catfish" Hunter to a professional baseball contract and was director of player personnel for the Yankees and  the Baltimore Orioles.

Harry Welch

Harry Welch was an outstanding wingback for Duke University's famous "Iron Dukes", the 1938 unbeaten, untied and un-scored upon football team. While in the service during WWII, he fought former heavyweight boxing champ, Joe Lewis, in an exhibition match. Welch played in the US Open and US Amateur five times each. He won the Carolinas Amateur in 1966. He was runner up in the US Senior Championship in 1973. He won 15 Individual and four-ball titles at the Salisbury Country Club. Welch was also inducted into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame.

Jay Ritchie
Jay Ritchie was a star in both baseball and basketball at Granite Quarry High. His pitching record during his junior and senior seasons was a perfect 24-0. He was also Rowan County's all-time basketball scoring leader when he ended his career. Ritchie signed a professional baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox in 1956. He played six years in the major leagues with the Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. He set a major league record by retiring 29 straight batters in four appearances with the Braves. He retired from baseball in 1970 with an earned run average of 3.40 in 167 games..

Gordon Kirkland
Gordon Kirkland was Salisbury's Boyden High Coach in three sports. He was associated with Catawba College Athletics in various capacities for 19 years (1934-1953). Kirkland's Catawba Football teams set a National Record for scoring in 89 consecutive games. His record of 107-31 for a .762 percentage was the best during the college's first 88 years. His football teams won eight conference titles and the 1947 and 1948 Tangerine Bowls. He won nine crowns in baseball and two in basketball. Kirkland is also a Catawba College and North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame member.

Ken Owen

Ken Owen starred in football at Salisbury's Boyden High School, leading the Yellow Jackets to the Western 3A title in 1952. As a fullback he led the state in scoring with 152 points in 1953. Owen was the first player from Salisbury to receive All-American honors. He starred in the Shrine Bowl in 1953 and was honored as North Carolina's Most Outstanding Player. Owen also played at Georgia Tech on victorious Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Gator Bowl teams. He was inducted into Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1979. Legendary Coach Bobby Dodd selected Owen as the best fullback on his all-time squad.

Jack Taylor
Recipient of the Horace Billings Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack Taylor as a star pitcher and baseball player for Landis High School. At Catawba College, Taylor' had a career pitching record of 18-3. He pitched 13 years in the minors, won 182 games, struck out 1,610 batters and had a 3.27 ERA. Taylor became a  great role model by coaching 30 years in Little League programs. In 1995 he won the state's SGMA Heroes Award. Jack Taylor is also a member of the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame.

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Nominate Teams or Individuals
Nominations of individuals to the Salisbury Rowan Sports Hall of Fame are accepted on a continuous basis. The deadline for submission for the Class of 2008 is August 1, 2008. 

To submit on an individual for committee review for 2008, please do the following:

Please click on the Hall of Fame Application (pages 1-4) links below to print forms and mail to:

Salisbury Parks & Recreation
Sports Hall of Fame
PO Box 4053
Salisbury, NC 28145-4053

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Visit the Parks and Recreation Administrative Offices at the City Office Building, 132 N. Main Street, Downtown Salisbury, to obtain a printed form and return to this same location.

Hall of Fame Application Page 1
Hall of Fame Application Page 2
Hall of Fame Application Page 3
Hall of Fame Application Page 4

Salisbury Parks & Recreation Department                                                                                                                                                                      132 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144