Athens High School Basketball

The Trojans basketball team enjoyed three state championships in the 1950s. These remarkable accomplishments encouraged students and built community pride in Athens High School, it's modest sports program, coach and players. In this section the three championships are featured. Additional photographs, news, and memorability are provided as contributed by site visitors.

For a quick overview, click on any image below to enlarge the thumbnail and browse the collection. For more information, click the headings. This will open new pages with full-sized images, captions from the respective yearbooks, and transcripts of selected newspaper articles that followed the victories.

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