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Harvey Terrell, Alabama, 1994

Harvey Terrell, Alabama, inducted in 1994

Began playing tennis as a freshman at the University of Alabama and mastered the game quickly and played the number 2 position
Chairman of the Board of First National Bank in Birmingham and active in his community
Served as President of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association and later as a Trustee on the Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation Board
Member of the USLTA Executive Committee
Ranked as high as eighth in the National Parks Tennis Program
Inducted into the Alabama Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986
Harvey “Red” Terrell Tennis Center was built in Birmingham in 1989 and named in his honor

Zan Guerry, Tennessee, inducted in 1994

Top ranked national junior player from the time of his 1960 championship in the Boy’s 11 year old division
Played high school tennis at Baylor School in Chattanooga and later was a 3-time All American at Rice University
Following college he played on the professional circuit where he reached the top 20 in the county and played in all the Grand Slam tournaments
Five time winner of the Southern Men’s Championships
Won 25 national championships in singles and doubles, at least one in each decade since his first title in 1960
Inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame, Baylor School Athletic Hall of Fame, Rice University Tennis Hall of Fame, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame
Joined his father, Alex, as the only father and son to be inducted into the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame

Henry G. “Hank” Crawford, Georgia, Inducted 1993 Henry Crawford006

After a successful career in law and real estate he concentrated his efforts on tennis and won 12 national doubles titles in the 50, 55, 60 and 70 age divisions
European doubles champion with Gardner Malloy
Played on the 1979 United States Britannia Cup team and 1983 Crawford Cup team and was captain of the Crawford Cup team from 1985 through 1990
Captain of the 1992 Bitsy Grant Cup team
Received the USTA Senior Service Award in 1978
Inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame the first year it was established in 1983

Russell Bobbitt, Georgia, inducted in 1993 Russell Bobbett

Ranked among the top 10 players in the United States as a junior player
Played for Georgia Tech where he won the 1938 Southeastern Conference singles and doubles titles
Played on the United States Junior Davis Cup team with Jack Kramer and Bill Talbert
Volunteer and administrator who served as Vice-President of the Georgia Tennis Association and President of the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association
President of the Senior Tennis Players of Georgia
First tennis player inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame the first year it was established in 1983

A.W. “Buck” Archer, North Carolina, inducted in 1993 Buck Archer

Started playing tennis when he was 8 and continued through high school, prep school and while attending Davidson College
Following college he returned to Shelby, N. C. where he was the volunteer coach of the Shelby High School tennis team and the Cleveland County Country Club team
Played on two championship United States Austria Cup teams, an international team competition for 55-and-over men
Captain of the United States Osuna Cup team for 45-and-over men from 1987 to 1991, leading the American team to victory over Mexico four of the five years
Won two National Clay Court Championships
Won 11 national doubles titles
Inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977