A Dunwoody resident was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
Tony Barnhart, a sports writer who covered college football for the Atlanta Journal constitution for 25 years, was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Macon on May 22nd.
Barnhart graduated from Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia in 1976 and has lived in Dunwoody since 1994. After leaving the AJC, he worked for CBS and joined the SEC network in 2014.
Sports journalist Tony Barnhart with his exhibit at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
The 65th annual induction ceremony was held on May 22nd at the Macon City Auditorium. According to the press release, Barnhart was accompanied by his 43-year-old wife, Maria Barnhart, his daughter and her husband, and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Barnhart thanked his family in his acceptance speech according to the press release.
“I’ve learned that when you have a great team behind you, there are no limits to your dreams,” he said in his speech. “And thanks to Maria, I’ve always had a great team to support me.”
Barnhart was one of eight initiates at this year’s ceremony. Others include former Atlanta Braves Tom Glavine and Brian Jordan, former Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton, former basketball player Janet Harris of the University of Georgia, and Georgia-born professional basketball player Maya Moore.
