TJ Thompson Biography – 2013 FCSHOF Inductee

TJ Thompson was one of the greatest basketball players in the history of Fannin County and the Copper Basin area. His hardwood wizardry has earned him a place in the 2013 inaugural class of inductees into the Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame.

T.J. Thompson was something of a basketball and baseball prodigy growing up in McCaysville, Georgia. He entered West Fannin High School as a freshman in the fall of 1957. When he arrived, he found a basketball program suffering from growing pains. Continue reading →

Johnny Farmer Biography – 2013 FCSHOF Inductee

When he took on the challenge of coaching the high school girls basketball team in the remote North Georgia town of Blue Ridge, Johnny Farmer said he wanted to “put Fannin County on the map.”

Nearly 600 victories and two state championships later, one can safely say, “mission accomplished.”

The route Farmer mapped out with his stellar playing and coaching career has taken him to a prime destination — the Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member of the class of 2013. Continue reading →