While members of the newest class of inductees into the J.H. Rose Walk of Fame have all gone on to bigger and better things after high school, none of them have forgotten their days as Rampants.
At Thursday night's Walk of Fame Banquet honoring this year's class, the common theme during each inductee's speech was how much each one's time at Rose shaped the rest of their lives. Of the 16 members being inducted this weekend, 11 showed up for Thursday's festivities at St. James United Methodist Church. Pro golfer Will MacKenzie is playing in a tournament and major league baseball umpire Joe West got called away at the last minute and could not make it to Greenville. West is scheduled to call the World Series later this month.
The newest Walk of Fame members will be recognized at halftime of tonight's Rose-Havelock football game at JHR.
Here is the part on McCullough. It's nice -- and I am overlooking the glaring error made by the reporter.
Clayton McCullough, a baseball and football standout who graduated in 1998, is the youngest [inductee].
McCullough went on to play baseball at East Carolina and, after being drafted by the Cleveland Indians, made it as far as AAA Buffalo. He is currently the manager of the rookie league Lansing (Mich.) Lugnuts and even though he is on a fast track up the baseball coaching ladder, McCullough couldn't wait to get back to his roots this week.
“Six or seven years ago, I couldn't wait to get away,” McCullough said. “Now, I can't wait to come home. Even before I was (at Rose), I'd go watch the football games and baseball games and I always looked forward to one day getting a chance to be a part of it.”
Did you spot it? the rookie league Lansing (Mich.) Lugnuts.
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