Franklin College chooses trio for Athletic Hall of Fame

The Franklin College Athletic Hall of Fame recently inducted three new members.

Georgeanna Bodine Ford, of Covington, class of 1947, has been inducted as a coach. Jim Plummer, of Spring Hill, Fla., class of 1961, also has been inducted as a coach. Micheal Gibbs, of Indianapolis, class of 1989, will be inducted as a player.

During a time when high school girls’ basketball was a half-court game, Ford arrived at Covington Community High School Corporation. Then a recent graduate of Franklin College, she was hired as the girls’ physical education teacher in 1949.

While serving many years as a sponsor of the Girls Athletic Association, she strived to develop equal athletic opportunities for female athletes. Her staunch support of girls sports endeared her to impressionable young ladies as a positive role model.

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