Yes, I was the one who nominated Herman C. Michael Park's court for this grant
OK, so here is the background on this, in case anyone wonders. Yes, once upon a time I was the gym supervisor of the John T. Brannen Building of Herman C. Michael Park in Oconee County, back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I pushed a broom around the court and checked people's IDs to make sure they were not coming in from Athens-Clarke (or Morgan or Madison or Oglethorpe as people would travel for new courts). We would often see the Carlos Strong - Terrell Bell Cedar Shoals McDonald's All American types to come in and politely slam on our then pristine new indoor courts. Carlos now has a Sunday basketball academy across the street. Outside even then there was a crumbling court adjacent to the big indoor building. The double rims were unfriendly and the court was poorly marked. There are crack marks, pock marks, peeled paint and general disrepair and maybe even some grass or weeds growing in the gaps. People barely played there back in the day, and I think it is even mor...
