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Bill Cosby…Danny Glover…Jennifer Lopez…Edward James Olmos…Denzel Washington…Steve Young…Magic Johnson…Shaquille O'Neal...Muhammad Ali…Jackie Joyner-Kersee…Dan Rather.
What do all of these people, and several million more throughout America, have in common? They are all alumni of the Boys & Girls Clubs.
While many Club alumni have achieved particular distinction in fields such as entertainment, politics and sports, most are not famous. The majority are average people who have achieved success by doing things such as getting a degree, raising a family, serving their country, pursuing a career or supporting the community.
Though perhaps not famous, they are no less successful than the celebrities named above. And like them, they credit much of their success as an adult to the early years spent at the Boys & Girls Clubs they attended.
If you are a Boys Clubs or Boys & Girls Clubs alumni who lives in the Memphis area, we invite you to rejoin the experience and
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis (BCGM) has honored the following people as Alumnus of the Year:
1993 - Michael Cunningham
1994 - Harry Smith
1995 - Dan Morrow
1996 - Robert Fayne
1997 - Shannon Brown
1998 - Eusser Williams, Jr.
1999 - Glenn Rogers
2000 - Theodore Branch
2001 - Andre Johnson
2002 - Paul Hofer
2003 - Leon Rushing
2004 - Robert Gill
2005 - Captain Robert Phifer
2006 - Eddie Hollins
2007 - Michael Robinson
2008 - Jerry Bierbrodt
2009 - J. Michael Cooper
2010 Alumnus of the Year - Antonio Harris
There is no better proof of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis ability to build a self-reliant and conscientious citizen than the 2010 Alumnus of the Year recipient, Antonio Harris. Antonio is a testimony to our club's ability to inspire and enable all youth to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Antonio Harris was born and raised in Memphis. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, where he excelled not only in the classroom, but on the basketball court. He achieved All City while matriculating througy Booker T. Washington. After high school, Antonio accepted a scholarship to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He returned to Memphis to complete his education at Lemoyne-Owen College. Antonio still holds the distinction and record for the most three pointers in one gaem that stands at 14. While attending college he worked as a staff member at the Goodwill Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs. After college be became a professional staff member at the Downtown Porter Branch as a Program Director. He currently serves as a Club Directo at the Goodwill Branch.
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