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Keynote Michael Haynes
Program this Week- Skipper Hoke Awards


For over 30 years Roswell Rotary has honored a player on the Roswell High School football team who exemplified leadership throughout his football career. This award is voted on by his peers - his fellow football players. Originally called the Outstanding Leadership Award, for years we invited the entire football team, coaches, and cheerleaders to join us for lunch to honor the recipient of the award.

We expanded our awards to honor leaders from our two other high schools on Woodstock Road in 2022 - Fellowship Christian and Blessed Trinity Catholic High Schools. This year we welcomed the award winners, their families, and coaches to our lunch meeting to receive these honors. Longtime member Skipper Hoke was a banker, community leader, and a huge booster of all things Roswell High School and its sports teams. For years he helped lead our Roswell Rotary Relays, often working the scoring table throughout the day. After his death in 2016, we renamed this award after him to honor the impact and dedication Skipper gave to our young people and athletics in our community.

This year our keynote message will be given by Michael Haynes, former NFL football player (and excellent golfer at RRC's Aubrey Greenway Golf Tournament)!  Michael was a 7th round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1988. He played his first 6 seasons with the Falcons before signing a free-agent contract with his hometown team the New Orleans Saints. He played three seasons with the Saints before returning back to play his 10th and final season with the Falcons Michael holds a number of Falcons and Saints records, but the one he is most proud of is, (Longest TD reception 98-yard) vs Saints Inducted into the Northern Arizona University Hall of Fame in 2017 Executive Director of North Metro Miracle League. NMML does adaptive sports for individuals with disabilities nmmlatl.org Coaches Football and Track & Field at Fellowship Christian School Owns and operates Str8upSports (A Sports Management & Marketing Service)

2025 Honorees and their Athletic Directors

Blessed Trinity

  • 2025 Honoree Dylan Torrico
  • Athletic Director Ricky Turner

Fellowship Christian

  • 2025 Honoree Charles Sharp
  • Athletic Director David Lowery

Roswell High School

  • 2025 Honoree Andrew Ryan
  • Athletic Director Ben Sutter
Please join us on Thursday to honor these players!
Posted by Michael Curling
February 4, 2025

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