The Manson Hill Gym at Gainesville High School now shares its name with another longtime former Red Elephant basketball coach – Jerry Davis.
“I feel so honored- and now it is official. I want to thank the Gainesville Board of Education that voted in this honor last spring and made it official Tuesday night,” Davis wrote in a Facebook post. “This is special to me – in my mind the ultimate recognition. Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen.”
Davis proceeded to single out his assistant coaches through the years, adding they “don’t get near the credit they deserve.” And he noted the man with whose name is also on the gum. “An honor to share this with Manson as we have shared so much over the years from philosophy, strategy and long rides in yellow ‘limousines’.”
And he didn’t fail to mention the friends who were at the dedication, and the players he coached – some of whom were also there.
The honor afforded Davis comes just three months after the county school board named the gym at East Hall High School for Viking retired legendary basketball coach Seth Vining.