Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Veal coached for the ABAC Stallions basketball team from 1977 through 2000. Veal is a Macon native who excelled at baseball and basketball at Lanier High School. He earned a scholarship to Mercer University where he became a member of the 1,000- point club for the Bears’ basketball team and was the leading hitter during his senior year for the baseball squad. He was named the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year in baseball in 1965 and Coach of the Year in baseball and basketball in 1966. Veal is a member of the Mount de Sales Hall of Fame, the Mercer Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Congress Valdosta Red Sox Hall of Fame.