Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Jimmy Spurlin was a Tifton High School graduate who played baseball for ABAC when he attended the college from 1952-54. He gave freely of his time as a volunteer assistant coach for the ABAC women’s softball team from 1988-94. Always involved with youth sports, Spurlin was named to the American Softball Association Hall of Fame in 1992. He was a former chair of the Tift County Commission and served from 1976-92 as vice-chair of the Tifton City Commission. Spurlin passed away in 2006.