Greenbrier stories keep growing

Championship teammates, college standouts and the people behind the programs. BRIER BUILT celebrates Greenbrier’s history across generations, with room for stories beyond formal honors.

These names were not found in the Hall’s published individual inductee directory when checked October 8, 2026. Their stories are included independently in BRIER BUILT. The Hall website also has a separate State Champions list; appearing there does not by itself establish individual induction.

The women who built the programs

Follow six athletes from Greenbrier’s courts and fields into college sports, coaching and the teams they helped shape.

HALL CLASS OF 2019Trena Smiley BradshawTwo college sports, then a return to coachHALL CLASS OF 2019Renee DorrisFrom three-sport athlete to championship coachHALL CLASS OF 2019Mitzi Williams GroganA player, coach and school leaderHALL CLASS OF 2018Lisa Smiley ReasonerThe 1977 team’s senior connectionHALL CLASS OF 2019Susan WilsonBasketball, volleyball and softballHALL CLASS OF 2020Beth Bellar RodefferA captain in three sports

More lives in Greenbrier sports

HALL CLASS OF 2011Butch SavageThe original Voice of the BobcatsHALL CLASS OF 2005Edna Ann Faires Walker38 points against PortlandHALL CLASS OF 2009Myrtle Bellar AyersThe 1954 captainHALL CLASS OF 2006Clint CharlesKnoxville to Middle TennesseeHALL CLASS OF 2007Nalan FoxQuarterback of the perfect 1957 teamHALL CLASS OF 2009Johnny WarrenA path into college golf

Official Hall of Fame directory

The Hall’s published directory lists 74 people and team entries. Explore 51 connected Brier Patch stories, or follow the official Hall profiles for the wider collection.

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Names and induction years follow the official Hall directory. An induction year is different from a graduation or playing year. Some official profiles are still awaiting biographical information.

The Suters: a Greenbrier family

Earl’s story, Jimmy’s wider coaching influence and the family connections behind three memorable basketball seasons.

Earl’s teammates, their own stories

The captains of the 1945–46 and 1946–47 teams now have connected profiles, following their Greenbrier years into college basketball and a post-school baseball opportunity.

The 1960–61 undefeated teams

The Hall team page leads into the 24-game streak, Blue Howse, William Clark Bellar and Steve Edging, while Greenbrier’s own score list remains the result source.

profiles across the scoreboards

Kim Parker, William Pitt, Tommy Cannady, Phillip Edwards, Jason White and Jerry Pearson connect directly to the season history. Where Hall wording differs from the score list—especially the 1968 Crockett Bowl—the page shows both.

Hobson, Castleman and Reasoner across the seasons

Bob Hobson connects the Blanket Bowl teams to the 1973 rushing file. Burt Castleman bridges the coaching transition through two honors seasons. Tony Reasoner carries the 1975 recovery into the 1976 Industrial Bowl.

Nine player and coach paths return to the games

Pearson, Clark, Elder, Owsley, Sorrells, Hajdu and the Williamsons lead from their Hall biographies to the exact seasons; Corlew and Dorris enter through the school and contemporary records.

The Hall biography meets the first two head-coaching seasons

Steve Sorrells returned from Austin Peay, served as a Corlew assistant and became head coach in 1988. The first two head-coaching seasons lead from two returning starters to the 1989 defensive turn.

The road to November

The Hall biography now connects directly to the .500 turn, Crockett Bowl, playoff return and final Greenbrier head-coaching season.