Bob Quincy Award

Each year since the 1964 meeting, the Sportsman's Club of Charlotte presents the Bob Quincy award to a regional sports-person of significant accomplishments for that year. The award presented to the Sportsman of the Year is named for Bob Quincy, an avid sportsman who was the five-time winner of the NC Sportswriter of the Year award and who was known for his love of North Carolina sports and for his storytelling ability. In addition to his many award winning writings, Bob Quincy was an ardent supporter of sports in the Charlotte community and was an active member of the Sportsman's Club for over 20 years. It is fitting that this award bears his name.

Highlights of Bob Quincy's career included:

1948-1962-Sports writer and then Sports Editor for The Charlotte News.
1962-1965-UNC's Sports Information Director.
1966-1970-Radio and television in Charlotte.
1971-1984-Sports Columnist for The Charlotte Observer (Bob Quincy died in 1984.)

Other interesting facts about Bob Quincy:

During WWII, he flew 30 combat missions over Europe in a B-17 bomber.
After the war, he returned to UNC-Chapel Hill and graduated in 1947. He then joined the sports staff of The Rocky Mount Telegram for one year.
He was the author of two books.
The Bob Quincy Memorial Scholarship in UNC's School of Journalism and Mass Communication is one of the school's largest.
In 2005, he was inducted into the UNC School of Journalism Hall of Fame.
Inducted to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Bob Quincy Award Winners

1964 - John Belk, Basketball Promotion
1965 - Ebb Wilkinson, Jr., Golf Promotion
1966 - Gus Purcell, High School Football
1967 - Cliff Turner, Tennis Promotion
1968 - Lefty Driesell, College Basketball Coach
1969 - Dr. Bob Watson, Golf Dr. Archie Coffee, Skeet
1970 - Jack Crist, Golf Promotion
1972 - Al Manch, Ice Hockey Administration
1973 - Bobby Jones, College Basketball
1974 - David Strawn, Amateur Golf
1975 - Jim Thacker, Broadcasting
1976 - Lee Rose, College Basketball Coach
1977 - Cedric Maxwell and Walter Davis, College Basketball
1978 - Dave Harris, High School Athletic Administration
1979 - Bernard Taylor, Amateur Boxing
1980 - Arnold Palmer and Harry Nicholas, Golf
1981 - Bob Quincy, Journalism - Brick Smith, College Baseball
1982 - Dwight Clark, Professional Football
1983 - Mike Eppley, College Sports - Lloyd Caudle, Community Sports Activities
1984 - Jake Wade, Community Sports Activities - Humpy Wheeler, Sports Promotions
1985 - Paul Buck, Sports/Entertainment Promotions
1986 - Charles McCullough, High School Basketball
1987 - Dr. Tom Scott, College Basketball
1988 - George Shinn, Sports Promotions
1989 - Bruce Hardin, High School Football
1990 - Mike Cofer, Professional Football
1991 - Max Muhleman, Sports Promotions
1992 - Tom Dooley, NFL Official
1993 - Charlie Slagle, College Soccer
1994 - Jerry Richardson and Mark Richardson, Professional Football
1995 - Stephanie Neill, Golf
1996 - Judy Rose, College Athletic Administration
1997- Dom Capers, Professional Football
1998 - Antawn Jamison, College Basketball
1999 - Leroy Holden, High School Athletics
2000 - Steve Buerelein, Professional Football
2001 - Tom Knotts, High School Football
2002 - Ron Green, Journalism
2003 - Chris Leak, High School Football
2004 - John Fox, Professional Football
2005 - Bob McKillop, College Basketball
2006 - Jim Oddo, High School Football
2007 - Stephen Curry, College Basketball
2008 - Spencer Adams, High School Track and Football
2009 - Ricky Berens, Swimming
2010 - Mike Newsome, High School Football
2011 - Johnny Harris, Sports Entrepreneur
2012 - Webb Simpson, Professional Golf
2013 - Luke Kuechly, Professional Football
2014 - Thomas Davis, Professional Football
2015 - Mike Palmieri, High School Football
2016 - Dave Gettleman, Carolina Panthers General Manager
2017 - Sage Surratt; High School Football Player
2018 - Sam Greiner, High School Football Coach &
2018 - Braheam Murphy, High School Football Player
2019 - Julius Peppers, Professional Football
2022 - Roy Williams, College Basketball

2023 - Danny Morrison; Sports Executive