Bennie Bennett (2006) - Hall of Fame - Winthrop University Athletics

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Bennie Bennett

Class
Induction

2006
Sport(s)

Coach, Athlete

He was a member of Winthrop’s first men’s basketball team. He was the first Winthrop men’s basketball player to score 1,000 points in a career. He ranks among Winthrop’s career leaders in eight different categories, including assists, free throws made, free throw percentage, and field goals made.Following an outstanding playing career, he had a very successful 15-year coaching career at Fort Mill High School and Clover High School. He served as athletic director and assistant principal at Clover High School from 1993 to 1998. He became principal at Clover Middle School in 1998, and later became the first minority to be appointed as an assistant superintendent in the Clover School District in 2002. He now serves as superintendent of the Newberry County School District.

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