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In a special pre-game

ceremony last Friday at Northgate High School, the Coweta

County Board of Education dedicated the Henry Seldon

Field.

The board wished to honor

Seldon for his many years of service to the youth of

Coweta County.

Henry Seldon came to Coweta

County in 1951. He served as a teacher and coach at

Howard Warner High School, which later became Central

High School. His record was an impressive 120 wins and 42

losses, with his teams winning five region championships

and two state finals.

When the city and county

school systems merged in 1970, Seldon was brought into

system-level administration as director of physical

education for the Coweta County Schools.

Even before coming to

Coweta County, Seldon was a sports devotee and an

impressive athlete. In 1946, he competed in the Nuremburg

Relays, which attracted a stellar field, since were no

Olympics that year. He took a silver medal in that

competition.

Seldon has been an

important mentor and father figure in the lives of

countless young people in the school system. He is

especially proud that many of his former players have

gone into the ministry in adult life.

He also has served his

community in many other ways, and his efforts can be

found in all areas of Coweta County. Seldon organized the

American Legion Baseball League for Newnan and Coweta

County from 1951 through 1955, served as health officer

for local and district Boy Scouts of America.

He also coordinated blood

donor drives for eligible students and adults,

coordinated Coweta's Corporate Challenge events for local

hospitals and coordinated local and district Special

Olympics.

Seldon served on the Coweta

General Hospital Board of Directors, served on the Coweta

County Recreation Board of Directors, and has served as

chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mount Vernon First

Baptist Church.

The Neweta Club, the

National Association for Negro Business and Professional

Women, annually honors a person for his or her

contributions to the community.

Seldon was honored with

this yearly award for his contributions to education. He

said he is especially proud of the award's wording:

"In grateful recognition for outstanding

professional service through education and as a role

model for the young men of Newnan and Coweta

County."

Board chairman Mike Sumner

formally dedicated the field with these words:

"In recognition of and

appreciation for Henry Seldon's impact on the young

people of Coweta County throughout the years especially

through the vehicle of sports and physical education, it

is with pride and gratitude that we name this field for

him and hereby dedicate it to the service of our youth.

"May this field be

used in the same spirit with which Coach Henry Seldon has

affected young men and women: with pride, devotion to

excellence, and a commitment to a positive attitude, high

morals and superior performance.

"The Coweta County

Board of Education hereby dedicates this field, the Henry

Seldon Field at Northgate High School.