Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic 2018
Schedule For Monday, September 10, 2018
On Monday night, September 10th, the Macon Touchdown Club will welcome Coach Earl Chambers from LaGrange College as our feature speaker.
Earl Chambers was named LaGrange College’s fourth head coach on July 11, 2018. He has been on the Panthers’ coaching staff for four seasons as the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator.
Chambers came to LaGrange after working at Division I FCS member James Madison, where he worked with the running backs.
Chambers is a Georgia native, playing four sports at Banneker High School in College Park, while earning Honorable Mention All-State in football by both the Associated Press and by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior quarterback. From there, he went on to play at the University of Georgia.
At Georgia, Chambers was a strong safety on defense. As a senior, he had 41 tackles and four pass breakups as the Bulldogs won the Outback Bowl. During the four years Chambers played, the Bulldogs went 33-11 and 3-1 in bowl game.
In addition to his playing duties, Chambers served on the SEC Council, UGA Athletic Board and the Faculty Committee during the 1996-97 school year. He also served two years on Georgia’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during his undergraduate years. Chambers graduated from UGA with a degree in psychology in 1999.
He would stay five more years with the Bulldogs, working as a graduate assistant. Chambers spent his first year on the Bulldog staff as a recruiting assistant, helping to evaluate position recruits as well as coordinating official visits. His final four seasons, Chambers served as an assistant with the UGA defensive staff and as video coordinator. His defensive duties involved Chambers with the defensive line and allowed him to coach the team’s offensive and special teams scout players. He also worked as an academic mentor, assisting the Bulldogs as they worked towards their college degrees.
Georgia was 50-14 during Chambers’ five seasons on the coaching staff and made bowl appearances all five years. The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference in 2002 and were the Sugar Bowl Champions that year while winning the SEC East title in 2003. UGA won the O’ahu Bowl his first season, the Capital One Bowl in 2003 and the Outback Bowl in his final year while appearing in the Music City Bowl in 2001. He coached three NFL first round draft picks in his five seasons with the school, including Jonathan Sullivan, Charles Grant and David Pollack.
After Georgia, he worked eight seasons as the defensive line coach for NCAA Division II Valdosta State, helping lead the squad to a 12-2 record and the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship, the second in his tenure with the Blazers. After previously serving as the Blazers’ Recruiting Coordinator and Director of Football Operations, Chambers’ ability in coaching on defense was rewarded prior to the 2012 season as he was named Co-Defensive Coordinator. The Blazers posted a 71-22 record with five playoff appearances, including the two national championships while Chambers was on the staff.
During his time with the Blazers, Chambers coached 10 All-Gulf South selections as well as three All-American honorees. In 2006, the Blazer defense set a school record for fewest points and total yards allowed. In 2007, Chambers’ defensive line unit played a key role in the Blazers winning the Division II National Championship. The defensive line accounted for 23.5 of VSU’s 38 sacks on the year while totaling 53 tackles for loss. The group featured eight freshmen and two sophomores out of the 16 who played on the defensive line during the season.
A member of the American Football Coaches Association, Chambers is married to the former Tonya Bell of Cuba, Ala. and is the father of four children, Eariona, Jordan, Evelyn, and Emily.
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As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm.
Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local high school athletes, recognition of a local high school and the speaker.
3rd Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic
We had a great turnout for the 3rd Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic.
Dublin won the first game over Tattnall Square Academy 55-0
Peach County won the second game over Northside Warner Robins 27-24
3rd Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic
Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 25th, for the 3rd Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic.This game is our major fundraiser for the Bobby Sanders Memorial Scholarships that are given out every February at our Spring Jamboree
2018 Macon Touchdown Club Season Is Almost Upon Us
Our season starts this year on August 25th, with our 3rd Annual Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic.
This year featuring Dublin vs. Tattnall Square Academy, and Northside vs. Peach County.
Our meetings will start on Monday, September 10th. Speakers confirmed so far will be:
Bobby Lamb Mercer University
Chad Lunsford Georgia Southern
Paul Johnson Georgia Tech
Chris Hatcher Samford University
Brodie Croyle UA QB/Big Oak Ranch
David Dean University of West Georgia
Chuck Oliver Southern Sports Today
Jeff Monken Army
February-2019-Jamboree
Kirby Smart University of Georgia
We have 4 spots open that we are confirming.
Macon Touchdown Club Annual Spring Jamboree, Award Winners
On Monday night, February 12th, the Macon Touchdown Club will be holding its annual Spring Jamboree.
We are fortunate to have Auburn University Head Coach Gus Malzahn as our feature speaker this year.
As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm.
Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local and state high school athletes, recognition of local and state high school coaches, and the speaker.
Please RSVP to Lloyd Perkins at 478-256-6374, if you are not a member of the Macon Touchdown Club and would like to attend this meeting. Payment can be made by Cash or Check on the night of the event.
Ortho Georgia Back of the Year: Dalton Cox, First Presbyterian Day School
Ortho Georgia/Bill Turner Lineman of the Year: Randy Green, Southwest High School
Ortho Georgia Special Teams Player of the Year: Drake Bolus, Jones County High School
Marvin Davis Coach of the Year: Brian Nelson, Mary Persons High School
Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship Award winners:
Isaiah Goolsby, Southwest High School
Cameron Kilgore, Windsor Academy
John Lester, First Presbyterian Day School
Sammy Martin, Stratford Academy
William Morgan, Tattnall Square Academy
Ethan Norfleet, Howard High School
Said Wanna, Mount De Sales Academy
Elmo A. Richardson Player of the Year: Tobe Ulmerah, Stratford Academy
Super Seven Players of the Year:
Ryan Goede, Kennesaw Mountain High School
Jadon Haselwood, Cedar Grove High School
Keiondre Jones, Callaway High School
King Mwikuta, Troup County Comprehensive High School
Owen Pappoe, Grayson High School
Dante Walker, Riverdale High School
Travon Walker, Upson-Lee High School
State Coach of the Year: Jonathan Gess, Eagles Landing Christian Academy
Macon Touchdown Club Annual Spring Jamboree, February 12, 2018
On Monday night, February 12th, the Macon Touchdown Club will be holding its annual Spring Jamboree.
We are fortunate to have Auburn University Head Coach Gus Malzahn as our feature speaker this year.
As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm.
Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local and state high school athletes, recognition of local and state high school coaches, and the speaker.
Please RSVP to Lloyd Perkins at 478-256-6374, if you are not a member of the Macon Touchdown Club and would like to attend this meeting. Payment can be made by Cash or Check on the night of the event.
Great Christmas Gift Idea For That Sports Fan That You Know
Great Christmas Gift Idea!
Give that someone special in your life the gift that gives all football season long…..A membership to The Macon
Touchdown Club.
You get 11 meetings and the season ending Jamboree, that includes a great home cooked buffet style meal, great speakers and a great program that includes our Ortho Georgia Back, Lineman & Special Teams Players of the Week and the Ronnie Bland Roofing Guessing Game!
Great entertainment, all for $250 for the season!
Just go to the Join Page, print our application and mail in to:
Macon Touchdown Club
P.O. Box 7946
Macon Ga. 31209
Special Addition…..Join before December 25th and come to this years Jamboree to be held February 12th, and featuring Gus Malzahn of Auburn for FREE!
This Special Gift is for new members only!
Schedule For Monday, November 27, 2017
On Monday night, November 27th, the Macon Touchdown Club will welcome J.T. Thomas as our feature speaker.
Macon native J.T. Thomas, who starred at Lanier High School and in college at Florida State before beginning a 10 year NFL career, returns home to end the Macon Touchdown Club Fall season. Thomas was an All State performer at Lanier for Coach Godfrey Steiner and then earned All America Honors at FSU where he was the school’s first black football player. He was a first round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers following his senior season and was a member of 4 Super Bowl winning squads as an integral part of the famed “steel curtain” defense. Thomas, who was a Pro Bowl selection in 1976, played for the Steelers from 1973 until 1981 and ended his career at Denver playing with the Broncos in 1982.
As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm.
Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local high school athletes, recognition of a local high school and the speaker.
