Fike made his mark on VSU’s baseball field, basketball court

Posted on December 27, 2017

Longtime former Taylor County School District administrator and former Valdosta State University (VSU) two-sport star Dennis Fike will be honored by the VSU Athletic Department on Jan. 19-20 when he is inducted into the school’s “Hall of Fame” as a member of the Class of 2018.

Fike was born in Shelby, Ohio, in 1944 and moved to Perry, Ga., where he attended and graduated from Perry High School in 1962 with scholarship offers to play both basketball and baseball.

PHOTO: Two-Sport Star! Dennis Fike excelled in both baseball and basketball in high school and college. Fike will be honored as an inductee into the Valdosta State Hall of Fame for both sports on Jan. 19-20 in a pair of ceremonies in Valdosta, Ga.

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