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Daily List: Former GIA schools that still exist

By Todd Holcomb
Nov 20, 2015

Spencer won its first state-playoff game last week since 1967, when the Columbus school was the Class AA champion of the Georgia Interscholastic Association, the organization that governed all-black schools during segregation. Spencer was a powerhouse in the GIA, winning four state championships (1950, 1952, 1956, 1967) under a coach named Odis Spencer. Four Spencer alumni from the GIA era played in the NFL, including Ernie Green, an all-Pro player who was Jim Brown's backfield mate on the 1964 NFL championship team. Only 10 former GIA schools still exist.

Beach

Carver (Atlanta)

Carver (Columbus)

Hancock Central

Johnson (Savannah)

Josey

Laney

Monroe

Spencer

Washington

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