Barnhart discusses new book at GWM event

GREENE COUNTY

  • L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Noted sportswriter and college football TV personality Tony Barnhart presented his new book, The 19 of Greene: Football, Friendship, and Change in the Fall of 1970 to a packed house on Dec. 5 as the final “Meet the Author” guest of the year for the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM). Greene said the book was inspired by an old photo he found in 2019 within an envelope marked by his mother: …

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