Armstrong Hall of Champions now open on Savannah's Southside

Ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday afternoon

Ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday afternoon

DOCUMENT ALSO SETS UP 1 POINT 6 BILLION IN STATE INCOME TAX REBATES. IT'S A SPECIAL FRIDAY ON SAVANNAH'S SOUTHSIDE. THE BRAND NEW HALL OF CHAMPIONS HONORING ARMSONTRG ATHLETES IS OPEN ON GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S ARMSTRONG CAMPUS. AMY ZIMMER WAS THERE FOR THE BIG CEREMONY AMY HOW SPECIAL WAS THIS DAY FOR FORMER PIRATE ATHLETES? THANKS RILEY. VERY SPECI AL BECAUSE THE LEGACYF O PIRATE ATHLETICS WILL VE LI ON THANKS TO THIS ARMSTRONG HALL OF CHAMPIONS HERE AT THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN ARMSTRONG CAMPUS. THE RIBBON CUTTING TAKG IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON INSIDE THE ARMSTRONG RECREAONTI CENTER WHICH IS NOW THE PERMANENT HOST FOR PIRATE ATHLETIC TROPHIES AND BANNERS. GET THIS THE BANNERS THAT HUNG FROM THE RAFTERS OF THE OLD ARENA W NODISPLAYED ON THIS WALL BUILT FROM THE ORIGINAL WOOD FLOOR OF THE ARMSTRONG BASKETBALL GYM CONSTRUCTED IN 1965. WH ILE ARMSTRONG STATE AND GEORGIA SOUTHERN CONSOLIDATED OFFICIALLY BACK IN 2018, THE EAGL ES REMINDING ARMSTRONG STE AT ALUMNI - ONCE A PIRATE ALYSWA A PIRAT <> ID LIKE TO THANK GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOR HONORING ALL OF US STUDENT ATHLETES WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US SOMETHING THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO.OUTCUE WE THK ANYOU FO KEEPING OUR HISTORY OUR TRADITION AROU. AMY TOSS BACK THANK YOU AMY

Armstrong Hall of Champions now open on Savannah's Southside

Ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday afternoon

Pirate Pride was overflowing on Savannah's Southside Friday afternoon. Georgia Southern University celebrating the athletic successes of Armstrong State University with the brand new Hall of Champions on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus.A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially open the new permanent host for the Armstrong Athletic Hall of Fame, championship trophies and banners honoring the legacy of Pirate athletics.The University System of Georgia Board of Regents consolidated Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University officially in 2018.“We are one university now, but our campuses and our alumni and our histories have their own stories,” said Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero. “We need to acknowledge and appreciate the Armstrong legacy and the role it has played in the regionally important university we have today.”The facility includes branded displays of the Armstrong Athletics Hall of Fame, as well as championship banners that hung from the rafters of Alumni Arena. These banners will be displayed on a wall built from the original wood floor of the Armstrong Basketball Gym, constructed in 1965 when the school moved to the Southside campus.Trophy display areas feature all 11 NCAA Division II National Championship tennis trophies, the four Peach Belt Conference Commissioner’s Cup and President’s Cup trophies, graphical displays of memorable moments in the history of Pirate athletics and a representative selection of trophies from all 12 sports sponsored by Armstrong State.A list of all 316 All-Americans is displayed on the north wall, framing two interactive digital display screens that will tell the history of Pirate athletics."I’m honored to have been a small part of the 50-year journey and I’m excited to be a part of this project, bringing the much-deserved recognition to the Pirate athletics family," said Lisa Sweany, who served as the athletic director at Armstrong State University from 2011 to 2017 and is now associate vice president for administration in Georgia Southern’s Division of Student Affairs.

SAVANNAH, Ga. —

Pirate Pride was overflowing on Savannah's Southside Friday afternoon.

Georgia Southern University celebrating the athletic successes of Armstrong State University with the brand new Hall of Champions on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially open the new permanent host for the Armstrong Athletic Hall of Fame, championship trophies and banners honoring the legacy of Pirate athletics.

Sneak Peek of the new Armstrong Hall of Champions https://t.co/J4nLVT4Le8
— Frank Sulkowski WJCL (@TheBigGuyWJCL) February 9, 2022

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents consolidated Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University officially in 2018.

“We are one university now, but our campuses and our alumni and our histories have their own stories,” said Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero. “We need to acknowledge and appreciate the Armstrong legacy and the role it has played in the regionally important university we have today.”

The facility includes branded displays of the Armstrong Athletics Hall of Fame, as well as championship banners that hung from the rafters of Alumni Arena. These banners will be displayed on a wall built from the original wood floor of the Armstrong Basketball Gym, constructed in 1965 when the school moved to the Southside campus.

Trophy display areas feature all 11 NCAA Division II National Championship tennis trophies, the four Peach Belt Conference Commissioner’s Cup and President’s Cup trophies, graphical displays of memorable moments in the history of Pirate athletics and a representative selection of trophies from all 12 sports sponsored by Armstrong State.

A list of all 316 All-Americans is displayed on the north wall, framing two interactive digital display screens that will tell the history of Pirate athletics.

"I’m honored to have been a small part of the 50-year journey and I’m excited to be a part of this project, bringing the much-deserved recognition to the Pirate athletics family," said Lisa Sweany, who served as the athletic director at Armstrong State University from 2011 to 2017 and is now associate vice president for administration in Georgia Southern’s Division of Student Affairs.

Armstrong Hall of Champions now open on Savannah's Southside

Ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday afternoon

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