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Former Fayetteville High School and North Car-
olina State Universit y standout Chris Cammack
is one of 15 members of the latest class chosen for
induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of
Fame in Raleigh.
Cammack helped lead Fayetteville High to a
state basketball title in the late 1960s under veteran
head coach Len Maness but is best remembered for
his baseball exploits. He was a four-year All-ACC
performer at third base for NC State and helped
lead the team to the 1968 College World Series.
His batting average of .429 in 1969 is still the
single-season record at NC State.
Fayetteville law yer Wade Byrd was a classmate
of Cammack's at Fayetteville High and among his
best friends.
"He probably could have played college basket-
ball but he chose baseball because it was his first
love,'' Byrd said. "He was one of the greatest ath-
letes to come out of Fayetteville or North Carolina.''
Byrd said if Cammack was still alive, he'd likely
downplay and joke about his selection for the hall.
"He was a great guy with an engaging smile,'' Byrd
said. "Everybody who knew him loved him.''
Cammack one of 15 new inductees into NC Sports Hall of Fame
by EARL VAUGHAN JR.
Chris Cammack
Cammack helped lead the North Carolina State Univer-
sity baseball team to the 1968 College World Series.
Photo credit: North Carolina State University.
EARL VAUGHAN JR., Sports Editor.
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