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School in Shelby then came back to coach in Cumberland County at Cape Fear High School and at his alma mater. After coaching seven years at the high school level, Byrd returned to Appala- chian to work as a graduate assistant coach and study for a master’s degree in school administration. He returned to Cumberland County, serving as an assistant principal at Pine Forest and Westover high schools for seven years before becoming principal at Pine Forest, a position he held for 17 years. Byrd credits his wife, Sue, as a big part of his success. The director of the Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch, Sue was instrumental in helping find information that helped get her husband nominated for the Hall of Fame honor. The couple now owns a cabin near Grandfather Mountain, and they are season ticket holders at Appalachian. “The good Lord has guided my life, and I recognize that I have truly been blessed,” Byrd said. Pinkney also says that football has been a blessing in his life. “I’ve been fortunate to have good coaches and some athletic ability,” he said. “Football has helped me in my career. I have gotten the opportunity to travel and meet a lot of people because of it.” Pinkney played football at Reid Ross High School and graduated in 1973. Coached by John Daskell, Pinkney played running back in high school and switched to defensive back later in his career. At East Carolina, he was All-South- ern Conference as a senior. He set the East Carolina record for interception return yardage and led the team in in- terceptions. One of his interceptions was a 98-yard return against Richmond University. Pinkney was a kickoff return special- ist, averaging 23.1 yards per return for the Pirates. “I got a great education at ECU, and I had some great coaches – Sonny Randle and Pat Dye,” Pinkney says. “I learned a lot of football.” He admits that he has “purple and gold in his veins” to this day. Drafted by the Detroit Lions, he played in the National Football League for five seasons, two with the Lions and three with the Baltimore Colts. Pinkney got his master’s degree in education at Fayetteville State Universi- ty and coached in Cumberland County before going into administration. He is currently the principal of Hillsboro Street Elementary School. He also has two sons who are both playing collegiate football. His son Pat- rick is the starting quarterback at East Carolina while another son, Aaron Curry, is starting as a defensive back at Wake Forest University. “Football has been good for me and for my entire family,” Pinkney said recently. “I taught and coached for six years, and I’ve been in administration for the last 20 years. Life has truly been a thrill.”CV Dr. Dickson Schaefer Receives Certification in Hip Resurfacing and Partial Knee Replacement In September 2007, Dr. Dickson Schaefer spent several days in Memphis, TN achieving his certification in the BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING PROCEDURE. Hip Resurfacing is a less invasive technique than tradi- tional total hip arthroplasty. The procedure is bone-conserving as the head of the femur is retained. Instead of removing the head completely, it is shaped to accept an anatomically-sized metal sphere. There is no large stem to go down the central part of the femur and the surface of the acetabulum (the socket) is also replaced with a metal implant, which is press fit directly into the bone. The resurfacing components are made of cobalt chrome, which is finely machined to produce a very high quality surface with a low friction finish, hence low wear. The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing has the largest independently verified clinical history of any resurfacing device available today. In August of 2006, Dr. Schaefer traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to receive training on the OXFORD PARTIAL KNEE. Shortly after completing this training, he became the first physician in Fayetteville to implant this device. To date, Dr. Schaefer has performed over 100 of these surgeries. Unicompartmental knee replacement competes with upper tibial osteotomy at one end of the disease spectrum and with total knee replacement at the other. In appropriate cases, it has advantages over total knee arthroplasty by providing more physiological function, better range of movement and quicker recovery. The surgical instru- ments are specially designed for minimally invasive procedure offering lower morbidity. Dr. Schaefer joined Fayetteville Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 2001 and practices general ortho- paedics with a special interest in reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee. He is currently the only physician in Fayetteville credentialed to perform arthroscopy of the hip. For more information, contact Dr. Schaefer at (910) 484-3114 ext. 225 or view our website at www.fayortho.com W. Dickson Schaefer, MD • Christopher J. Barnes, MD • Joseph E. Robison, MD Daniel E. McBrayer, MD • James R. Santangelo, MD Robert J. Logel, MD • James E. Johnson, MD • Michael E. Dilello, PA-C, ATC-L www.fayortho.com 3308 Melrose Road • Fayetteville, NC 28304 • (910) 484-3114 300 E. McKay Street, Suite E • Elizabethtown, NC 28337 • (910) 862-2473 CityViewNC.com | 59

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