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Jerry England Memorial

The background photo is of him in his last meet at the World Masters Championships in Gateshead England.

On August 7th we will be having a Memorial Day for my father at our place in Brown County IN. Coach passed away during Covid and we decided to wait till everyone could come together. The schedule is 12:30 to 3:00 food and drinks, 3:00 Memorial and 6:30 the Jerry England Memorial Great Downhill Throw which is open to anyone who wants to throw the shot or the weight. It will not be official so Crouser can't come and break the Worlds Record again. I am limiting the field to 16 so if you want to throw contact me through the American Big Guys website. Post meet festivities will last late into the evening.

Out of town housing is sparce since we live in Brown County but Nashville and Martinsville are 20 min, Franklin is 30 min. Bloomington is 35 min and Indy is 40 to 55 min depending. Brown County Rentals do houses in the woods and there are B&B's all over. Our address is 2300 Three Story Hill Rd Morgantown

We hope that everyone who knew and were influenced by coach, come for a great send off with like minded people who to were touched by a great man.

If you are coming we would appreciate a confirmation by responding on the American Big Guys contact page.

MASTERS BIG GUYS TEAM

Gray Barrow Baton Rouge LA Louisiana State University 1979 - 1983 BS Business

1978 Farthest HS javelin throw in US 231’1”
1979 SEC champion javelin
1980 NCAA All-American javelin
1983 All SEC decathlon
2019 55-59 javelin 55.42 2nd in world

College - Louisiana State University

1979 SEC champion javelin

1980 NCAA All-American javelin

1983 All SEC decathlon

PR - Javelin 248' 7"

Decathlon 6731

Life: Just happy to be able to compete.

Roger Bynum Jackson MS Mississippi College 1986 - 1988 Served in Operation Desert Storm 1989

2-time Mississippi MPSA Overall State Champion in Discus

2-time Mississippi MPSA Class A Champion in Shot Put

Currently still holds MPSA/MAIS Class A State record in discus

College – Mississippi College

Placed 4th at the 1988 NCAA D-II National Championships in Discus

Masters

Placed 2nd in Shot Put and 2nd in Discus at the 2017 USATF Masters T&F Championships

Placed 1st in Hammer and 2nd in Discus at the 2019 National Senior Games

Highland Games

Placed 9th in the 45-49 age group at the 2015 Masters World Championships in St. Louis

Placed 4th in the 50-54 age group at the 2019 Legends National Championships in Ky

Coaching Career

2005-2012 Founder & Head Coach of the Pearl River TC (AAU)

2010-2020 Throws Coach at Millsaps College (NCAA D-III)

Life: I retired from my part-time coaching job this past summer to focus on my training for Master’s Track & Field and Master’s Highland Games. I predict my best days of master’s throwing to be ahead of me. *

Gary England Morgantown IN University of Alabama BFA Design 1973 - 88