Golf Tournament for Tommy Woods Scholarship
On Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012-Homecoming weekend at MHS.
The Tommy Woods Scholarship will have a captain's choice golf tournament to raise funds for the scholarship in Tommy Woods memory. The golf outing will be played at Oak Hills Golf Course, rain or shine. Golfers will tee off at 1 PM. Your tax deductible entry fee is $50 per player. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, closest to the pin, longest drive, and most accurate drive. All donated monies go to $1000 scholarship awarded each spring to a senior football or senior baseball player. Contact Pete Cunningham at pcunningham2@triad.rr.com or 336-627-5905 or contact Shane Woodall at swoodall@rock.k12.nc.us or 637-6302 to enter. Hope to see lots of alumni during homecoming.
Baseball field dedication
On Saturday, May 22, 2010, the baseball field at Morehead High School will be dedicated to the memory and in honor of Tommy Woods. From then on, the field will be known as the Tommy Woods Baseball Field at Morehead High School. The dedication ceremony will take place at 7PM. The Board of Directors of the Tommy Woods Scholarship Fund would like to invite ALL Alumni, students, faculty, athletes, and any of the recipients of the Tommy Woods Scholarship to this auspicious occasion. The ceremony will take place between alumni baseball games to be played that day at 5 and 7:30PM. A memorial marker will be unveiled near the field and a large sign will be erected next to the scoreboard naming the field for Tommy. This is an unprecedented event worthy of a huge turnout to remember Tommy and what he meant for Morehead High School.
posted February 19th, 2010
Tommy Woods Brunswick Stew
The Tommy Woods Scholarship Fund will host the 3rd annual brunswick stew. The stew is FREE, we only ask for a donation to the scholarship fund in Tommy Woods memory. The stew will be held at Draper Christian Church, 1116 Fieldcrest Rd. at 5:30 pm on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Come visit with family, friends, and former teammates and coaches of Tommy Woods.
posted October 28th, 2009
Tommy Woods has died.
Tommy Woods, class of 1966, passed away on June 9, 2009 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Surviving is his wife Susan Duncan Woods of the home; sister Pat Edwards, and brothers Bobby, Ronnie, and Lane Woods. Please help remember Tommy with a memorial contribution to the Tommy Woods Scholarship Fund, PO Box 836, Eden, NC 27289-0836.
Tommy Woods Scholarship Fund
The Tommy Woods Scholarship Fund was established to award a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior football player each year. The scholarship is named in honor of Tommy Woods, class of '66, who was injured playing football his senior year at Morehead. Tommy's neck was broken during the Martinsville football game, on Sept. 10, 1965. If the injury wasn't bad enough, Tommy nearly died while being treated after the initial injury. During his recovery, Tommy continued his studies with the assistance of a tutor. He returned to MHS in the winter of 1966 to inspire the basketball team to an undefeated state championship season with a 26-0 record. After graduating on time with the class of 1966, Tommy has continued to live in Eden. He is now retired as a dispatcher for the police department. Still paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, Tommy still exudes his youthful enthusiasm for baseball and all sports. His is a remarkable story of courage, perseverance, and determination in the face of very difficult circumstances, to say the least. To contribute to the scholarship fund, send your tax deductible contributions to:
The Tommy Woods Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 836
Eden, NC 27289-0836
posted October 22nd, 2008
