Laurie Bobo Young

The third member of her family to be enshrined in the Sports Hall of Fame, Laurie Bobo Young is no stranger to athletics. In high school, she led the THS Lady Bulldog basketball team to the state semifinals her sophomore year, and to the Elite Eight her junior year. After her family moved to Floyd County for her senior season, she helped lead that team to a 25-win season and was selected All-Region and All-State.

Attending Shorter College, she was selected as All-Conference during her freshman season. Laurie led the team in rebounds all four years at Shorter.

After graduating with an education degree, Laurie began her teaching career at Bremen, where she served as an assistant coach for basketball and head tennis coach for seven years. In 2005 she was selected as teacher of the year. In 2015 she and her husband Daniel moved back to Thomasville, where she began teaching at Jerger Elementary.

Laurie is never far from a sports arena. At the local, YMCA she coaches girls basketball, where in 2021 she helped lead her team to an undefeated season. In 2022 she helped lead the 8 & under girls All-Stars to the Georgia Parks and Recreation Association state championship, the first-ever girl's basketball title for the YMCA. She is also actively involved with numerous baseball and girls' softball teams in the community.

Laurie is a member of First Baptist Church where she is active in the youth ministry. She and her husband Daniel have two children, Walker and Copelan.