Dr. Thomas Lee Adams, Jr.
- Graduate of 1956 Class of Wilson High School
- BS Philosophy degree from SC State University
- MA Ed Admin & PhD in Higher Ed Admin from University of Pittsburgh
- Wilson High School
- Served as Vice President and President of the student body at Wilson
- Played basketball, baseball and football at Wilson
- First African-American to be recruited by the University of Cincinnati, where he played for one
season
before tranfserring to SC State
- SC State University
- First Team All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference running back at South Carolina State
College
in 1960 & the team's high scorer
- Lettered three years at SC State where he played football & baseball
- Career
- One of the first African-Americans to officiate a nationally televised NFL game on a major network
(CBS)
- Maintained at least a 3.0 GPA throughout high school and college, and graduated Cum
Laude
in 1962
- Military Service
- Played football on US Army 25th Infantry division team & participated in Coconut Bowl
- Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant & retired at the rank of Lt. Colonel, US Army